Alessandro Balestrieri

Actor, performer, director, educator, and cultural practitioner. He works with Controcanto Collettivo (winner of the In-Box Award 2017 and Rete Critica Award 2019), Teatro della Caduta, and other independent theatre organizations. He is co-founder of Z.I.A. – Zona Indipendente Artistica (Milan) and Artistic Director of TOOL – Torino Open Lab, where he develops training programmes and promotes cultural innovation.

He conceived and directs POLLINEfest, a festival dedicated to contemporary playwriting by artists under 35, and founded the BALT collective, with which he develops hybrid projects combining theatre and music. Since the beginning of his career, he has explored the possibilities of electronic and live music, shaping his artistic research towards a form of “musical theatre.”

He received the MOVIN’UP Spettacolo 2023/2024 Award for an international research project focused on education and sustainability through the performing arts. His work has received numerous accolades, including the Critics’ Award at FringeMI Festival, a Special Mention at the Pancirolli Award, and the Emergenze Artistiche Award at Strabismi Festival.

He lives and works between Turin, Rome, and Milan.