Orazio Costa (6 August 1911 – 14 November 1999) was an Italian theatre pedagogist and director. Born Orazio Costa Giovangigli in Rome, Costa graduated at the

Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the a ...

in 1937, and after being assistant director of

Jacques Copeau Jacques Copeau (; 4 February 1879 – 20 October 1949) was a French Theatre, theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Before he founded the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris, he wrote theatre reviews for several Parisian journ ...

, in 1945 he started a long career as theatre director. He directed over 170 stage works. He founded and directed from 1948 to 1954 the Piccolo Teatro of the City of Rome. Devoted to pedagogy, Costa was an acting teacher of the Silvio d’Amico Academy from 1944 to 1976. He then moved to

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, where he collaborated with the Teatro della Pergola and further developed his educational system founding the "Centro di avviamento all' espressione funzionante" (Italian for "education center to functional expression"), active from 1979 to 1992. In 1996 Costa was honored with the title of Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic () is the most senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of Italy, President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking honour of the Republi ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Orazio 1911 births 1999 deaths Italian theatre directors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Academic staff of the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico