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Biography
Education: ● M.A. in Italian, Università degli Studi in Milano (1989). ● Ph. D. in Drama and Performing Arts - Theory and History of Dramatic Arts (V ciclo), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano (1993).
Professional qualifications: • 2015 Full professor of Performing Arts studies (L-ART/05) at Università degli Studi in Milano. ● 2006 onwards: Senior Associate Professor of Performing Arts studies (L-ART/05) at Università degli Studi in Milano. ● 1998-2006: Senior Researcher of Performing Arts studies (L-ART/05) at Philosophy and Literature Faculty at Università degli Studi in Milano. ● 1997-1998: Mentor of Performing Arts studies, assisting students of Philosophy and Literature Faculty at Università degli Studi in Milano. ● 1994-1996: post-PhD scholarship at Music and Performing Arts Disciplines Institute at Università degli Studi in Milano.
Academic responsibilities: • Since 2017 Head of the Department of Cultural Heritage at Università degli Studi in Milano. ● Since June 2012: President of the University Education Council for Cultural Heritage Studies. ● From November 2010 to June 2012: Member of the Academic Senate at Università degli Studi in Milano, representing associate professors of Law, Philosophy and Literature, Political Science and Sports Science faculties. ● From November 2010 to June 2012: Representative of the Academic Senate within the University Library Committee (CAB – Comitato d’Ateneo per le Biblioteche). ● Member of the Directorial Board Council of the University Educational Service for the promotion of Italian language and culture "Chiara e Giuseppe Feltrinelli” (CALCIF).
Other responsibilities: ● From 2012: Member of Board of CUT (CUT - Consulta Universitaria del Teatro), Italian association for performing arts studies (L-ART/05). ● From 2011: Director of International Summer Courses of Italian Language and Culture at Università degli Studi di Milano – hosted at Palazzo Feltrinelli in Gargnano del Garda. ● From 2010: Member of the Board of Professors of the Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage Science, in conjunction with Humanae Litterae Faculty Ph.D. programme. ● From 2000 to 2002: Member of the Board of Professors of the PhD in Theory and History of Performing Arts (Università degli Studi, Milano and Università Cattolica, Milano). ● 2007, 2009 and 2010: Member of Ph.D. Commitees for: - Ph.D. in “Philosophy and Arts Disciplines for Communication”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano. - Ph.D. in “Cinema and Theatre Disciplines”, Università degli Studi, Torino Member of Phd Commission for the admission exam into Ph.D. School in History, Oriental Studies and History of Arts, University of Pisa.
Teaching and Visiting Positions: ● Head Professor of History of the Theatre and the Performing Arts and of Management and organization for the Performing Arts (degree classes in Cultural Heritage Science, Literature, and Humanities for Communication). ● Since 2012: Music-therapy lecturer within the cross-disciplines sciences at the Speech therapy course, Medical and Surgery Faculty, Università degli Studi in Milano. ● From 2004 to 2009: lecturer of History of Theatre and Performing Arts at IULM University (Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione), Milano. ● From 1996 to 2005: Head Lecturer of Performing Arts at Scuola di Teatro, Piccolo Teatro di Milano - Teatro d'Europa (headmaster: Luca Ronconi). ● 2009 (October): attended the International conference “Shades of futurism” at Princeton University (New Jersey, USA) ● 2007: Lecturer at Princeton University (New Jersey, USA)
Main Areas of Interest: Bentoglio’s research has developed along three main lines: ● Study of theatre in the ninenteenth century. Starting from the last decades of 1700, Bentoglio has focused on Italian drama from 1800 until Italian unification. Bentoglio’s extensive research on actors and theatrical personalities of that time has resulted, among other things, into the first critical edition of the two actors bibliographies authored by Antonio Colomberti at the end of the XIX century: Dizionario biografico degli attori italiani (Bulzoni, 2009). ● Development of theatre and music disciplines in Italy from 1500 yo the present. In his research, Bentoglio has focused on the criteria on live performance, paying particular attention to the work of Paolo Grassi (Skira 2011) and Giorgio Strehler. ● Relationship between drama scripts (in Italian and dialects) and stage performance. The results of this research have been presented in a book dedicated to Luigi Pirandello’s Sei personaggi in cerca d’autore, adapted for the stage and performed by the Compagnia dei Giovani, and in several other contributions and works on Gozzi, Monti, Moncalvo, Modena, Beckett, Williams. The research has a strong focus on aspects related to directing opera plays.