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Mistero buffo : comic mystery
- Title
- Mistero buffo : comic mystery [videorecording] / Production company, Compagnia Teatrale La Comune Milan ; written and directed by Dario Fo ; translation by Stuart Hood and Ron Jenkins ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc.
- Publication
- New York, c 1986.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 538 Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (143 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Dario Fo performs a series of comic monologs on a variety of topics, primarily in Italian, which is translated by Ron Jenkins. Fo also performs several pieces in imaginary, pseudo-languages, meant to suggest the sound of French, English, Bulgarian, etc.
- Alternative Title
- Mistero Buffo: a comic mystery play
- Comic mystery
- Subject
- Boniface VIII, Pope, -1303 > Drama
- John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 > Assassination attempt, 1981 > Drama
- Aristocracy (Social class) > Drama
- Italians > Ethnic identity > Drama
- French > Ethnic identity > Drama
- English > Ethnic identity > Drama
- Capitalism > Drama
- Cannibalism > Drama
- Man-woman relationships > Drama
- Papacy > Drama
- Religion > Drama
- Social conflict > Drama
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Note
- Copy of program available.
- This production was presented in conjunction with a show featuring Dario Fo's wife, Franca Rame, entitled Tutta casa, letto e chiesa. A videorecording of that production, taped at the Joyce Theater the same evening as this one, is available on NCOV 537.
- Portions of this show were performed by Dario Fo in imaginary languages, while supertitles in English were projected above his head. These supertitles are not visible in this videorecording, but are available on a separate disc, under the call number NCOV 538 (TITLES).
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Set and lighting by Lino Avolio ; company manager, Maria Nadotti ; stage manager, Walter Valeri.
- Performer (note)
- Starring Dario Fo and Ron Jenkins.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., June 7, 1986.
- Funding (note)
- Recorded with the financial assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts.
- Language (note)
- Performed in Italian with English translation. Some portions are performed in imaginary languages.
- Call Number
- NCOV 538
- OCLC
- 918336503
- Title
- Mistero buffo : comic mystery [videorecording] / Production company, Compagnia Teatrale La Comune Milan ; written and directed by Dario Fo ; translation by Stuart Hood and Ron Jenkins ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc.
- Imprint
- New York, c 1986.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Set and lighting by Lino Avolio ; company manager, Maria Nadotti ; stage manager, Walter Valeri.
- Cast
- Starring Dario Fo and Ron Jenkins.
- Event
- Videotaped at the Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., June 7, 1986.
- Funding
- Recorded with the financial assistance of the New York State Council on the Arts.
- Language
- Performed in Italian with English translation. Some portions are performed in imaginary languages.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Fo, Dario. Mistero buffo.Fo, Dario, director.Fo, Dario, actor.Hood, Stuart, 1915-2011, translator.Jenkins, Ronald Scott, translator.Jenkins, Ronald Scott, speaker.Avolio, Lino, set designer.Avolio, Lino, lighting designer.Nadotti, Maria, company manager.Valeri, Walter, stage manager.Compagnia Teatrale La Comune Milan, producer.New York State Council on the Arts.Character Generators/Video.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 538