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ABSTRACT
This commentary analyses the case of Teatro Valle, an abandoned theatre in Rome, which was occupied by a group of professionals from the theatre industry from 2011 to 2014. The action of occupation worked from and developed the concept of theatre as a commons and the role of the activist-practitioner. The experience of Teatro Valle blurs the lines between protesting and working, making art and being an activist, and puts into question the role of the arts in a society deeply affected by economic crisis.
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Notes on contributors
Alice Borchi is a Ph.D. candidate in Cultural Policy Studies at Centre for Cultural Policy Studies at the University of Warwick (UK). Her project is titled ‘Culture and economic crisis: cultural value in Italy from 2008 to the present day’.
Notes
1. Figure taken from Eurostat Eurostat Data Explorer website. 2016. ‘General government expenditure by function’. For more information go to http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=une_rt_m [Accessed August 3, 2016].