Tosca

Tosca and the cosmic nature

For this production of Tosca, the gigantic interior wall of Palazzo Farnese in Piacenza becomes the canvas for the video mapping projections. With Chiara Isotton as Tosca, Francesco Meli as Cavaradossi, and Luca Salsi as Scarpia, under the direction of Maestro Sesto Quatrini and the stage direction of Giorgia Guerra.

The visual concept — "Tosca and the cosmic nature" — unfolds across three acts. The first act is an ode to femininity through floral imagery that builds up to the Te Deum. The second act introduces a geometric and unsettling rhythm to reveal Scarpia's monstrosity. The third act is the disintegration of the human soul.

All visuals are hand-drawn with markers on paper, using the collage art technique, then animated. A handcrafted process that keeps the imperfection of the human stroke alive even in the digital world of projection.