Fuori Casa, a Casa — Theatre Residency

A theatre residency in the green hills of the Alessandria area

Fuori Casa, a Casa is the intensive residential session of Regula Contra Regulam Teatro, the association founded by Raúl Iaiza that defines itself as a "post-pandemic theatre" guided by the motto "Less identity, more becoming". The 9th edition will be held from July 1st to 5th, 2026, in Berzano di Tortona, a small town in the Province of Alessandria nestled in the hills of lower Piedmont, far from the city's pace.

This is not a festival with performances open to the public, but a training and research residency: a time and place dedicated to those who make theatre to focus on their creative path in a communal setting. The residency is the natural extension of the Bottega d'Azione, the workshop series that Iaiza conducts throughout the year.

Who is it for?

The experience is designed for independent artists and groups at any stage of their work: those who have a theatre project in mind, those who have already started a creation and are looking for intensive collaboration, those going through a creative crisis, and those who wish to start something new. The number of places is limited to ensure close, high-quality work.

The working method

The heart of the residency is the body-voice-relationship training, a collective practice that Iaiza intends not as a traditional course but as a space for stage craftsmanship. The days alternate between shared training sessions and moments of independent creative work, in a continuous dialogue between training and the staging process. For 2026, the theatre scholar Marco De Marinis, a leading figure in Italian theatre studies, is expected to attend as a guest.

A consolidated tradition

Now in its ninth edition, Fuori Casa, a Casa has become a staple in the Regula Teatro calendar, hosted over the years in various locations across Northern Italy immersed in nature. The choice of Berzano di Tortona confirms the residency's vocation to seek intimate settings, outside urban centers, where the dimension of "making a home" together becomes an integral part of the theatrical work.