Maria Beatrice Alonzi | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Author Producer |
Notable work | Il Libricino della Felicità (2019) |
Website | www |
Maria Beatrice Alonzi is an Italian author and producer.
After performing on various web and television programs such as Sex & Soccer, in 2015 she began creating one-woman live comedy shows on the Periscope app. [1] She has served as the executive producer of Teatro Stabile di Roma, where she has co-created stage pieces that combine elements of escape rooms and a stage play in 2018. [2] She has also performed in improvisational shows such as Teatro ef*ga, [3] as well as a solo stand-up show entitled Stand Up Baby in 2019. [4] Alonzi has developed live video interview programs with musicians and public figures, airing out of locations such as the Hard Rock Café in Rome. [5]
In 2017 Alonzi worked with the city police of Rome, Italy on an campaign against romantic partner violence, creating a video map of police stations and their distance from each of the city's subway stations. [6] She also developed digital dance pieces surrounding the hashtag #JustLeave, intended to support and highlight the plight of women in abusive relationships. [7] In addition, she has integrated her advocacy for ending mental health stigma into her artistic work and writing. [8] She has also provided TEDx talks in Cortina. [9]
Alonzi authored the book Il Libricino della Felicità in 2019, [10] which became a best-seller in Italy after initial self-publication. [11] She later wrote Non voglio più piacere a tutti - Trova il coraggio di amare chi sei e vivere la vita che vuoi (I don't want to please everyone anymore – Find the courage to love who you are and live the life you want) in 2021 on the publisher Vallardi. [12] In 2023 she then published her first novel: Noi, parola di tre lettere (A word of three letters) on the publisher Salani, [13] which has been described as a work that traces a generation that "rejects labels". [14] Later that year her book Tu non sei i tuoi genitori: Libera il tuo cuore dalle scelte di chi ti ha rovinato la vita, anche se non voleva (You are not your parents: Free Your Heart from the Choices of Those Who Ruined Your Life, Even if They Didn’t Mean To) was published by Sperling & Kupfer. [15] She has also published articles in magazines including Grazia. [16]
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