Carmen Pellegrinelli is a post-doc at the University of Trieste (Italy) and a playwright and theatre director. She holds Master’s degrees in Theatre and Clinical Psychology from the universities of Bologna and Bergamo and a PhD (2023) from the University of Lapland, Faculty of Social Science. In addition to being an award-winning playwright and theatre director, she has published several articles and chapters on creative practices, social activism, and post-qualitative research methods. She is currently engaged in research concerning the intersection between arts, aesthetics of care, and posthumanist theory.

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementIntroduction: The Ensemble1 Performing the Ensemble2 Background and Proposal: Ensemble-Making as a Practice3 Case: ATIR Theatre Company4 Theoretical Framework: The Posthumanist Practice Theory5 Methodology: Gathering Traces6 The Book’s Organization1 The School: The Community of Practice in the Theatre Environment1 The Emerging Assemblage2 The Characteristics of the “Bottega”3 Acquiring the Performative Practices of Making Theatre3.1 Undressing Personal Attitudes and Playing3.2 Making Choir3.3 Being Real on Stage3.4 Searching for Intensity4 Becoming a Group4.1 Romeo and Juliet4.2 The Creation of ATIR2 The Rehearsals Room: The Performative and Creative Practices1 Assemblage in the Making2 Performative Practices2.1 The Choir: Ensemble-Making in the Performance2.2 The Scenography: Ensemble-Making with Vibrant Matter2.3 The Plays: Ensemble-Making with Stories and Texts2.3.1 The First Dramaturgical Stream: The Classics2.3.2 The Second Dramaturgical Stream: Social Activism Plays2.3.3 The Third Dramaturgical Stream: Contemporary Dramaturgy3 Collective Creative Practices3 The Theatre: Socio-Educational and Organizational Practices1 Assemblage Becoming Territory2 Educational and Community-Building Practices2.1 Gli Spazi del Teatro. Ensemble-Making with Non-Conforming Subjectivities2.2 Theatre Workshops: Ensemble-Making for Communities2.3 Theatre Education, Ensemble-Making in Educational Theatre2.4 The Piana: Ensemble-Making Larger than Life3 Collective Organisational Practices4 The Community: Resistance Practices1 Assemblage as Resistance 2 Community-Oriented Practices towards the City: Ensemble-Making Being Nomadic2.1 Odissea – Storia di un ritorno2.2 El Nost Milan3 Resistance Practices: Ensemble-Making in the ATIR’s Way5 Conclusion1 Ensemble Multiplicity2 ATIR’s Performing Ensemble3 About the Posthumanist EnsembleReferencesIndex