This book focuses on Romeo Castellucci s theatrical project, exploring the ethical and aesthetic framework determined by his reflection on the nature of the image. But why does a director whose fundamental artistic tool is the image deny this key conceptual notion? Rooted in his conscious distancing from iconoclasm in the 1980s, Castellucci frequently replaces this notion with the words symbol, form and idea .

As the first publication on the international market which presents Castellucci s work from both historical and theoretical perspectives, this book systematically...