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Dario Fo

    March 24, 1926 – October 13, 2016

    Dario Fo was an Italian satirist, playwright, and theatre director whose work employed the comedic methods of the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte. His dramatic output, popular with the working classes, reflected a sharp, satirical lens on society. Together with his wife, he led a theatre company where his performances came alive through exceptional acting.

    Dario Fo
    Dario Fo. Malerei, paintings 1945 - 2012
    Francis, the Holy Jester
    Methuen Modern Plays: Archangels Don't Play Pinball
    Accidental Death of an Anarchist
    Mistero Buffo
    Master Breasts
    • Master Breasts

      Objectified, Aestheticized, Fantasized, Eroticized, Feminized by Photography's Most Titillating Masters

      • 110 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Photographs of breasts are everywhere: in museums, on book covers, in fashion ads, and on posters. Alluring symbols of womanhood, breasts have fascinated generations of image makers. Here, for the first time between two covers, is the breast in photography: the titillating breast, the maternal breast, the aging breast, and the symbolic breast.

      Master Breasts
      4.1
    • Mistero Buffo

      • 122 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      A triumphant transformation of mediaeval mystery plays into radical political theatre

      Mistero Buffo
      4.1
    • Accidental Death of an Anarchist

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      In its first two years of production, Dario Fo's controversial farce, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, was seen by over half a million people. It has since been performed all over the world and is widely recognised as a classic of modern drama. A sharp and hilarious satire on political corruption, it concerns the case of an anarchist railway worker who, in 1969, 'fell' to his death from a police headquarters window.This version of the play was premiered in London in 2003.Commentary and notes by Joseph Farrell.Content: Dario Fo Plot Commentary Further reading Accidental death of an anarchist NotesQuestions for further study.

      Accidental Death of an Anarchist
      4.1
    • Offering many parallels for contemporary society and politics, this novella features Francis who uses the power of words to oppose the authorities.

      Francis, the Holy Jester
      3.5
    • Bezahlt wird nicht!

      • 94 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Nachw. v. Jungblut, Helga ; Chotjewitz, Peter O. 94 S. N.-A.

      Bezahlt wird nicht!
      4.8
    • Kleines Handbuch des Schauspielers

      • 399 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Das ist Fo's 400seitiges Hauptwerk, seine höchst fröhliche Wissenschaft vom Theater, eine kenntnis- und materialreiche Theatergeschichte ebenso wie eine Schule der Komödianten, entstanden aus den Traditionen und Travestien eines universellen kulturellen Erbes - eine Summe seines politisch-moralischen wie innovativ-unterhaltsamen Werkes. Mit einem Beitrag von Franca Rame.

      Kleines Handbuch des Schauspielers
      5.0
    • Le commedie di Dario Fo VIII

      Venticinque monologhi per una donna

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Quasi tutti i monologhi raccolti in questo volume sono stati scritti a quattro mani da Dario Fo e Franca Rame. Un'idea dell'uno o dell'altra diventava un "trattamento", poi veniva discussa, più o meno vivacemente, e infine sceneggiata. Ma, come ricorda Fo, il maggior lavoro di elaborazione è avvenuto direttamente sul palcoscenico: "sera dopo sera, Franca, valendosi dell'apporto del pubblico, che è sempre il nostro più valido collaboratore, variava ritmi, struttura dei periodi, sveltiva i passaggi, aggiungeva o toglieva battute... Feydeau diceva che scrivere testi per attori femmina è un lavoro immane perché difficilissimo è riuscire a travestirsi da donna calzando oltre la pelle anche il suo cervello. Per me è stato piuttosto facile, il cervello per il travestimento l'ho sempre avuto a domicilio: era quello di Franca".

      Le commedie di Dario Fo VIII
      4.1
    • In questo libro quindici autorevoli giornalisti propongono una visione critica del mercato mondiale. In questo panorama nulla sfugge alla vendita: dalla democrazia all'informazione, dalla natura alla guerra. Tutto ha un prezzo e tutto è merce.

      Tutto in vendita. Ogni cosa ha un prezzo. Anche noi
      4.0