MAXIMILIAN BALDUZZI
Associate Director

Maximilian was born in a small village in the Italian Alps. For the past ten years, he has dedicated himself to the study and research of physical and vocal training for actors. His work is based in the creation of original exercises (actions) through rigorous daily practice.

Maximilian holds a degree in theatre from the University of Bologna. In 2003, he and director Anne Zenour founded the group Teatro della Pioggia in Siena. Maximilian also worked with Stefano Vercelli in Italy and with Mamadou Dioume, an actor with Peter Brook. He studied Balinese dance and song for six months with Guru I Made Bukel and Guru I Nyoman Tchandri in Bali. Maximilian's unique approach to theatrical training and composition is indebted to his work with these teachers.

Maximilian moved to New York City in 2008 and is in the process of working through fundamental questions about the nature and use of the actor's craft. Is there a place for rigorous, daily training in contemporary urban culture? How to remain faithful to one's teachers while making a new way, in a new city, without the benefit of traditional support? To live these questions fully is now a matter of life and death.

Contact: maximilian [at] urbanresearchtheater.com