This year’s Day of the Dead celebration, Raíz, is in the capable hands of Arturo Martinini, a young director from Italy making his Milagro — and U.S. — debut. Arturo began his career at a very young
age as actor, director and filmmaker. 
He has directed and toured with several theatre companies (performing
works from Lorca, Pasolini, Shakespeare and Barry), and has worked as an
independent filmmaker for notable organizations in Europe. Most recently
he acted in Romeo Castellucci’s latest work, Attore, il tuo nome non è
esatto.   The writings of Antonin
Artaud are lately his strongest influence regarding the relationship between
the public and the reality of the play.