Since 1989, the Voluptaria Cultural Association has studied, promoted and supported the theatre arts.
Its members have organised documentary exhibitions, displays, shows, meetings, and documentary video exhibits.
It has also become a promotional advocate for a centre for theatre studies and documentation through the creation of a theatre library, thanks to members and private donors.
In 1997, the Voluptaria Association was named by the heirs of Eduardo De Filippo as being responsible for cataloguing the materials contained within the Eduardo De Filippo Archives.
Its members have provided editorial and translation services for the Archividiteatro site.
Some of the initiatives sponsored by Voluptaria:
- The Persians - video-documentary of the play produced by INDA under the direction of Mario Martone. University of Naples, "Federico II" School of Architecture, May 1991, Mercadante Theatre as part of the Meditteranean Project directed by Maurizio Scaparro May 1992, TTVV Video-theatre Festival by Riccione ---June 1992, Seville Expò 1992.
- The Man with a Flower in his Mouth - spettacolo prodotto da Teatri Uniti, con Toni Servillo e Andrea Renzi. Selezionato come spettacolo dell'anno e proposto nel corso di una serata riservata ai soci. Napoli Teatro Sannazaro ottobre 1990
- Fugue for chance tragic-comic languages - play by Enzo Moscato Selected as play of the year with a special performance for members only. Naples Pliteama Theatre, October 1991
- Kirie - play written and directed by Ugo Chiti, with Isa Danieli. Selected as play of the year with a special performance for members only. Naples Politeama Theatre, October 1992
- From Ariosto to Kraus: the impossible theatre of Luca Ronconi - video, in collaboration with the Turin Theatre company. Naples, Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortes Museum, November 1992 Cortes, novembre 1992
- Goethe in Italy - in collaboration with the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, as part of the Faust Festival, Convention. Naples, Goethe Institute December 1992
- The Words to the Music - 10 performances dedicated to Neapolitan composers. Convention with the participation of the artistic directors of the main Neapolitan organizations, associations and orchestral groups. Naples, Galleria Umberto I 1993/1995. Naples International Music Festival, Maschio Angioino June 1995
- Odette Nicoletti, Zaira de Vincentiis, Giusi Giustino, Annalisa Giacci, Annamaria Morelli, Aldo De Lorenzo, Renato Lori: 7 exhibits dedicated to Neapolitan scenographers and costume designers. Naples, Galleria Umberto I 1993/1996
- Eduardo & Maccari - for the ten-year anniversary of Eduardo De Filippo's death, an exhibit dedicated to the collaboration between the two artists. Naples, Galleria Umberto I December 1994. Paris, Italian Cultural Institute, May 1995
- L'opera buffa napoletana - video-collage dedicato all'attività di Roberto De Simone. Mostra dedicata all'attività documentaria di Luciano Romano, fotografo di scena del Teatro di San Carlo. Napoli Galleria Umberto I giugno 1995
- Catalogazione dei materiali dell'Archivio storico del Teatro San Carlo ed organizzazione di tre mostre dedicate all'attività degli scenografi e dei costumisti che hanno operato dagli anni cinquanta presso il Massimo napoletano:
- Wagner at the San Carlo Theatre
- Traditional Scenography: Cristini, Benois, Parravicini
- Events, suggestions and research 1945/1970
Napoli Galleria Umberto I 1995/1996
- The Music is by Rossini - a play produced by Voluptaria Cultural Association, directed by Sergio Ragni. Naples, Galleria Umberto I October 1995. Naples International Music Festival, Palazzo San Giacomo Municipal Building, June 1996
- Filumena in arte Titina - exhibit dedicated to Titina De Filippo, Naples, San Carlo Theatre, October 1996, Rome, Eliseo Theatre, December 1996.
- Waiting for Maria Callas - spettacolo prodotto dall'Associazione Voluptaria, a cura di Sergio Ragni. Napoli Galleria Umberto I febbraio 1997
- Così fan tutte - opera concert form, produced by Voluptaria Cultural Association in collaboration with the Vox Lyrica Association. Naples, Galleria Umberto I April 1997. Naples International Music Festival, Convitto Vittorio Emanuele June 1997
- Cenerentola - opera in concert form, produced by Voluptaria Cultural Association in collaboration with the Vox Lyrica Association. Naples, Curcio Foundation, November 1997
- Satanella and other Traviatas - Opera produced by Voluptaria Cultural Association, directed by Michael Aspinall. Naples, Centro di Musica Antica of the Pietà dei Turchini Chapel, February 1998. Naples, Sala Ferrari October 1998
- Via Toledo at Night and the Music of the Blind - video produced by RAI television directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, in collaboration with the Sala Ferrari, Naples November 1998
- Eleonora, part of the bicentennial celebrations of the Neapolitan Republic of 1799, an exhibit dedicated to the play written by Roberto De Simone, Paris Italian Cultural Institute April 1999. Naples State Archives, December 1999. Grenoble, Musée de la Révolution Française April 2000.
- eduardo1900-2000 one hundred years - in collaboration with the Italian Theatre Organization, a celebratory exhibit for the 100 years since Eduardo De Filippo's birth. Naples, Maschio Angioino December 2000. Rome, Museum of Musical Instruments, February 2001. Florence, La Pergola theatre April 2001
- Sabato, domenica e lunedì - in collaboration with the Centre for Theatre Studies in Rome; an exhibit accompanying the play produced by Teatri Uniti and directed by Toni Servillo. Rome, Argentina Theatre, January 2003
- La memoria alla rovescia - per l'inaugurazione del teatro stabile della Città di Napoli, mostra dedicata alla ventennale collaborazione tra la scenografa Margherita Palli e Luca Ronconi in occasione dello spettacolo "Peccato che fosse puttana" di John Ford. Napoli, Teatro Mercadante dicembre 2003

Publications edited by the Association:
Scene Designs, Neapolitan Scenographers and Costume Designers
Eduardo & Maccari (second edition)
Eduardo De Filippo Archives: playtexts
Eduardo De Filippo Archives: press cuttings
Eleonora (third edition)
Eduardo 19002000 one hundred years exhibit catalogue (second edition)
Napoli milionaria 2003 published for the occasion of the revival of Eduardo's masterpiece, produced by Luca De Filippo and directed by Francesco Rosi.

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