Curriculum

GABRIELE GORIA – actor, director, theatre pedagogue, Kung Fu instructor, and illustrator

Photo by: Veikko Kähkönen

Master of Arts (Theatre and Drama) 2011 – 2013 (Master’s Programme in Theatre Pedagogy) University of the Arts – Theatre Academy (Helsinki)

Bachelor in Acting 1998 – 2001 National Theatre Academy of Italy “Silvio D’Amico” (Roma)

Kung Fu instructor (1st Chieh of Shaolin Ch’üan and 1st Chi of T’ai Chi Ch’üan): training at Kung Fu Chang School, Torino, since 1994

Spoken languages Italian (mother tongue), English (fluent), French (fluent), Finnish (fluent)

 MOVIES

Directors: Juha Lankinen & Jussi Hiltunen – Ivalo (Arctic Circle) season 2, episode 3 – 2020 – role: Father Marco Belinelli – Producer: Yellow Films

Director: Laura Pentzin – Urban Fairytale 2018 (artistic video)

Director: Mika Kaurismäki – The Girl King 2014 – role: Italian Jesuite

Director: Pietro M. Giau – Effetto Masca 2006

Director: Francesco Lattarulo – Strofinata 2006 (short film)

Director: Davide Ferrario – Se devo essere sincera 2004

Director: Fabrizio Nicastro – Allucinazioni 2004 (short film)

Director: Fabrizio Nicastro – La spinta 2004 (short film)

Directors: Audello & Dabbene – La verità non è una sola 2004

Director: Gabriele Goria – Il dislocatore 2003 (short film)

Directors Gabriele Goria & Fabrizio Nicastro – La caliciotta di Sciffolona 2002 (short film)

Directors Gabriele Goria & Fabrizio Nicastro – Maschera di sberleffo 2002 (short film)

Directors: Gabriele Goria & Davide Jervolino – Il corridoio 2002 (short film)

Director: Davide Jervolino – Facciamo un film! 2002 (short film)

Directors: Gabriele Goria & Fabrizio Nicastro – L’ira del pazzo per il pupazzo 2002 (short film)

Director: Fabrizio Nicastro – La palestra dei broccoli 2002 (short film)

Director: Alessandro Bettero – Lezioni di volo per giovani delfini 2001

Director: Fabrizio Nicastro – Il circolo delle minchiate 2001 (short film)

Director: Paolo Modugno – L’angelo del crepaccio 1999 (short film for Mediaset)

ACTOR/DIRECTOR IN THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

Aalto University – The mole, the serpent, the virus   10.2020 – Director Jon Irigoyen

Pixelache #Burn____ (Myymälä) – Topographies of Silence   08.2020 – Directors Ingrid André and Gabriele Goria

Höyhentamö (Helsinki) – Losing the Concept(s) of Self – but Still Talking  02.-03.2020 – Director Teemu Päivinen

Uniarts (Helsinki) – Every something is an echo of nothing – 2019 – Director Riku Saastamoinen

Lahti Fringe (Lahti) – Polar Shadows demo performance  09.2018 – Directors Gabriele Goria and Laura ‘Swan’ Pentzin

Theatre Quo Vadis (Helsinki) – La galleria dei sogni lenti-Hitaiden unien käytävä   08.2017 – 02/2018  Director Gabriele Goria

Kirkko Soikoon (Helsinki) – Jälleen näimme tähdet-A riveder le stelle   03.2016 – Directors Gabriele Goria and Mirjami Heikkinen

Wusheng Company (Helsinki) – Viimeinen taistelija   08.2015 – Director Lü Suoseng

Gruppo Dabàr (Torino) – Moving the Silence   06.2013 – Directors Gabriele Goria and Eerika Arposalo

Theatre Academy (Helsinki) – Moving the Silence   02.2013 – Directors Gabriele Goria and Eerika Arposalo

Theatre Academy (Helsinki) – School for unforced errors   11.2013 – Director Riku Saastamoinen

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) –  Membrane 03.2009 – Director Piero Marcelli

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Aringhe Salate 11.2008 – Director Piero Marcelli

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Clausura 10.2008 – Director Gabriele Goria

Torino Spettacoli (Torino)  – Processo a Socrate 2008 – Director Piero Nuti

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Il pianto della Madonna 2008 – Director Anna Marcelli

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Testa di Medusa 2007 – Director Piero Marcelli

AziendaInScena (Torino) – Sipario 2007 – Director Gabriele Goria

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Luna Park 2006 – Director Gabriele Goria

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – La favola del figlio cambiato 2006 – Director Piero Marcelli

O’Cuppetiello (Viterbo) – Scarpe Sinistre 2006 – Director Gabriele Goria

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Come si dice 2006 – Director Piero Marcelli

AziendaInScena (Torino) – Tutti in scena 2006 – Director Gabriele Goria

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Aringhe Salate 2005 – Director Piero Marcelli

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Luna Park 2005 – Director Gabriele Goria

Parthenos (Torino) – Paracelso 2005 – Director Marco Viecca

Torino Spettacoli (Torino) – I Persiani 2004 – Director Adriana Innocenti

O’Cuppetiello (Torino) – Scarpe Sinistre 2004 – Director Gabriele Goria

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Testa di medusa 2004 – Director Piero Marcelli

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Preghiera, fragilità… dell’uomo 2003 – Director Anna Marcelli

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – La finestrina 2003 – Director Piero Marcelli  

Parthenos  (Torino) – Il giorno delle vole 2003 – Director Gabriele Goria

O’Cuppetiello (Torino) – Scarpe sinistre 2003 – Director Gabriele Goria

Araba Fenice (Torino) – Viaggio verso l’ignoto 2002 – Director Antonio Spagnulo

Ca’ Nostra (Torino) – La luna spunta dal monte 2002 – Director Gabriele Goria

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Biografie di Santi 2002 – Director Anna Marcelli

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Testa di medusa 2001 – Director Piero Marcelli

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – Phaedra’s love 2001 – Director Elia Dal Maso

Laboratorio Teatrale (Forli) – Una Nuvola 2001 – Director Gabriele Goria

O’ Cuppetiello (Torino) – Quarta Parete 2001 – Director Gabriele Goria

Bühne Wittemberg (Wittemberg) – Der Junge Luther 2001 – Director Fernando Scarpa

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – Recitare italiano 2001 – Director Mario Ferrero

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – L’anniversario 2000 – Director Elia Dal Maso

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – Kvetch 2000 – Director Maria Brigida Cuscona

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – Oreste e il matricidio 2000 – Director Mario Ferrero

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – Sleeping car to Trenton and Camden 2000 – Diretor Massimo Foschi

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – Agamennone 1999 – Director Mario Ferrero

Comune di Sulmona – Sulle strade del candelaio 1999 – Director Mario Grossi

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – La voce profetica 1999 – Director Maria Luisa Bigai

O’ Cuppetiello (Torino) – Star Trek: the last generation 1999 – Director Gabriele Goria

Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico (Roma) – L’avventura di un povero cristiano 1999 – Director Maria Brigida Cuscona

Compagnia Anna Bolens (Torino) – Il pianto della madonna 1998 – Director Anna Marcelli

Scuola Teatro D’Uomo (Torino) – La lezione 1998 – Director Anna Marcelli

Scuola Teatro D’Uomo (Torino) – Il professore di pianoforte 1997 – Director Anna Marcelli

O’ Cuppetiello (Torino) – Giacalone 1997 – Director Gabriele Goria

Scuola Teatro D’Uomo (Torino) – La cantatrice calva 1997 – Director Anna Marcelli

Infinito LTD (Torino) – Nutella Gutemberg 1997 – Director Gianni Colosimo

O’ Cuppetiello (Torino) – Star Trek: the last generation 1997 – Director Gabriele Goria

Circolo Bloom (Torino) – Nessuna strega 1996 – Director Pietro Di Legami

O’ Cuppetiello (Torino) – Friscaletto 1996 – Director Gabriele Goria

Photo by: Giorgio Sottile

TEACHING

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi and practices of presence 09-11.2020 – course (Theatre and Dance Pedagogy department)

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 09-10.2020 – course (BA dance department)

Kalliolan Aikuisopisto (Helsinki) – Meditaatio, alkeet: introductory course of meditation – 09.-11.2020

Kalliolan Aikuisopisto (Helsinki) – Taiji, alkeet: introductory course of Tai Chi – 09.-11.2020

Minä Olen messut (Helsinki) – Hiljaisuuden kautta henkiselle tielle 8.2.2020 – lecture/workshop

Kalliolan Aikuisopisto (Helsinki) – Meditaatio, alkeet: introductory course of meditation – 01.-04.2020

Kalliolan Aikuisopisto (Helsinki) – Taiji, alkeet: introductory course of Tai Chi – 01.-04.2020

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Taiji Qigong 09-12.2019 – course (MA LAPS department)

Kalliolan Aikuisopisto (Helsinki) – Meditaatio, alkeet: introductory course of meditation – 09-12.2019

Kalliolan Aikuisopisto (Helsinki) – Taiji, alkeet: introductory course of Tai Chi – 09-12.2019

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Every Something is the Echo of Nothing 09-10.2019 – course of meditation (MA PEDA department)

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 09-10.2019 – course (BA dance department)

Helsingin Seurakuntayhtymä (Helsinki) – Elävät sanat: syvemmälle luettuun tekstiin 13.09.2019 – workshop

Kalliolan Aikuisopisto (Helsinki) – Meditaatio, alkeet: introductory course of meditation – 01-04.2019

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 01-03.2019 – course (MA PEDA department)

Helsingin Seurakuntayhtymä (Helsinki) – Elävät sanat: syvemmälle luettuun tekstiin 28.03.2019 – workshop

Joogafestival (Helsinki) – Hiljaisuuden kautta henkiselle tielle 2.3.2019 – lecture/workshop

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – introduction to Tai Chi 01.2019 – workshop (BA Dance department)

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 09-11.2018 – workshop (BA Dance department)

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 01.2018 – workshop (BA Dance department)

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 09-11.2017 – course (BA Dance department)

HELAO (Helsinki) – Nataka-Do: stage fighting 09.2017 – workshop

HEO (Helsinki) – Embodied mind 08-11.2017 – course

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 09-12.2016 – course (MA PEDA department)

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 09-11.2015 – course (MA PEDA department)

University of the Arts – Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 10-12.2015 – 3 workshops

University of the Arts -Theatre Academy of Helsinki – Tai Chi 10-11.2014 – workshop

Torino Spiritualità (Torino) – Tai Chi, silence and music 09/2014 – workshop

Torino Spiritualità (Torino) – Hermits in Progress 09.2014 – retreat

Cloud Feet Company – Hermits in Progress 09.2013-09.2014 – artistic/spiritual retreats

Ressu Comprehensive School (Helsinki) – Drama Teacher 10.2013-05.2014

Helsingin Seurakuntayhtymä (Helsinki) – Living Words 03.2014 – workshop

Studio Sfinksi (Helsinki) – Kung Fu (Tai Chi and Shaolin) 09.2013-04.2014 – course

Torino Spiritualità (Torino) – Moving the Silence 09.2013 – workshop

Mediavia (Torino) – Homo Ludens 09.2013 – workshop

Associazione Sat Cit Ananda (Assisi) – Moving the Silence 06.2013 – workshop

Gruppo Dabàr (Torino) – Moving the Silence 06.2013 -workshop

Helmi Liiketalousopisto (Helsinki) – Suomenlinna & Silence, please 05.2013 – workshop

Helsinki International Theatre (Helsinki) – Nataka-do: creative stage-fighting 05.2013 – workshop

Gruppo Dabàr (Torino) – Moving the Silence 12.2012 – workshop

Theatre Academy (Helsinki) – Moving the Silence 11.2012 – workshop

Taizè International Meeting (Agricola Church, Helsinki) – From silence to performance – 10.2012 – workshop

Ecumenical Carmelites (Vartiosaari, Helsinki) – Living Words 09.2012 – workshop

Gruppo Dabàr (Torino) – Body and Presence 06.2012 – workshop

Circolo dei Lettori (Torino) – Living the Silence 03.2012 – workshop

NÄTY (Tampere) – Living the Silence 03.2012 – workshop

Laajasalon Opisto (Helsinki)  – Nataka-do: creative stage-fighting 02.2012 – workshop

Suomen Wushu Kungfu Seura (Helsinki) – Kung Fu Chang 08.2010-04.2011 – course

NÄTY (Tampere) – Orazio Costa’s mimic method 02.2010

WISA Arena (Mikkeli) – Kung Fu Chang 08.2009-05.2010 – course

NÄTY (Tampere) – Italian diction and musicality 11.2009 – workshop

NÄTY (Tampere) – Italian diction and musicality 01.2008 – workshop

Yoshin Ryu Zero (Torino) – Stage fighting teacher  (Nataka-do method) 2001-2008

Mediavia (Torino) – Expressive reading 05.2008 – workshop

Scuola Teatro D’Uomo (Torino) – Sword stage-fighting 01-06.2008 – course

AziendaInScena (Torino) – Business theatre 2004-2008 – courses and workshops

Nexus 2001 (Torino) – Business theatre 2003-2008 – courses and workshops

Scuola Teatro D’Uomo (Torino) – Sword stage-fighting 01-06.2007 – course

Cittadella della letteratura per ragazzi (Boves) – Theatrical story-telling 01-04.2005 – course

Circolo Bloom (Torino) – Nataka-do: stage fighting 01-06.2005 – course

Scuola Teatro D’Uomo (Torino) – Nataka-do: stage fighting 01-06.2004 – course

Scuola Teatro D’Uomo (Torino) – Teacher of acting and physical theatre 2002-2004

Circolo Bloom (Torino) – Teacher of acting and physical theatre 2001-2004

Centro Didattico per i Linguaggi della Comunicazione (Torino) – Theatre and Comics 04.2002 – workshop

Liceo Peano (Cuneo) – Teacher of acting 11.2001-06.2002 – course

Ca’ Nostra (Torino) – Italian Theatre in Verses 03.2001 – lecture/performance

Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti (Torino) – The Character 02.2001 – workshop

Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti (Torino) – From story-telling to acting 11.2000 – workshop

Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti (Torino) – Reading in Verses 04.2000 – workshop

Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti (Torino) – Story-telling 03.2000 – workshop

Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti (Torino) – Pirandello 04.1999 – lecture/performance

Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti (Torino) – Pirandello 02.2008 – lecture/performance

Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti (Torino) – History and practices of Italian Theatre 11.2007 – lecture/performance

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Sharing silence: a public meditation retreat – doctoral artistic part – 22-31.10.2018

Hollo Symposium (Teak – Helsinki) – Tai Chi workshop/performance – 12-13.10.2017

CARPA 5 Colloquium (Teak – Helsinki) – Sharing silence presentation – 31.08.2017

CARPA 5 Colloquium (Teak – Helsinki) – Sharing silence – 31.08-02.09.2017

CARPA 5 Pre-colloquium (Teak – Helsinki) – Gap the Mind – mini workshop – 30.08.2017

Noormarkku residency (Pori) – Online retreat – 08.2017

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Sharing silence – 03.2017-05.2017

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Hand-interviews – 12.2016-01.2017

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Silent Christmas-retreat two – 12.2016

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Unfolding silence – 07.2016-01.2017

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Silence-Meditation-Practice – 02 and 04.2016

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Silent Christmas-retreat one – 12.2015

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Forming the line – exhibition with and by André Alves – 12.2015

Performing Arts Research Centre (Tutke) – Sitting – 10.2015-04.2016

Cloud Feet Company (Helsinki) – Hermits in Progress – 09.2013-09.2014

Theatre Academy (Teak, Helsinki) – Moving the Silence – 07.2012-03.2013

Theatre Academy (Teak, Helsinki) – Living the Silence – 02.2012-04.2012

STAGE FIGHTING CHOREOGRAPH

Amos Rex (Helsinki) – GORS 5.2020 (Upcoming)  – Directors Nooa Kekoni and Jessica Piasecki

Järvenpään Teatteri (Järvenpää) – Ronja ryövärintytär 10.2019 – Director Essi Kaila

Pikkolo Teatteri (Turku) – Pelikaani – work in progress 11.2013 – Directors: Elsa Ervasti, Milla Minerva Mertanen, Janne Rehmonen ja Elina Väänänen

Ryhmäteatteri (Helsinki) – Huorasatu 1.2013 – Director: Sakari Hokkanen

Mikkelin Teatteri (Mikkeli) – Punaisten kukkien puutarha 9.2009 – Director: Pekka Laasonen

VOICE WORKS

Otava – Si parte! 2 – Italian textbook 2019

Otava – Si Parte! – Italian textbook 2018

Silencio Oy – Piccoli suicidi tra amici, by Arto Paasilinna – audiobook 2016

Silencio Oy – Ti prendo e ti porto via, by Niccolo’ Ammaniti – audiobook 2015

Arts Promotion Centre Finland – Ikiwanha-Ancient Vol. 2 – Director: Hannele Romppanen – artistic video 2015

Progetto atelier – Salvemini professor Gaetano, sovversivo – Director: Niccolo’ Bruna – documentary 2009

Mixer (Torino) – speaker for the educational CD-rom: Progest – 2008

Fondazione Donat Cattin – Il gruppo universitario antifascista torinese degli anni ’40 – Director: Davide Jervolino – documentary 2002

European Project MISTA – Storia, Arti e Sede nelle Valli del Marchesato di Saluzzo – documentary 2000

ILLUSTRATIONS

http://www.goriaillustrations.com

http://www.instagram.com/gabrielegoria

Exhibitions:

14-21.8.2022. Kuvan Tekijät – Tanssiteatteri Raatikko (Vantaa)

Published illustrations in books:

Elenjimittam, A. 2020. L’isola della beatitudine. Roma: Ecumenismo Cosmico Ora

Elenjimittam, A. 2021. Conversando con l’Eterno. Roma: Ecumenismo Cosmico Ora

PUBLICATIONS

Goria, Gabriele. 2022. “Meditazione e creazione artistica”. In: Conversazioni intorno al fuoco. Torino: Lindau.

Goria, Gabriele. 2018. “A Report on the Meditation-Room Experiment at CARPA 5”. Online journal Nivel. Accessed 13 May 2018. http://nivel.teak.fi/carpa5/gabriele-goria-a-report-on-the-meditation-room-experiment-at-carpa-5/ 

Goria, Gabriele. 2015. Active Silence – reinventing spirituality through art-research. Milano: Mimesis Edizioni.

Goria, Gabriele. 2014. “Moving the Silence”. In: Mimesis Journal. Torino: Accademia University Press.

Goria, Gabriele. 2014. “Gli eremiti non sono soli ma vivono di silenzio”. In: La Stampa. Year 148. Appendix to N. 157, p. 33