San Gallo Theatre, 22ndMay – 30th June 2008

Since 22nd May you have had the opportunity to visit a wonderful exhibition going back over the adventure of one of the most famous theatre tailor’s in Venice. In 2008 Stefano Nicolao, namely one of the most prolific representative of the Venetian creativity, celebrates his 25th year of activity in Venice and his 33rd year of activity as theatre tailor. The years from 1983 up to now have been a continual succession of prestigious national and international cooperation, from Venice to the Tibet and the Costume Institute of Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The films ‘Marco Polo’, ‘Farinelli’, ‘Elizabeth’, ‘The Merchant of Venice’, the works ‘Don Carlos’ at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, ‘Madame Butterfly’ at the Fenice, and  others, represent just a small part of the impressive production of costumes of Nicolao’s Atelier, corresponding to a work made by starting by an iconographical and historical study, where textiles and costumes are designed, created, produced and handled by observing pictures of past times, descriptions, original parts and studies on fashion.