Fraternal Compagnia in Brazil with the project 'La Commedia dell’Arte nel mondo'
Fraternal Compagnia presents for the first time in Brazil the project ‘La Commedia dell’Arte nel mondo’ – a tribute to all the characters of Italian traditional theatrical culture and a vehicle to introduce the public to the world of the Commedia dell’Arte.
The project is developed in Brazil in co-operation with the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) in Salvador.
Starting from March 12, at the Escola de Teatro of the UFBA, the theatre company will hold some workshops on the use of masks and the use of body in the Commedia dell'Arte and on the creation of the stage elements –the leather mask, in particular.
Following, the training for the staging of the Portuguese version of two shows from the Fraternal Compagnia’s repertoire: Masquerade Mask, the performance ‘on’ Commedia dell’Arte that goes with an exhibition of 16 masks, and Captain Fracasse Or The Amazing Adventures of Baron de Sigognac, based on Théophile Gautier's novel.
For the Portuguese version of Captain Fracasse, director Massimo Macchiavelli will be accompanied by Professor Marcus Villa Gòis. Actor, master mask maker and trainer Luca Comastri will support Macchiavelli in the setting of the show and the students-actors in the creation of the leather masks.
Masquerade Mask will be on stage at the Teatro Martim Gonçalves of the UFBA on April 16 and 17, after some performances in the spaces of the project partners in Salvador (April 6 and 7 at ArtBrasil; April 13 and 14 at Arte em Todas as Partes).
Captain Fracasse will be on stage at the Teatro Martim Gonçalves of the UFBA from April 18 to 21.
From April 27 to May 12, the activities will go on in the region of Paraná in co-operation with Teatro do Alvorecer and Teatro Barracão in Curitiba, with further workshops and the staging of the Portuguese version of Masquerade Mask in Campo Mourão, Maringà, Florianopólis, and Curitiba.
- Masquerade Mask
more - Captain Fracasse
more - schedule and info