A documentary filmmaker disappears without a trace. His name is Angel Forloi. What remains are contradictory accounts, fragments of his work, hypotheses, gaps. Noir is an investigation that seeks to give shape to this absence, inhabiting a void that continues to elude every explanation. Blending true crime atmospheres with investigative theatre, Forloi’s disappearance becomes a mirror of a present that resists every attempt to be grasped and seems to leave no room for alternatives.
Noir chooses to remain within this darkness, opening a passage towards doubt and imagination, into those territories of existence where something is still possible.
As part of Anni Luce, the Romaeuropa Festival section dedicated to the future of the Italian performing arts scene, Rai Radio 3 and Romaeuropa are organising an open assembly bringing together artists and audiences of the new generations.
A moment for exchange and discussion, exploring creative paths, perspectives and transformations within the contemporary scene. Moderated by Lorenzo Pavolini and Serena Spanò.
Usine Baug is a theater collective formed in 2018 from the meeting of Ermanno Pingitore, Stefano Rocco, Claudia Russo, and Emanuele Cavalcanti. The group develops shared creations without fixed roles, leveraging individual skills within a collective process. Their work weaves together prose theater, movement, and visual languages to tackle contemporary political and social themes. A finalist for the Premio Scenario in 2019 with Calcinacci and for the Premio Scenario Infanzia in 2020 with Sweet Haka, the collective won the Premio Scenario Periferie in 2021 with Topi. Recent projects include Ilva Football Club and Un viaggio che non abbiamo fatto. In 2024, they won the Forever Young award with the project Anse, conceived and created in collaboration with Mezzopalco. In 2025, they received the Hystrio Iceberg Award as the best emerging company. Alongside its artistic production, the company maintains an intensive pedagogical activity in both national and international contexts.
from the documentary Noir by M. Forloi
Direction and Dramaturgy Usine Baug
Video Content Angel Forloi, Pietro Pingitore
Research and Interviews Angel Forloi, Pietro Pingitore, Usine Baug
With Ermanno Pingitore, Stefano Rocco, Claudia Russo
With excerpts from the work of Angel Forloi
Lighting and Technical Direction Emanuele Cavalcanti
Assistant Director Massimo Giordani
Live Video Consultant Stefano Colonna
Set Design: Joanna Tedde
production La Corte Ospitale, Campo Teatrale
with the contribution of Ministero della Cultura, Regione Emilia-Romagna e Regione Lombardia
Selected as part of “Futura – Lo spettacolo in Lombardia” – 2026/2027 Edition
Special thanks to Laila Forloi, Alessandra Beltrame, Erica Magagnato, Gionata Soncini, Luca e Fabio Maniglio, Rossella Guidotti, Straligut Teatro, Progetto Palco 25, Il Casale, Mombao, Teatro Gioco Vita, Federica Ferri, Giulia De Filippis, Eleonora Lodesani
