World Theatre Day, March 27. Events in Ottawa and the Official Message from Dario Fo in English and in French.
Dario Fo, the actor, writer and director who inherited and transmitted the Commedia dell’arte tradition,won the Nobel prize in 1997,
Today, his official message for World Theatre Day (2013), published by the International Theatre Institute, follows in English and French, translated from Italian
English
A long time ago, the people in power resolved the intolerance against Commedia dell’Arte actors by chasing them out of the country.
Portrait of Dario Fo. Photo taken at the Venice Carnival in Italy, February 2009.
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