Beat '72, theatre research centre in Rome, Italy

Beat '72 is a theatre research centre founded in Rome in 1964 by Ulisse Benedetti, who directed it in the following years. It occupies premises on via Belli and was among the first Italian centres devoted to theatre and poetry research, staging other artistic performances as well. Artists such as Carmelo Bene, Franco Molé, Cosimo Cinieri and Otello Sarzi worked and performed there.

Founded in 1964 by Ulisse Benedetti, who directed it in the following years, Beat '72 opened in premises on via Belli in Rome as one of the first research theatres devoted to theatre and poetry. Artists such as Carmelo Bene, Franco Molé, Cosimo Cinieri and Otello Sarzi worked and performed there. It later organised festivals and reviews, supporting artists including Memè Perlini, Giuliano Vasilicò, Simone Carella, Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Federico Tiezzi, Sandro Lombardi, Ennio Fantastichini, Roberto Benigni and Mario Martone.

Founded in 1964 by Ulisse Benedetti in the rooms on via Belli, the centre was dedicated to theatre and poetry and hosted Carmelo Bene, Franco Molé, Cosimo Cinieri and Otello Sarzi. It later organised festivals and reviews that supported artists such as Memè Perlini, Simone Carella, Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Federico Tiezzi, Sandro Lombardi, Ennio Fantastichini, Roberto Benigni and Mario Martone.

The centre is on via Belli, in the Ludovisi area near via Veneto, and has no step-free access described in the sources. Seats are not numbered, so arriving early helps. The programme mixes theatre, poetry and other arts, so check what is on before travelling.

The centre was set up in 1964 in premises on Via Belli by Ulisse Benedetti, who directed it in the years that followed. Among the artists who worked and performed there are Carmelo Bene, Franco Molé, Cosimo Cinieri and Otello Sarzi. It is still active today.