Cristina Coltelli, was born in Palermo. In 1997 she graduated from Scuola di Teatro di Bologna (A. Galante Garrone) at the same time she began her studies on the Commedia dell’Arte popular theater with the company Attori e Cantori of Pordenone and Ariane Mnouchkine in Paris; Also, in 1997, she debuted in the role of Harlequin in the comedy "the 99 labors of Harlequin," of which she is also the author and director. In 96 she worked alongside Andrea Jonasson, Paola Quattrini, Ugo Pagliai and Paola Gassman in the role of Francesca of Rimini in Inferno, directed by Lorenzo Salveti.
She worked with the National Theatre of Parma under the guidance of Walter Le Moli with whom she played the nursemaid in "Romeo and Juliet" and under the guidance of Gigi Dell'Aglio who directed her in "The Exterminating Angel" by Buñuel. In the summer of 2000 she joined London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Actress, author, singer and teacher, she divided herself between prose, physical theater and music. She played the role of Edith Piaf in the recital of the musical Rue Pigalle accompanied by Master F. Milani and in 2006 founded the Association HERLAKING, devoting herself to education, international trade and the production of shows with particular attention to Mask Theatre and the disclosure of the classic and experimental Commedia dell’Arte. She has taught courses and seminars on the Commedia and use of masks in Italy, Trinity College in Ireland, Laghborough, England and the Comedy School in Copenhagen, starting a permanent collaboration with the Masquerade Studio (Berlin/Copenhagen).

The latest realized project is the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP Commedia dell’Arte and the Grotesque, which was attended by as many as 8 countries from in and outside Europe.
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The latest show written, directed and interpreted by Coltelli was VECCHI E VASTASI, that blended the classic techniques of the Comedy of Art with Vastasa and the writing by Nino Martoglio.
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She has been a member of the association SAT, (www.incommedia.org) since 2010, which contains among its members the accredited operators of the national and international Comedy of Art. SAT has been accredited as non-governmental organization for the convention on the intangible heritage of UNESCO for its work in favor of the tradition of the Comedy of Art. Coltelli has also encouraged and trained young local students who are currently attending schools in the national theater (Academy of Rome and Genoa) and international (école des Arts - Paris) and in the fall of 2011 taught at Theatre VICARIA by the director Emma Dante.

Actress, Author and director. Master Teacher of Commedia dell'Arte.

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