Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Fabrizio is a university assistant/PhD candidate at the University of Vienna and a performing arts practitioner. Based in China between 2009-2019, Fabrizio’s performance practice includes his activity as producer, curator and dramaturg. Between 2016-2019 Fabrizio served as Artistic Director at Ibsen International. He given guest lectures at institutions including the Danish National School of Performing Arts, University of Sydney, University of Oslo and University of Florence. He collaborated with several European and Chinese organizations including Beijing Fringe Festival, Beijing Theatre Olympics (2014), Guangzhou Dance Festival, Shanghai Dance Biennale (2019).
Research interests
Research interests include: performance practices in the Chinese-speaking region; experimental and postdramatic performance; dance theatre (tanzteater) and dance dramaturgy; feminist and queer performance; documentary film and theatre; performance artivism (art+activism).
Education/Academic qualification
Dramatic Literature, Research residency, Central Academy of Drama (CAD)
Sept 2009 → Sept 2010
Chinese Studies, MA, SOAS University of London
Sept 2008 → Sept 2009
Intercultural Studies, BA, University of Florence
Sept 2002 → Feb 2007
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Performing Postsocialism in Twenty-First-Century China
Ferrari, R. (Project Lead), Massini, F. (Co-Lead), Li, Y. (Co-Lead), Huang, O. (Cooperation Partner), Meng, J. (Cooperation Partner), Dai, F. (Cooperation Partner), Song, X. (Project Coordinator) & Zhang, T. (Scientific Project Staff)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research funding
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Between ‘Artivism’ and ‘Actionism’: Feminist performance in postmillennial China
Massini, F., 3 Jun 2025, In: Performance Research: a journal of the performing arts. 29, 3, p. 137-147 11 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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Performance Cultures as Epistemic Cultures, Volume I: (Re)Generating Knowledges in Performance and: Performance Cultures as Epistemic Cultures, Volume II: Interweaving Epistemologies by Erika Fischer-Lichte et al
Massini, F., 11 Sept 2024, Asian Theatre Journal, 41, 2.Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Book/Film/Event review
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"When" does "Chinese feminism" become "performance"?
Massini, F., 2023, (In preparation) The Routledge Companion to Feminist Performance. Routledge, Taylor & FrancisPublications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
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Watching Theatre Festivals All Over the World
Massini, F. (Speaker)
21 Nov 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public
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Beijing International Fringe Festival, a longitudinal study
Massini, F. (Selected presenter)
9 Jun 2025 → 13 Jun 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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International Symposium: The Stories (in the) Constructed
Kam, L. W. M. (Organiser), Massini, F. (Contributor), Ferrari, R. (Contributor), Bajgerova Verly, M. (Contributor), Choi, D. (Contributor), Kikabhoy, H. (Contributor), Huang, S.-M. (Contributor), Lu, S.-H. (Contributor) & Punkarthofer, F. (Contributor)
9 May 2025Activity: Academic events › Organisation of ...