Theatre and Quality of Life: Structures, Practices, Actors (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783032097309)

Paolo Corvo is Associate Professor at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, where he teaches travel cultures and social change, and social video design of food. He in interested in topics related to cultural consumption, with special reference to the relationship between food, TV series, cinema and theatre performances, food and consumption, sustainable food and wine tourism, and indicators of quality of life, well-being and happiness. He has carried out researches and training activities for public and private corporations on arguments related to cultural sociology, tourism and the socio-economic development of the territory, the processes of globalization and civil society.

Ilaria Riccioni is Associate Professor of General Sociology at the Free University of Bolzano, italy. She received her Ph.D. in Theory and Social Research at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" on the social anticipation of the Avant-garde art of Futurism. She is since 2018 President of the Research Committee of the Sociology of Arts at the ISA, International Sociological Association. She has been doing research and seminars in Italy, France, Austria, UK, USA and Australia on social theory, cultural studies and art as factor for social anticipation and change. She has been developing research on multiculturalism in bilingual regions, arts as factor for social cohesion and political participation and recently is carrying out research on the social and political impact of the theatre.