Salvatore Ventura

Born in Palermo on August 14, 1991, he began his artistic journey in 2012. In 2013, he acted in the award-winning web series Shadows of the Plague. In 2014, he published a collection of poems in the Impronte series (Rome) and received a special mention at the Pentafoglio Prize in Palermo for L’uomo che oscilla (The Man Who Sways).
In 2015, he earned a diploma in Acting for the Promotion of Cultures and Arts at the Alibi structure and joined Maurizio Spicuzza’s workshop, taking part in productions such as Il mandato, Bullets Over Broadway, and Le cognate. That same year, he won the Bagaglio Cultura Prize for his short film Un Viaggio.
In 2016, he was admitted to the National Academy of Ancient Drama (INDA) in Syracuse, performing at the Greek Theatre under directors like Yannis Kokkos and Giorgio Barberio Corsetti. He graduated with Lysistrata by Aristophanes, directed by Massimo Di Michele.
In 2017, he co-founded B-LAterale, a company dedicated to original dramaturgy. He wrote and staged plays such as B.I.C. – Basta Immaginare Cose, Riflessi, X, and Sfasciatura.
Between 2019 and 2020, he joined the writing lab Opificio Incanto, led by Rosario Palazzolo.
In 2022, his play X reached the semifinals of the Anna Pancirolli Theatre Scholarship. Vedere was selected for the finals of the Città Laboratorio Prize and Teatro in cerca d’autore, receiving a special mention. With B-LAterale, he also won the Pim Off Festival’s First Prize and Audience Mention. That same year, Sfasciatura was a finalist in Drammi di Forza Maggiore.