Marco Nica
Marco Nica (born 1973) is an Italian theater and cinema actor, director, writer, and poet.[1]
Early life and education
Marco Nica was born in Rome in 1973.[2] He developed an interest in drama at an early age and began participating in theater in his youth. By his late teens, he became active in Rome's local theater scene.[2][1]
Career
Theatre
Nica began directing and acting in stage productions in 1991, frequently presenting works by Italian playwrights such as Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo, Dario Fo, and Carlo Goldoni.[2] He became active in Rome's theatre community through comedic and classic productions. One of his original revue shows, Varietà per varie età, revisited five decades of Italian comedy and received the Best Show award at Rome's 2014 "Trastestorie" contemporary playwriting competition. He both directed and performed in the production.[2][3]
Film
In 2007, Nica co-conceived and co-wrote the feature film C'era una volta Rugantino, in which he also served as the lead actor.[4] It was inspired by Rome's folk traditions and was included in the Italian national film catalog (ANICA). Later, it also featured on the Rai Tre program Cominciamo Bene – Prima.[2]
Literature
Nica has written several novels and thrillers, including Ægyptvs (2008), Il tempio dell'Imperatore (2009), and Così è (se mi pare) – Storia di un attore (2010), as well as a novelization of C'era una volta Rugantino (2011).[2] He is also active as a poet, publishing collections in Italian and in the Romanesco dialect. His poetry include the debut collection Senza aver paura (2007) and the dialectal anthology Ahó! – Poesie de Roma mia (2015).[5] The latter has been noted for its portrayal of Roman life and language.[5][1]
Awards and recognition
References
- 1 2 3 4 "MARCO NICA - Premi a non finire per l'artista anziate" [MARCO NICA - Endless awards for the artist from Anzio] (PDF). ilgranchio.it (in Italian). p. 20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-02-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Varietà per varie età… Bis! - Spettacoli". Oggi Roma.
- ↑ "CinemaItaliano.info - Tutto il nuovo cinema italiano lo trovi qui". www.cinemaitaliano.info.
- 1 2 ""Ahó! – Poesie de Roma mia", Biblioteca Testaccio, Roma, 20 novembre 2015". November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "2021 RASSEGNA PREMIO FRANZ KAFKA ITALIA ® XI ED. CULTURA CARRIERA IMMAGINAZIONE « Premio Franz Kafka Italia".
- ↑ "Il Litorale - Numero 7/2024". IlPontino.