Giovanni Morassutti

Giovanni Morassutti (born March 15, 1980 in Padua) is an Italian actor, theatre director, writer and artist. He is a graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and long time student and collaborator of John Strasberg.
Life and career
First he started as an intern at the Actors Studio, auditing and observing the sessions for one year and eventually becoming a student of Salem Ludwig at the HB studio. In 2001 he met John Strasberg, son of Lee Strasberg, with whom he has been studying and collaborating as a coordinator for his workshops in Italy and lately also in Berlin. While living and studying in America, Giovanni worked as an actor in several productions directed by Ellen Stewart, founder of La Mama e.t.c., Ted Mornel, Kathleen M. Wilce, and Gus Van Sant. In 2004 he returned to Italy where, after graduating from the National Film School in Rome directed by actor Giancarlo Giannini, he was cast in several roles in theatre, film, and television.
Cultural entrepreneurship and artistic practice
Giovanni Morassutti is the founder and artistic director of Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence which is an international art residency promoting artistic production and research that focuses on the development of the creative process and facilitates cultural exchange across borders.
Stage
Actor
* Cinque donne con lo stesso vestito (Five women with the same dress) directed by E.Pippo (2003)
*Diana Cantelma, directed by Ellen Stewart (2002)
* Io, Clarence, directed by Adelmo Togliani (2008)
* Copenhagen, directed by M. Dal Collo (2009)
* Talk to me like the rain and let me listen, directed by L.Vinciguerra (2009)
* Railroad, directed by Bryan Reynolds (2013-2019)
* The Queen of Hearts directed by Andrea Paciotto (2014)
* Anna Politkocskaja, In Memoriam, directed by Salvino Raco (2014)
Assistant director
* Ella´s secret directed by Harris Freedman (2012)
* Lovely head written by Neil LaBute, directed by Marco Calvani (2012)
* Tchaikovsky directed by Harris Freedman (2013)
Director
* Sola in casa, written by Dino Buzzati (2012)
Cultural events and workshops organized
* International residential workshop with John Strasberg (1st and 2nd edition). Art Aia-Creatives / In / Residence, Sesto al Reghena (PN), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, 2013,2014.
*Mappe fluide by art collective Marsala 11. Art Aia-Creatives / In / Residence, Sesto al Reghena (PN), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, 2014.
*La MaMa Umbria: Acting for the Camera. La MaMa Umbria International, Spoleto PG, Italy, 2015.
*Passerby -/- Wyatt Mills.Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany,2016.
*Substance of Painting- Peter Cvik. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2016.
*Dreams and reality- Photography by Charmaine de Eij Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2016.
* Ruinenlust - Emilia Lloret. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2016.
*Berlin art exchange (program 1) Carlo De Meo, Matteo Giuntini, Chloe Smith. Institut für Alles Mögliche of Berlin. Wedding, Berlin, Germany, 2016.
*Berlin acting Masterclass by John Strasberg (1st and 2nd edition) Tatwerk & SomoS, Neukölln Berlin, Germany. 2016,2017.
* Fountain road by Roger Thorp. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2017.
* A meteorological report Performance by Elsa Mencagli. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2017.
* Invisible Cities. Solo Show by Annelisa Leinbach. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2017.
* Berlin art exchange (program 2) Institut für Alles Mögliche of Berlin. Art Aia-Creatives / In / Residence, Sesto al Reghena (PN), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, 2017.
* paintings. Art Aia -La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2017.
* Jeunnehomme - pop up mozart Paintings by Kaoru Shibuta. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
* Shadow people Works by Magdalena Piech and Ted Titus. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
* Improvise Collecting of Landscape - paintings by Chung. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
* E as R. A motion-tracking sound and visual piece by Morgan Jenks. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
* James Devlin - Paintings. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
*Pop up exhibition with mixed media & collages of Sarah Wölker. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2018.
*Connected by a Thread. Arts Territory Exchange Residency in Sustainable Practice. Art Aia-Creatives / In / Residence, Sesto al Reghena (PN), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, 2018.
*Invisible endings are beginnings by Marie Bluestocking. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2019.
*Miracle Pictures -Paul Wesenberg. Museo di arte sacra conteporanea. Art Aia-Creatives / In / Residence, Sesto al Reghena (PN), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, 2019.
*Selection of Final Participating Artists in 8th and 9th Episode of URONTO Residential Art Exchange Program, Guest Curator, Dubolhati Palace in Naogaon District in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh, 2019.
*The Insescapability of you by Ted Titus and Shir Zilber. Art Aia-La Dolce Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2020.
Other work
Selected artworks
* Legacy, Collage: Paper, Watercolor on Canvas. Size: 6 W x 7 H x 0.1 in, 2020.
* Titianus, Collage: Paper, Watercolor on Canvas. Size: 12x17 cm, 2020.
* Winemaking, Collage: Paper, Watercolor on Canvas. Size 9x10.5x0.2 cm, 2020.
* Brothers, Collage: Paper, Watercolor on Canvas. Size: 11 W x 5 H x 0.1 in, 2020.
Books
* Foreword to Per scelta, per caso. Oltre l'Actors Studio by John Strasberg. Dino Audino Editore, 2016.
* Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence: The story of the foundation of the International art residency located near the Comune of Sesto al Reghena in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia-Giulia. Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020.
* Giovanni Morassutti - Quotes. Kindle Direct Publishing, 2020.