I MAKE ART & NON ART

Born in Molfetta (in the province of Bari-Italy), Zaza graduated in philosophy from the Università la Sapienza, Rome, and holds a diploma in Bioethics from the University of Geneva. After her university studies she entered the world of the theatre as assistant director of Memè Perlini ( famous for his experimental work during the 1970s and 1980s) and Patrick Rossi Gastaldi. During this period she also collaborated with the Napoli Teatro Festival Italia and the Todi Arte Festival, participated in technical workshops and directed a number of one-act plays. 2012 marked her directorial debut at the Teatro dell’Orologio in Rome with Come tu mi vuoi, a show inspired by a collective exploration of the existential uncertainties of contemporary working life and that garnered critical and public acclaim. As an actress she has also appeared in plays, readings and television mini-series (“Moana” produced by Sky and Polivideo). Always fascinated by cinema, art and the poetry of images, in 2010 she specialised in cinematography at the New York Film Academy and frequented Marco Bellocchio’s masterclass in film direction. She writes subjects for advertising campaigns and texts of art exhibitions.
FILMOGRAPHY
2016 - I make art & non art, a documentary about the artist Luca Maria Patella, in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome
2016 – Campo Marzio advertising campaign 2016 (collaboration as writer/director).
2015 - Video projections for the show Il raccoglitore, directed and palyed by Cecilia Zingaro, text by Michele Santeramo, (Festival Castel dei Mondi 2016).
2014 – To be Shakespeare in a day, short film, Shakespeare Fest - Globe Teatre, Rome.
2013/2014 – Best Before, a docufiction created as part of the MarechiaroFilm collaborative film project inspired by Pasolini’s Comizi d’amore;
2008 – Universo teatro, Clermont Ferrand Short film Market 2009.
2005 – Passioni del fare.
Camera operator for the videos produced by her father, the artist, Michele Zaza.