since 1975
an historical Italian creative crew
5 Decades Experience
The artistic core of Stalker Teatro has worked together since establishing the “Political Collective” at the Turin Academy of Fine Arts in 1975, during the peak of Italy’s post-1968 cultural and political upheaval. This formative period left a lasting imprint on the company, whose work is defined by a strong commitment to artistic experimentation in socially sensitive and challenging contexts.
In the 1980s, drawing on their shared experience with master Jerzy Grotowski, they began a residency in Italy’s largest psychiatric clinic in Grugliasco. This pivotal experience led to the formal foundation of Stalker Teatro in 1986, inspired by the film Stalker by Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky.
During the 1990s, as part of a five-year residency at Cittadellarte, Stalker Teatro developed significant projects with Michelangelo Pistoletto, working across Italy and Europe in festivals, theaters, universities, and prestigious contemporary art museums.
In the 2000s, the group established themselves in the Vallette district of Turin, a peripheral neighborhood where they created “Officine CAOS“, a cultural hub dedicated to artistic production, urban regeneration, and social inclusion.
From the 2010s onward, with a distinctive style that blends site-specific events, performance art, and participatory theater, Stalker Teatro has performed at major venues and festivals throughout Europe and beyond.
The Herald
“Director Gabriele Boccacini has achieved what a million town planners have walled-in and made impossible, liberating hearts and minds by giving them space. In an ideal world, it would always be thus.”
Glasgow, (N. Cooper)
Chalon Dans La Rue
“Se poser, regarder, écouter, respirer… Se laisser porter par le très beau spectacle que Stalker Teatro propose dans la cour de la maison des associations … Voilà un instant magique”.
Chalon, (A. Proust)
La Provence
“Au fil du spectacle, le public est conduit dans différents lieux à l’extérieur puis à l’intérieur de l’Université: il “vogue” de surprise en surprise. Si le spectateur participe activement au spectacle, il n’y est pas contraint et forcé mais invité avec délicatesse. Une interprétation déroutante”.
Avignon, (C. Dehoux)
Primer Acto
“Durante los Veranos de la Villa visitò la capital la compania Stalker Teatro de Italia, con la bella y colaborativa Steli”.
Madrid, (M. Benito)
Awards
Selected for Mostra Internacional de Performance Art em Sao Paulo 2024 (BR)
Green Streets of Europe international call winner 2024 (DK/PT/HR/CZ)
Interdisciplinary Art Festival call winner 2024 (Bremerhaven – DE)
CrashTest Fest call winner 2023 (Vicenza – IT)
Selected for FNAS Showcase 2023 (IT)
Shortlisted for Stronger Peripheries International call 2022 (EU)
Kypria International Fest call winner 2022 (Larnaka – CY)
First Prize Winner Mirabilia Award 2021 (Cuneo – IT)
Second Prize Winner Vimercate Ragazzi Festival 2021 (Monza – IT)
GBG Mime Fest international call winner 2020 (Göteborg – SE)
Shortlisted for Wuerde Kompass open call 2020 (DE)
“Exhibit Program” contest winner 2020 (Rome – IT)
Selected for Bi Cap Award Mirabilia International Festival 2020 (Cuneo – IT)
Selected for the International Preview GDIF – Platforms 2019 (London – UK)
First Prize Winner Stazioni d’Emergenza 2018 (Naples – IT)
Selected for Imaginarius PRO space – FRESH STREET#2 2017 (St. Maria da Feira – PT)
Winner international call 2016 Spoffin Off (Amersfoort – NL)
“Teatri delle Diversità – Community Theatre” award ANCT 2014 (Volterra – IT)
“Franco Enriquez – Social Commitment” award 2009 (Ancona – IT)
International Tours
+ INFO | FESTIVALS, COUNTRIES, LOCATIONS
INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL – Valletta (Malta)
BELLSQUARE – London (UK)
ŠPANCIRFEST – Varaždin (Croatia)
NOITE BRANCA BRAGA 24 – Braga (Portugal)
THE THREAD – Sofia (Bulgaria)
ANA DESETNICA FESTIVAL – Ljubljana (Slovenia);
VERANOS DE LA VILLA – Madrid (Spain);
FESTIVAL ACCROCHE-COEURS – Angers (France);
FESTIVAL THEATRE – Le Lavandou (France);
REGARDS SUR RUE – Seyne Sur Mer (France);
CREATIVE HIGH STREETS – Romford (UK);
FESTIVAL DE GAVARNIE – Gavarnie (France);
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME – Birmingham (UK);
KYPRIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – Larnaka (Cyprus);
SSAF – Seoul (South Korea);
AYLIAK PARADE– Plovdiv (Bulgaria);
ILUSTRAÇÃO À VISTA – Gafanha da Nazaré (Portugal);
NATURE AND ART FEST – Schenzhen (China);
GDIFestival – London (UK);
WORLD GYMNAESTRADA – Rankweil (Austria);
HOME SLOUGH – Slough (UK);
SURGE FESTIVAL – Glasgow (Scotland);
MALMOFESTIVALEN – Malmö (Sweden);
TAI KWUN cultural center – Hong Kong (HK);
ANSAN FESTIVAL – Ansan (KR);
POLYTECH FESTIVAL – Moscow (RU);
LEWISHAM PEOPLE’S DAY – Lewisham (UK);
SPOT FESTIVAL – Vilnius (LT);
ONE BOROUGH FESTIVAL – Dagenham (UK);
OLALA FESTIVAL – Lienz (AU);
BELL SQUARE – London (UK);
CITY FESTIVAL – Leicester (UK);
CIRK! FESTIVAL – Aalst (BE);
PECKHAM FESTIVAL – London (UK);
M.A.R.S. FESTIVAL – Sines (PT);
IMAGINARIUS FESTIVAL – St.M.Feira (Porto PT);
HAT FAIR FESTIVAL – Winchester (UK);
PASSAGE FESTIVAL – Helsingor (DK);
SPOFFIN FESTIVAL – Amersfoort (NL);
Dies
photo Giorgio Sottile
Don Giovanni
photo Tony d’Urso
Odyssey
photo Maria Bruni
dell’Artificio, il Fuoco
photo Fabio Melotti
About Us
“Playful, inclusive and easy to access”
@rossbolwill
“We had fun joining in on this yesterday”
@jassv__
“We played our part in assembling this captivating large scale sculpture”
@mummybabyshark
“Really powerful the interactive installation by the Italian StalkerTeatro”
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“Epic”
@anthony.golle
“Was great interacting with the act!”
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(From spontaneous comments on IG)