7 Day Creative Residency Theatre, Nature & Shared Living in Italy
7 Day Creative Residency Theatre, Nature & Shared Living in Italy
Agriturismo Oasi Battifoglia, Località Paradiso, Assisi, PG, Italia
Up to 16 in group
Aug 1 - 8, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Phhysical and vocal training
- Improvisation and group exercises
- Relational work and listening practices
- Collective creation
- Final performance
- Sharing food
About this Retreat
Actor, director, corporate trainer, storyteller, and Transactional Analysis counsellor, Igor Loddo is the creator of Transactional Theatre and the founding artistic director of Io Non Parlo Sono Parlato.
Trained at the Quelli di Grock theatre school in Milan, and a former member of Patrice Chéreau’s Italian acting company (Tristan und Isolde, Teatro alla Scala world premiere, 2007; De la maison des morts, Milan, Berlin, Paris), he has developed a unique methodology that bridges theatrical embodiment and psychological frameworks.
He is completing his three-year Transactional Analysis counselling practicum at Centro Berne in Milan.
Author, director, and screenwriter with a degree in Performing Arts, Noemi Punelli has been assistant director of the Assisi residency since 2018.
Co-screenwriter of the award-winning documentary Epigenetics: How Our Body Memorizes the World (Raw Science Film Festival, Los Angeles; Premio Filmagogia, Venice 2017), she brings a rigorous dramaturgical sensibility to the residency’s creative process.
Francesca Audisio is an experienced Event Manager and Project Leader with over 15 years of expertise in the programming, production and coordination of cultural, corporate and commercial events. She has developed a strong background in live performance and multidisciplinary projects, managing complex productions from concept to delivery.
Since 2016, she has been Head of Event Programming and Production at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli events.
During the retreat he takes care of the guests.
Details of this retreat
What do you do while you wait?
Not for a bus, not for a meeting, but for the permission to finally move, to finally become, to finally be yourself?
This is the question at the heart of the 17th edition of the Assisi Summer Residency, organized by Io Non Parlo Sono Parlato.
For one week in August, up to 16 participants gather in the ancient hills of Umbria to work through one of theatre’s most enduring masterpieces, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, using the unique lens of Transactional Theatre.
The retreat does not promise a resolution. It offers something rarer: a Threshold.
Vladimir and Estragon are on the road to a permanent threshold.
They wait.
And that waiting is the purest form of threshold theatre ever staged.
Godot is not an answer.
In Transactional Analysis terms, Godot is the script, the decision made by someone else, long ago, that keeps us frozen, waiting for permission that may never come.
But it is also the protective pattern that carried us to where we are now.
“Sometimes I feel it coming all the same. Then I go all queer. How shall I say? Relieved and at the same time… terrified.” — Vladimir, Act I
This is not just a theatre workshop.
It is a one-week immersive experience in which participants live and work together and explore theatre as a tool for presence, connection, and awareness.
The focus is not on performance alone — it is on the human experience behind it.
Each day includes:
physical and vocal training
improvisation and group exercises
relational work and listening practices
collective creation
Living together is an essential part of the process.
Meals, conversations, and daily life become part of the experience.
The residency takes place in the Umbrian countryside, offering a quiet and natural environment that supports focus and openness.
**NOTE: Before registration, we arrange a short introductory conversation with the course facilitator to align expectations, explain the participation format, and ensure the residency is a good fit for everyone. A form will be sent upon reservation.
Not for a bus, not for a meeting, but for the permission to finally move, to finally become, to finally be yourself?
This is the question at the heart of the 17th edition of the Assisi Summer Residency, organized by Io Non Parlo Sono Parlato.
For one week in August, up to 16 participants gather in the ancient hills of Umbria to work through one of theatre’s most enduring masterpieces, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, using the unique lens of Transactional Theatre.
The retreat does not promise a resolution. It offers something rarer: a Threshold.
Vladimir and Estragon are on the road to a permanent threshold.
They wait.
And that waiting is the purest form of threshold theatre ever staged.
Godot is not an answer.
In Transactional Analysis terms, Godot is the script, the decision made by someone else, long ago, that keeps us frozen, waiting for permission that may never come.
But it is also the protective pattern that carried us to where we are now.
“Sometimes I feel it coming all the same. Then I go all queer. How shall I say? Relieved and at the same time… terrified.” — Vladimir, Act I
This is not just a theatre workshop.
It is a one-week immersive experience in which participants live and work together and explore theatre as a tool for presence, connection, and awareness.
The focus is not on performance alone — it is on the human experience behind it.
Each day includes:
physical and vocal training
improvisation and group exercises
relational work and listening practices
collective creation
Living together is an essential part of the process.
Meals, conversations, and daily life become part of the experience.
The residency takes place in the Umbrian countryside, offering a quiet and natural environment that supports focus and openness.
**NOTE: Before registration, we arrange a short introductory conversation with the course facilitator to align expectations, explain the participation format, and ensure the residency is a good fit for everyone. A form will be sent upon reservation.
Schedule
Each day alternates 10 hours of intensive work with moments of sharing.
The structure is dynamic: intense morning rehearsals alternate with afternoon sessions of Transactional Theater, group exercises, and individual practice.
Evenings are spontaneous: film screenings, shared conversations, and a midweek party.
The week follows a well-defined arc:
• Day 1 — Arrival, welcome aperitif, opening ceremony. Preparation of the space and the group.
• Days 2-5 — Intensive work: rehearsals, scene and character analysis with the help of a tutor, physical training, individual sessions.
• Day 5 — Midweek meeting: a time to celebrate the results.
• Day 7 (August 7) — Two public events: open rehearsal at the Piccolo Teatro degli Instabili (11:00 a.m.) and final performance at the Oasi Battifoglia (8:30 p.m.). The residency culminates not with a refined show, but with a genuine act of presence: two public performances that condense the week's journey into a living score, one at the Agriturismo Oasi Battifoglia in an open-air theater, and the other in Assisi at the Piccolo Teatro degli Instabili, a small Italian theater housed in a deconsecrated church, a jewel of Italian architecture just steps from the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. Closing ceremony.
• Day 8 — Breakfast, farewells, and departure.
The structure is dynamic: intense morning rehearsals alternate with afternoon sessions of Transactional Theater, group exercises, and individual practice.
Evenings are spontaneous: film screenings, shared conversations, and a midweek party.
The week follows a well-defined arc:
• Day 1 — Arrival, welcome aperitif, opening ceremony. Preparation of the space and the group.
• Days 2-5 — Intensive work: rehearsals, scene and character analysis with the help of a tutor, physical training, individual sessions.
• Day 5 — Midweek meeting: a time to celebrate the results.
• Day 7 (August 7) — Two public events: open rehearsal at the Piccolo Teatro degli Instabili (11:00 a.m.) and final performance at the Oasi Battifoglia (8:30 p.m.). The residency culminates not with a refined show, but with a genuine act of presence: two public performances that condense the week's journey into a living score, one at the Agriturismo Oasi Battifoglia in an open-air theater, and the other in Assisi at the Piccolo Teatro degli Instabili, a small Italian theater housed in a deconsecrated church, a jewel of Italian architecture just steps from the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. Closing ceremony.
• Day 8 — Breakfast, farewells, and departure.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Associazione Culturale Io Non Parlo Sono Parlato, Agriturismo Oasi Battifoglia, Località Paradiso, Assisi, PG, Italia
Directions
The nearest airport is Perugia Airport, about 26 km from the property. To reach the property, take the Assisi train station (Assisi stop), where a shuttle will take you to the farmhouse.
Arrival by car
Via Bologna A14, exit at "Cesena Nord", continue towards Rome on the E7, after 170 km take the "S.M. Angeli - Assisi" exit.
Via Bologna A1, exit at "Valdichiana" and follow the signs for "Perugia - Cesena", after 85 km take the "S.M. Angeli - Assisi" exit.
Via Roma A1, exit at "Orte" and follow the signs for "Perugia - Cesena", after 95 km take the "S.M. Angeli - Assisi" exit.
Via Bari A14, exit at "Ancona Nord", follow the signs for Rome and exit at "Gualdo Tadino", follow the signs for "Assisi".
Once you reach Assisi, follow the signs for Gualdo Tadino.
As soon as you exit the Porta Perlici gate located in the upper part of the city, take the Subasio state road 444 for exactly 10 km.
Then take the first dirt road on the left that goes uphill and follow it for about 1 km.
Arrival by car
Via Bologna A14, exit at "Cesena Nord", continue towards Rome on the E7, after 170 km take the "S.M. Angeli - Assisi" exit.
Via Bologna A1, exit at "Valdichiana" and follow the signs for "Perugia - Cesena", after 85 km take the "S.M. Angeli - Assisi" exit.
Via Roma A1, exit at "Orte" and follow the signs for "Perugia - Cesena", after 95 km take the "S.M. Angeli - Assisi" exit.
Via Bari A14, exit at "Ancona Nord", follow the signs for Rome and exit at "Gualdo Tadino", follow the signs for "Assisi".
Once you reach Assisi, follow the signs for Gualdo Tadino.
As soon as you exit the Porta Perlici gate located in the upper part of the city, take the Subasio state road 444 for exactly 10 km.
Then take the first dirt road on the left that goes uphill and follow it for about 1 km.
Accommodation
The farmhouse offers five apartments with double bedrooms and is for the exclusive use of participants. Nestled in the Umbrian hills, it has a swimming pool and guarantees relaxation and privacy.
Program Price
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
The privately owned farmhouse is nestled in the Umbrian hills, far from roads and the chaos of the city. The workspace is outdoors and enjoys a picturesque view of Mount Subasio. In case of inclement weather, an indoor space is available. Here too, work takes place surrounded by the natural beauty of the hills and streams.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Participants will be provided with breakfast and dinner at the farmhouse, provided directly by the Association. Everything will always be plentiful and healthy.
For lunch, we suggest sharing grocerie
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Workshop / Seminar
- Welcome drink
- Breakfast and dinner
- Daily meditation classes
- Transportation during the retreat
- Group excursions/activities
- Professional event photos
- Parking
- Swimming pool
- Train station tranfer (from Santa Maria degli Angeli)
What's Not Included
- Airport transfers
- Flights costs
- Travel insurance
- Visa fee
- Additional treatments
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