Matteo Paoletti – författare

The Routledge Companion to the History of Theatre and Migration: 1900-2020s examines the relationship between theatre and migration from a historical perspective.Focusing on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, during which global migration and cultural mobility reached an unprecedented magnitude, this collection builds on existing scholarship to provide a comprehensive perspective on this multifaceted topic. This volume’s interdisciplinary approach to history and social sciences embraces diverse perspectives reflecting on both the history of the intersections of theatre and migration, and how the present migration practices have redefined this field. This Companion brings together established and internationally renowned theatre scholars and historians to address the contemporary global crisis in migration, framing it as the result of processes of longue durée traceable to the late nineteenth century.This collection is an essential resource for scholars and students in the field theatre and performance, as well as those involved in globalisation studies, migrant studies, musicology, sociology, and related fields. It would also be of interest to practitioners who seek to promote migrants’ voices in the performing arts.

In the first third of the twentieth century, South America became the most important market for many European theatrical companies. When Italy found itself in various theatrical crises, Walter Mocchi created a transoceanic theatrical empire, using his business acumen to craft viable solutions. While his efforts were most visible in the sphere of opera, he played an extremely significant role in the promotion and circulation of popular forms of musical theatre (such as operetta) and staged world premieres of works by Italian superstars in Argentina (such as Mascagni's Isabeau), thus offering an early example of what Stephen Greenblatt calls 'cultural mobility'.

In the first third of the twentieth century, South America became the most important market for many European theatrical companies. When Italy found itself in various theatrical crises, Walter Mocchi created a transoceanic theatrical empire, using his business acumen to craft viable solutions. While his efforts were most visible in the sphere of opera, he played an extremely significant role in the promotion and circulation of popular forms of musical theatre (such as operetta) and staged world premieres of works by Italian superstars in Argentina (such as Mascagni''s Isabeau), thus offering an early example of what Stephen Greenblatt calls ''cultural mobility''.