Editing Isabella Rossellini (section)

==Stage and live performance==
In 2004, Rossellini acted in an [[Off-Broadway]] production of [[Terrence McNally]]'s ''The Stendhal Syndrome'', with [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Replaces Langella in McNally's The Stendhal Syndrome Off-Broadway|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83271-Thomas-Replaces-Langella-in-McNallys-The-Stendhal-Syndrome-Off-Broadway|work=Playbill|access-date=17 February 2014|author=Ernio Hernandez|date=11 December 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222214733/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83271-Thomas-Replaces-Langella-in-McNallys-The-Stendhal-Syndrome-Off-Broadway|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>

Rossellini's friend, [[Carole Bouquet]], also a model who later became an actress, suggested that ''Green Porno'' could be transformed into a lecture format with a longer duration. Bouquet then introduced Rossellini to the French filmmaker and screenwriter, [[Jean-Claude Carrière]], and they created a 70-minute-long monologue that expands upon the ''Green Porno'' films. The structure of the performance is in accordance with the types of reproductive systems:
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Some animals reproduce with male and female; some animals change sex – they start female and they end male or vice-versa. Some fish do that. Some animals are hermaphrodites – they don't need anybody, they have both vaginas and penises. Then we have animals that don't need sex at all, they just clone themselves.<ref name="Time" /></blockquote>
In the live show, Rossellini explores the topics of homosexuality ("I think society has made the mistake of seeing the act of making love or mating as an act of reproduction, when actually it is used for other things, too. Animals use it for social events, bonding, solving conflict and so on.") and maternal instincts, and has explained that her research has influenced her perspective on societal notions of beauty: "If you look at nature, there is no perfection. Everything is always evolving and adapting according to whatever the environmental pressure. The more diversity there is, the more things are going to survive."<ref name="Time" />

Rossellini debuted the live version of ''Green Porno'' at the [[Adelaide Festival of Arts]] on 15 March 2014 and was warmly received by the audience. The show was the first of the 2014 program to sell out.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michaela|last=Boland|title=Isabella Rossellini's animal act wows the crowd|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/stage/isabella-rossellinis-animal-act-wows-the-crowd/story-fn9d344c-1226856344923|access-date=22 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=17 March 2014|archive-date=18 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318201557/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/stage/isabella-rossellinis-animal-act-wows-the-crowd/story-fn9d344c-1226856344923|url-status=live}}</ref> Much of the production and backstage documentary footage was shot and directed by her nephew, Tommaso Rossellini.

Rossellini's "smallest circus in the world", a stage play exploring the ability of animals to think, was premiered in May 2018, at the Jerome Robbins Theater of the Baryshnikov Arts Center. The play "addresses the scientific discoveries about animal minds, intelligence, and emotions. Joined onstage by various animals portrayed by Pan, her trained dog, Rossellini transforms herself into [[Aristotle]], [[Descartes]], [[B.F. Skinner]], [[Charles Darwin]], and more, to deliver a vivid monologue about the brilliance of the animal kingdom".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bacnyc.org/performances/performance/isabella-rossellini|title=Isabella Rossellini|date=10 May 2018|publisher=Baryshnikov Arts Center|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219082910/https://bacnyc.org/performances/performance/isabella-rossellini|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rossellini performed "Link Link Circus" (as in Ring Ring) as a benefit for The Gateway Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County, in [[Bellport, New York]], the south shore Long Island village where she is a local organic farmer. "Link Link Circus" is performed by Rossellini in a black and red ringmaster's tailcoat, with the assistance of her dog, Peter Pan, who performs a few tricks and is costumed as other animals including a chicken and a dinosaur. In addition to Rossellini and Pan, the production includes puppets, handled by puppeteer Schuyler Beeman, and still photos, home movies, animation and excerpts from her "Green Porno" film series projected on a large screen behind the set decorated with Rossellini's childhood toys, including a marionette stage and a toy upright piano, which Rossellini plays in the show. The set was designed by Andy Byers, who is also the costume designer and composer for the show. In promoting the show, which was performed twice at The Gateway, Rossellini appeared in Long Island's ''Newsday''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/long-island-events/isabella-rossellini-gateway-1.26981148|title=Isabella Rossellini in "Link Link Circus" at Gateway Playhouse|website=Newsday|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218202018/https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/long-island-events/isabella-rossellini-gateway-1.26981148|url-status=dead}}</ref> Proceeds from The Gateway production of "Link Link Circus" also benefited The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center, a non-profit located near Rossellini's Bellport home in [[Patchogue, New York]].

Rossellini has been a frequent guest narrator at [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at [[Walt Disney World]], most recently appearing in the 2019 and 2022 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/12/isabella-rossellini-to-narrate-the-candlelight-processional-dec-24-25/ |title=Rossellini Candlelight Narrator 2014 |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930103614/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/12/isabella-rossellini-to-narrate-the-candlelight-processional-dec-24-25/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>