Tommaso Sacchi (born 20 January 1983) is an Italian politician, curator,

artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogu ...

, Deputy-Mayor for Culture, Fashion and Design of the City of

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. He is the Chairman of Fondazione Teatro della

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–

Teatro della Pergola The Teatro della Pergola (), sometimes known as just La Pergola, is a historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name. It was built in 1656 under the p ...

and the Chairman of

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Biography

Tommaso Sacchi was born in Milan in 1983. He graduated in

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from the

University of Milan The University of Milan (; ), officially abbreviated as UNIMI, or colloquially referred to as La Statale ("the State niversity), is a public university, public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Eu ...

and then he obtained the Master of Arts in Social and Cultural Theory at

Staffordshire University The University of Staffordshire is a public research university in Staffordshire, England. It has its main campus in Stoke-on-Trent and four other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield, Shrewsbury, and London. History In 1901, industrialist Alfred ...

in Great Britain. Sacchi taught Communications and Journalism at the Accademia di Belle Arti "Aldo Galli" of

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and Exhibition Planning and Management at the European Institute of Design in Florence. In 2011– 2013 he was Chief Advisor to the Department of Culture, Fashion and Design for the City of

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during the mandate of Councilor

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(Italian architect and urban planner). Served as Chief Communications Officer for Stefano Boeri Architetti following the opening campaign of

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in Milan. He was Founder and Curator of 'CROSS International Performance Award’ (an internationally recognised prize for Performing Arts) and a member of the Quality Jury Pool, along with (among years) Manuel Agnelli,

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, Adrian Paci,

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. He was Co-Curator and Co-Author of installations and talks at

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for Contemporary Art, directed by

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(2015);

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, directed by Juan Gaitan (2014); Architecture Venice Biennale, directed by Rem Koohlaas (2014). In 2014 -2015 he was head of the Cultural Department Secretariat of the City of

and Art Director of Estate Fiorentina Festival "Florentine Summer" (2015–2019), the biggest Italian interdisciplinary cultural festival that lights up the city with events, artistic installations, musical productions and performances. He was Co-cuarator of the biennal SUSAS _ Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (2017– 2018). He is Co-Founder of the Tomorrow Editorial Project theTomorrow.net. Provided art direction for several festivals in major Italian Theatres such as the Auditorium di Milano,

Teatro Dal Verme The Teatro Dal Verme is a theatre in Milan, Italy located on the Via San Giovanni sul Muro, on the site of the former private theatre the ''Politeama Ciniselli''. It was designed by Giuseppe Pestagalli to a commission from Count Francesco Dal Ve ...

and

Università degli Studi di Milano The University of Milan (; ), officially abbreviated as UNIMI, or colloquially referred to as La Statale ("the State niversity), is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 60,00 ...

. Sacchi has curated numerous shows and been the artistic director of numerous festivals and events and publishes in the main national magazines and newspapers on culture.

References

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