reviews
“Sometimes even when a show is clearly born out of a specific moment in time, a specific movement in the collective culture, the themes it touches on remain eternally relevant. Until Dark is such a piece. (…) A complex piece that handles difficult subject matter skillfully and delicately, talking about explanations for behavior without ever making excuses, Until Dark is a powerful show.” - Arts Independent, on “Until Dark”, by Callie Stribling, Feb ‘24, NY, USA
“Deep, thought-provoking theater. Playwright Federica Borlenghi has created an evening of sibling fun and rivalry, and a deep, deep longing for connection and love in all its forms: parental, sibling, and friendship.” - The Front Row Center, on “Until Dark” by Holly Harms, Feb ‘24, NY, USA
“Until Dark’ needs to be seen. (…) as it’s written well, it is able to confront relevant and controversial themes." - La Voce di New York, on “Until Dark”, by Luciana Capretto, Feb ‘24, NY, USA
“In emotional power, opening night of writer-director Federica Borlenghi's UNTIL DARK exceeded anything I've seen in a long time. (…) The murky depths of the play, unfathomably painful. (…) To call it a play about consent is overly simple; it is about concealment and law and memory; about what it means to share a past. (…) If you are a theatergoer in New York, go. Just go.” - Personal blog, by John Osburn, on ”Until Dark”, Feb ‘24, NY, USA
“A gripping tale (…) Federica Borlenghi’s writing is unique and genuine, presenting a story of abuse of authority, boundary betrayal, and nonconsent that is thus-far rarely told but all too real and pervasive.” - Showtunes, by Jim Catapano, on ”Until Dark”, Feb ‘24, NY, USA
“Overall, Borlenghi has crafted a very powerful play that I look forward to seeing more of.” - OnStageBlog on “Synergy” at Denver Fringe, Jun ‘21, CO, USA
“The production, directed with a straightforward, accessible economy by Federica Borlenghi, never lingers to allow us to catch our breath and figure out what all the exuberant turmoil on stage means or represents. Yet our attention never drifts. We’re in the moments. The characters display a perfectly pitched, uniform complacency, which keeps us disconcertingly on-edge. Which is as it should be: Borlenghi wants us to watch, respond instinctively, and then figure it all out later. This is a wise artistic choice, as contending with Müller’s themes and philosophical conundrums turns out to be one of the chief and most enjoyable charms of the play itself” - NEW YORK SPLASH MAGAZINE Feb 2020, “on HOW TO BE A MONSTER, THE TANK, NY, USA
“The tension in this play was built up beautifully.” - OnStageBlog on “Recipe for a Witch Hunt”, Manhattan Repertory Theater, Aug 2019, NY, USA
Interviews
“Theater can be such a powerful tool to provoke necessary questions and offer mirrors on society. I hope to offer the audience an opportunity to reflect on the consequences of not addressing trauma. Specifically, on the results of not having a proper sexual education. I believe that ignorance needs to be met by education. Otherwise, there can’t be any true progress.” - ARTIUM OMNI
“…My favorite thing is to write bilingual stories! I love writing about language, and about communication. I’ve always been in multilingual environments, and I mostly collaborate with multicultural artists, and I care deeply about sharing our experience and our stories.” - ITALICSMAG
“(…) Through theater, she investigates unaddressed societal issues, including themes of familial separation, cultural alienation, bilingualism, contemporary womanhood and dysfunctional relationships.” - THEVILLAGESUN
“You will always be your worst critic.” - THRIVEGLOBAL
“…I had to unlearn – correction, I am still attempting to unlearn – that my worth and success as an artist is measured by the amount of work I am producing and sharing.” - CANVAS REBEL
“…writing was my first love in terms of medium. It’s still how I navigate the world, how I process it, and understand it.” - VOYAGEATL
“We often learn to suppress and hide our feelings from a very young age and let memory and time take care of the most difficult ones. As a result, these often manifest later on in our lives in forms of anxiety, depression, toxic and even disruptive behavior. How incredible and how much easier would it be if we were given the chance to receive an education from earlier on on how to deal, process and heal traumas through artistic processes! - MEDIUM
“Federica Borlenghi Displays Creative Edge in Theater as Producer and Director” - IndieActivity
“…I strive to continue promoting and presenting innovative work, and make ingenious use of unconventional theatrical spaces.” - MEDIUM
“Federica is tirelessly working towards the promotion of new and innovative art, as well as the spreading of joy and creativity in whatever medium she chooses to work in at the time. The essence of multidisciplinary art is to be a master of and passionate about many things at once. Federica embodies this essence in the way many mediums she operates in, in the versatility of her directorial pursuits as well as her altruistic work as promoter of those in her community.” - CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE PRACTICE MAGAZINE
“This year, Vittorio Capotorto decided to also commission young writer Federica Borlenghi, with the desire and goal to provide a platform to new voices in the theater scene” - LA VOCE DI NEW YORK
“Artistic Director of HERE WE GO, Federica Borlenghi, who is used to thinking “out of the box” decided to approach social distancing creatively” - Il Polo Positivo
THE WORK AND STORY OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST FEDERICA BORLENGHI - art week