On Tuesday April 28, 2026, at 3:30 pm, at the DAMSLab/Teatro in Bologna, the performance Babel. The Parable of the Deconstruction of Violence will be staged, curated by Teatrocarcere Due Palazzi and students from the Gregorianum University College in Padua.
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Gozzini Law, which recognized cultural and theatrical practices as tools for rehabilitation and reintegration, DAMSLab becomes a space for dialogue between art, justice, and community, hosting the performance Babel alongside an interdisciplinary discussion.
Babel originates from a project conceived and directed by Maria Cinzia Zanellato, and is the result of a collaborative process that weaves together diverse experiences and backgrounds. The project involves incarcerated individuals and people in alternative measures from the Due Palazzi Prison, together with students from the Gregorianum University College acting as volunteers, active in the Teatrocarcere Due Palazzi workshop in Padua.
Particularly significant was the company’s artistic residency, held in 2025 at the Monastery of Cellole, with the scientific contribution of Emiliano Biadene, prior of the monastery and biblical scholar.
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Babele. La parabola della decostruzione della violenza (Babel. The Parable of the Deconstruction of Violence)
DAMSLab/Teatro - Piazzetta P. P. Pasolini 5/b
40122 Bologna
Site/minisite/other: https://site.unibo.it/damslab/it/eventi/giustizia-punitiva-e-giustizia-riparativa-dal-carcere-al-teatro
Entrance
Free admission, subject to availability
Interests
- Music & Exhibition
Insights
Before the performance (9:00 am at DAMSLab/Seminar Room), the roundtable Punitive Justice and Restorative Justice: From Prison to Theatre will take place. A moment of dialogue and in-depth discussion bringing together legal experts, educators, and theatre practitioners to reflect on the transformative value of artistic experience in prison contexts. Speakers will include: Davide Bertaccini, Emiliano Biadene, Rita Maria Fabris, Rossella Mazzaglia, Matteo Paoletti, Alvise Sbraccia, Maria Cinzia Zanellato.
The initiative aims to offer not only a stage performance, but also an opportunity for shared reflection, where theatre becomes a space for expression and the possibility of change.
Timetables
3:30 p.m.
