ABSTRACT
Scenography is the manner, the technique and the art of organising this place and space, but before describing the dramatic space, which implies beginning with the analysis of the theatrical text meant to give form to it, it seems more natural to begin at the beginning: to discuss the physical space in which so many people gather. As a consequence, the conditions and forms of social and aesthetic activity are entirely unique and are less inclined towards the creation of a dramatic, literary, autonomous space. Indeed, streets, public squares, crossroads are there largely to allow for the movement of people from one point to the next, to allow people to randomly meet, stop and converse and perhaps even to set up a stall to sell things. If buildings in the twentieth century and all that went along with them became a social issue, and if the building of a theatre is significant, in all respects, for cities and for society.
