Silvia Bottiroli, PhD, lives in Bologna, Italy, and works trans-locally as a curator, writer and researcher in the expanded field of the live arts and in particular at the intersections between performativity, institutional practices and pedagogies.
She was the artistic director of DAS Theatre in Amsterdam (2018-2021) and of Santarcangelo Festival (2012-2016). She curated FUORI! for Emilia Romagna Teatro in Bologna (2022-2023), For the Time Being for Freespace in Hong Kong (2020-2021), The May Events for KunstenFestivalDesArts in Brussels and Vooruit in Ghent (2018), Shipbuilding and other joint efforts for Homo Novus Festival in Riga (2015).
Silvia teaches Methodology, Critique, and Research in the Arts at Bocconi University in Milan, lectures and examines at institutions across Europe and works collaboratively in curatorial and editorial projects. Her writings have been published in a number of international magazines and publications, and her latest book is What Can Theatre Do, co-edited with Miguel A. Melgares and published by BRUNO in 2024.
Silvia is a member of the inaugural Rose Choreographic School at Sadler’s Wells in London, and a co-director of Short Theater Festival in Roma.