Andrea Mochi Sismondi
Andrea Mochi Sismondi is an actor and writer. Since 2013, he is Ateliersi’s artistic director. He intertwines theatrical activities with the interest for contemporary languages’ development in the public space. This interest has brought him to have the responsibility of the live events with innovative formats of Forum PA and of the program of Smart City Exhibition, that is an international event dedicated to the application of technologies and participative processes aimed at widening the city’s informative fluxes.
Andrea Mochi Sismondi worked since 2001 as an actor in Teatrino Clandestino’s performances and since 2008 he has composed with Fiorenza Menni the performances of Ateliersi, where he works as an actor, too. From their research in Šutka in Macedonia, which is the only community worldwide where roms are the majority, he wrote his book Diamond Borders. Journey on the edge of Europe, guest of roms published by Ombre Corte in May 2012, later sold out and reprinted in June 2013.
His book Il segno di Ustica. L’eccezionale percorso artistico nato dalla battaglia per la verità was released in 2021 in the series Il Contemporaneo by Edizioni Cue Press. This books starts from Ateliersi’s De Facto performance to confront fifty other artists who have related to the massacre over the years.
Andrea Mochi Sismondi worked since 2001 as an actor in Teatrino Clandestino’s performances and since 2008 he has composed with Fiorenza Menni the performances of Ateliersi, where he works as an actor, too. From their research in Šutka in Macedonia, which is the only community worldwide where roms are the majority, he wrote his book Diamond Borders. Journey on the edge of Europe, guest of roms published by Ombre Corte in May 2012, later sold out and reprinted in June 2013.
His book Il segno di Ustica. L’eccezionale percorso artistico nato dalla battaglia per la verità was released in 2021 in the series Il Contemporaneo by Edizioni Cue Press. This books starts from Ateliersi’s De Facto performance to confront fifty other artists who have related to the massacre over the years.