ANTONIO VERGAMINI  was born in Bergamo in 1967

Antonio attended the convent elementary school of the Suore Orsoline in Bergamo and already at the age of 7 performed his role admirably as sandwich-man for their end of school year show. But in spite of his extraordinary success both with the critics and the public, he left the world of show business to take up other jobs such as waiter, dental technician's assistant, door-to-door salesman, billposter, and, unfortunately, banker for 6 years. This last experience and his meeting with Daniele Finzi Pasca convinced him to return to the theatre.

Antonio Vergamini joined Teatro Sunil in 1994. During those years, he worked as an actor, writer, and/or director on ten theatrical productions, including the play Visitatio, which was written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca and co-produced by Teatro Sunil and Montreal’s Carbone 14. He also co-wrote Tres Tristes Tangos and performed with Maria Bonzanigo and Hugo Gargiulo.  These plays have been performed in: Italy, Switzerland, France, Brazil, Austria, Uruguay, Spain, Mexico, Costarica, Canada, Bolivia, Perù, Portugal, Chile.

In 2005, Antonio became acting designer for Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo”, and he was part of the creative group for the closing ceremonies of the 2006 Torino Olympics. In particular he was responsible for the carnival court and rose-seller scenes and participated in the global conception of the show.

In 2006, he wrote, directed, and acted in five short films co-produced by Swiss Television.

In 2008 he wrote and directed the 50 minutes documentary “Ana”, also co-produced by Swiss Television (“Emilio Lopez Award” for Best Experimental Documentary in Festival del Documentario d’Abruzzo 2009).

He is the author and director of “Opéra Mobile” and in 2010 he will direct the show “Salto & Mortale”, produced by Théâtre Frenesì and Les Baladins and co-produced by Centre Culturel Neuchâtelois.

He is actually working as director of creation of  “Donka”, written and directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, a coproduction of Teatro Sunil and Chekhov Festival in Moscow.

Antonio lives in Porlezza, where he founded the Longuel cultural association. He has been directing and coordinating theatre courses in Switzerland and abroad since 1998.