Which authors and books can be found on your bookshelf, which books have influenced or shaped you? What are you currently reading and where is the book now lying at hand? Countless art books and a good deal of essays.

Which stations and people have shaped you? The closeness to the rituals of the farmers in the beginning, the visits to the museums after and, lastly, the luck of meeting great collectors, art dealers and colleagues. I sleep and eat in the same building together with my partner (kitchen and bedroom are quite uncomfortable, too, but far tidier than the studio). How and where do you currently live and work? I work in the place I already described. My parents are farm workers and I lived in the countryside until my 25th birthday. Where do you come from, where were you born when? I was born in Forlì (25 km from my hometown) on May 13th 1977.

I do not like to rest at work and in order not to fall into temptation all around me is uncomfortable. Maybe we are sitting at your favorite place.In my studio there are only a few, uncomfortable chairs. It is a plain land of orchards, fog and mosquitoes. The studio is in the historical centre of a small town – Bagnacavallo – 20 km away from the Byzantine city of Ravenna. It has a big nave of 7,5 metres of height where Moorish, Gothic, Doric, Liberty and Modernist elements coexist. It turned into a silent movie theatre in 1913 and lastly a printing press. Please describe the local situation and the atmosphere. They come from a wide range of backgrounds and bring with them a variety of skills (among our team are actors, entertainers, magicians, musicians and singers). The training consists of a rigorous schedule of artistic and medical workshops, which cover topics such as child development, infection control, child bereavement and the impact of illness and bereavement on families.Nicola, let’s suppose the restriction in traveling would not exist and we could now meet at your studio. Our Giggle Doctors are professional performers, highly trained to work both in the medical environment and with children with disabilities. We believe that EVERY sick or disabled child should get the giggles that only a Giggle Doctor can bring. By combining music, play, magic and storytelling these professional performers bring magical moments to brave children in challenging times. Our Giggle Doctors visit children in hospitals, hospices and specialist care centers across England. The mission at the heart of Theodora is to contribute to the wellbeing of children in hospitals, hospices and specialist care centers by providing visits from professional performers who have been trained to work in a medical environment.Īt the Theodora Children’s Charity, we believe that laughter is the best medicine.

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