Emanuelle delle Piane
Landis & Gyr Stiftung Residency
2004
Emanuelle delle Piane is an Italian-Swiss writer based in Provençe. She studied literature at the University of Neuchâtel, before pursuing further study in scriptwriting in France and the United States. Following this, Emanuelle spent several years in Paris, where she developed scripts for television and cinema and wrote her first play.
Since then, Emanuelle has written over thirty plays for both adults and children, as well as scripts for radio plays and short stories. Her texts have premiered in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Canada, Armenia, and are regularly performed. She is a member of the SSA (Swiss Society of Authors), of the Association of Neuchâtel and Jura Writers (AENJ), of AdS (Association of Swiss Authors) and of EAT France.
Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Switzerland
The Landis & Gyr foundation awards studio scholarships to Swiss artists and cultural professionals in London, Budapest, Sofia and Zug. Its London-based residency partnership with Acme was established in 1987, and provides six month long work/live opportunities for ten Swiss artists per year. Artists are selected for the programme directly by Landis & Gyr Stiftung and must demonstrate a track record of achievement in their field. Over two hundred visual artists, curators, writers, musicians and composers have benefitted from the programme. Residencies are based in Stepney, E1 and are available to Swiss residents only
For more information visit lg-stiftung.ch.
