Marco Paolini

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Marco Paolini
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Born (1956-03-05) March 5, 1956 (age 66)
Belluno, Italy
Occupation Stage actor, theatre director, dramaturge and author
Nationality Italian
Genre Narrative theatre
Civil theatre
Website
www.jolefilm.com
Marco Paolini, 2008 Marco Paolini2.jpg
Marco Paolini, 2008

Marco Paolini (born March 5, 1956) is an Italian stage actor, theatre director, dramaturge and author. [1]

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Personal background

Paolini is the son of a railroad engineer and a housewife from Belluno, Italy. In the 1970s, he moved to Treviso and started working in theatre. [1]

Professional background

Paolini's repertory includes civil theatre. [2] His performances usually consist of monologues with frequent use of the Venetian language, irony and satire. Inspired by Dario Fo, he is an Italian exponent of narrative theatre. [2] [3]

Until 1994, Paolini worked with various theatre groups, including Teatro degli Stracci, Studio 900 of Treviso, Tag Teatro of Mestre in Venice and Laboratorio Teatro Settimo. [1] In 1995, received the Ubu Prize for writing Il racconto del Vajont (translated: The Vajont Tale), which was dedicated to the disaster of the Vajont Dam in Italy. The ceremony aired on Rai 2 Italian television. [2] [4]

Since 1999, he has produced his own works with his company JoleFilm. He has also collaborated with the Italian folk band I Mercanti di Liquore, along with the lead singer, Lorenzo Monguzzi. [5]

Theatre [6]

Marco Paolini after the piece ITIS Galileo in Teatro Ponchielli of Cremona, jan., 11th, 2012. Marco paolini galileo jan 11th 2012.jpg
Marco Paolini after the piece ITIS Galileo in Teatro Ponchielli of Cremona, jan., 11th, 2012.

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