Hotel of Light

The Albergo della Luce project was conceived and implemented by the Social and Community Theater Center of the University of Turin in collaboration with the OTAF Foundation (Ticinese Childhood Assistance Opera) for the centenary of its history. The title of the project is inspired by the ancient name of the first building dedicated to OTAF one hundred years ago. The project, conceived according to the methodology of the Social and Community Theater, is based on the direct involvement of non-professionals in the creative process through a multiplicity of theatrical work methods and uses the methods of narrative theater to give voice to the many experiences of a community. The community narrative starts from the individual stories of its members and creates a great collective story. Each person revealed their own little piece of life, shared emotions and memories. The many fragments of life collected during the meetings were combined in the form of theatrical representation and narration and, with photographic documents and musical accompaniments, they went to reconstruct the history of the Albergo della luce.