Website: https://digit.biblio.polito.it/pubdom.html
Status: ongoing
Period: February 2013 – present
Funding organization: Internal funding
Person(s) in charge: Giuseppe Futia (Nexa contact person)
Executive summary
In order to increase awareness on the Public Domain, the Nexa Center supported the initiative of the Libraries and Museum Area (former Library System) of the Politecnico di Torino, through a series of live performances of drama that revisiting the works of authors entered into the public domain.
Background
Like in previous years, the Nexa Center is supporting the organization of long-term initiatives for a “continuous celebration” of the public domain (some examples are “The Public Domain Manifesto” and “Public Domain Day” websites). In 2014, as evidence of the growing interest for the Public Domain, the University of Turin has been involved in order to host live performance initiatives of the actors of Fondazione Teatro Nuovo Torino. In 2013 prof. Marco Gilli, rector of the Politecnico, signed an agreement with the City of Turin – Turin’s Public Libraries and Fondazione Teatro Nuovo.
Objectives
The objective of this project is to make more people (students, professors, librarians, users of public libraries) aware of the richness and further potential of the public domain. To do that, the Libraries and Museum Area of Politecnico di Torino, in collaboration with the University of Turin, the Public Libraries of the City of Turin, the actors of Fondazione Teatro Nuovo Torino, and the support of the Nexa Center, is promoting a series of live performances, revisiting the works of some of the greatest writers and artists entered this year into the Public Domain.
Results
The 2014 activities to celebrate the Public Domain were defined starting from a public workshop/brainstorming, organized at the Central Library of the Politecnico on March 27th. Through live performances, actors of Teatro Nuovo propose some shows to students and citizens, first in library spaces of the Politecnico and the University of Turin, and then in some of the City of Turin libraries. On April 20th there was a live performance based on the works of the Italian architect, Carlo Nigra, at the “Castello del Valentino”.