Francesco Il Mercante

My name is Francesco Alessandrini, i was born the 20 septembre 1990 in Vigevano, Italy...
I have always had a strong passion for music , theater, street art and the freedom that it could have made me feel.
At the age of 17 I started small experiences as one man band, in the streets of the small villages that surrounded my hometown.
Gradually the performances has been developed, I met my current colleagues and we have created the company:"Circo l'Azione", thanks to we worked with music and circus shows in small and big events, theaters, festival and streets of Europe, including the Venice's carnival !
Later I started working through theater projects and my musical shows in schools, kindergartens, rehabilitation centers and hospitals, unusual places for a show, but which gave me a wonderful response from a different audience from the one met in street or theater.
This led me to start a university course in educational sciences, which helps me to give an educational perspective in addition to the performative to my shows.
The meeting with the director Jean-Paul Denizon and the guitar tecnic learned from Walter Lupi, was essential for further growth, and the creation of the new show: "A life of tin".