The performing arts group DOO – acronym for Divano Occidentale Orientale (name borrowed from the famous collection of poems West-East Divan by W. Goethe), was founded in January 2010 by Giuseppe L. Bonifati. Linda Sugataghy (HU) joined in 2013. DOO´s artistic project started in Italy and in the North of Europe (Denmark), and especially from the will to create and produce contemporary art through a deep research, offering it to youth and adults. DOO means VISION, AESTHETICS, ACTION. It is a wide-ranging project, a continuous journey across geographical borders. Since the beginning our main concern is one: how to deal with the unconscious and the unknown through art?
Since 2010, DOO has produced 35 works in 34 countries, supported by prestigious partners and institutions (see works). They have been hosted in theatres, museums, galleries & art festivals of international significance in Italy, Denmark, France, Costa Rica, Poland, BosniaHerzegovina, Hungary, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Iran, Brazil, Spain, India, Israel, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, USA, Romania, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Greece, Albania, Morocco, Belgium, see more
AWARDS
National Award “I Teatri del Sacro” by ETI (Italian Theatre Institute) Finalist “Kantor National Award” for new theatre groups National Dramaturgy Award “Alessandro Fersen” ***** Students Jury Award in Warsaw *****Special Mention International Theatre Award “TeresaPomodoro (Jury: Eugenio Barba, Lev Dodin, Frédéric Flamand, Jonathan Mills, Lluís Pasqual, Luca Ronconi)
“Spazi in Festa” by Culture Department – Municipality of Rome
MOVIN UP – Support to International Mobility for Italian Artists by MIBACT / GAI
***** ARTISTI MADE IN MARCHE by regional theatre circuit AMAT
Between 2010-2020 the group had its Artistic Residence atOdin Teatret(Holstebro, Denmark) and participated also in other program of residency in Europe & Central America, among them: Art Quarter Budapest (Hungary), Godsbanen (Denmark), Venice Biennale – Theatre (Venice, Italy), Guestroom Maribor (Slovenia), Citè International des Arts/Les Pepinieres (Paris, France). They are also behind the community based performance project Kunstpartiet (The Art Party), which between 2016-2019 had its headquarters at Bomhuset – Museum for Miniature Art, one of littlest museums of Denmark. It continues today through the mobile project Artbulance, supported by Creative Europe (2026-2028) and to be exhibited at the Prague Quadrennial 2027.
In 2021, Giuseppe L. Bonifati together with Linda Sugataghy, founded also Det Flyvende Teater (The Flying Theatre), the first theatre in the world based at an international airport in Billund, Denmark, continuing to create unique artistic experiences that invite audiences to reflect on socially and humanly relevant themes.
2025 marked the fifteenth anniversary of DOO Performing Arts Group, celebrating an international career known for innovative exploration in the performing arts, described by a French critic as “Theatre of Otherness,” inspired by philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas.
Artistic Director
Giuseppe L. Bonifati
Creative Producer Linda Sugataghy
Contributing artists
Alberto M. Guinaldo, Luigi Tabita, Fabio Pappacena, Roberta De Stefano, Adele Tirante, Antonio Merola, Maurizio Semeraro, Cecilia Di Giuli, Nelson Bispo Dos Santos, Paula Sancho, Francesca Palombo, Cheikh Tidiane Ndyae, Annagaia Marchioro, Caterina Moroni, Maria Laila Fernandez, Markus Karekallas, Daniel Bekè, Beatrice Vollaro,Cristina Secareanu, Visnja Obradovic, Ashai Lombardo Arop, Stefano Di Buduo, Lide Martinez Abaigar, Taylor Ayling, Nagy Emese, Jessica Simet, Várnagy Kristóf, Lide Martinez Abaigar, Claudio Passilongo, Cüneyt Pala, Milan Ujvari, among others.
