Elizabeth LeCompte, director and
founder of the Wooster Group, is the Golden Lion for Lifetime
Achievement of the Biennale Teatro 2025, the Venice Biennale
foundation announced Tuesday.
The Silver Lion has been awarded to the Swiss actress Ursina
Lardi, an interpreter and author of a theatre with a strong
political commitment.
The awards were made by the Board of Directors of the Venice
Biennale upon the proposal of Willem Dafoe, Director of the
Theatre sector.
he awards ceremony will take place during the 53rd International
Theatre Festival.
LeCompte will receive the Lion on Sunday 1 June, while Lardi
will be awarded on Saturday 14 June.
photo: Dafoe
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