Teatro Povero di Monticchiello: Community-based Social Innovation and Intangible Heritage in Rural Tuscany

Marko Senčar Mrdaković · 2025 · Traditiones

Summary. Teatro Povero di Monticchiello in rural Tuscany stages autodrama annually, blending community participation with cultural heritage. The paper shows how this fifty-year practice functions simultaneously as intangible heritage and social innovation, driven by place attachment, collective memory, and collaborative leadership. Local residents view autodrama as both cultural preservation and a vehicle for social change.

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  title   = {Teatro Povero di Monticchiello: Community-based Social Innovation and Intangible Heritage in Rural Tuscany},
  author  = {Marko Senčar Mrdaković},
  journal = {Traditiones},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.3986/traditio2025540106},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3986/traditio2025540106}
}

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DOI

10.3986/traditio2025540106

Countries

Italy

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, indigenous-innovation

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2026-04-28