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Nino
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"Behind the scenes"

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Biography

Nino Formicola born in Milan on 12/6/1953. After finishing classical high school he enrolled in Medicine, but his passion for theater and especially for comedy soon pushed him in another direction. He sets up his first courses together with a group of friends cabaret shows, but everything changes when one evening he meets Andrea, the man who will be his partner for almost forty years...

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Educational Programme

MATTER: THE BRILLIANT ACTOR AND THE COMEDIAN

The teaching module revolves aroundthe actor's craftsmanship, that is, that set of skills, experiences and tricks of the trade, which are the foundations on which to build a career as a brilliant actor or comedian. Being on stage is not easy and above all it is never the same. Every occasion and every place makes a story in itself. But first of all it is the experience that makes the difference and that is what the teacher will try to convey after a lifetime in contact with the world of entertainment, in front and behind the scenes.

METHOD

Starting from a theoretical approach necessary to understand the basic concepts, depending on the topic covered, exercises, simulations and discussions will be carried out between the teacher and the students.

In detail, the topics covered during the course are:

  • Brilliant actor or comedian
  • Theatrical times
  • The originality
  • The security
  • Limitation
  • Vulgarity
  • Political satire
  • Satire of manners
  • The dialects
  • Musica
  • Double meanings
  • Jokes
  • Politically correct
  • Female comedy (differences, the soloist, working in a group, vulgarity seen by women, choice of topics, make-up, mask, clothing)
  • Improvisation (culture, repertoire, safety net, understanding the audience, safety net, fake improvisation)
  • Comedy writing (writing a monologue, writing a joke, writing for a group, sidekicks, endings)
  • Tools of the trade (the press, the use of the image, the agents, the compromises, the use of the media, Using TV and not being used)
  • The different stages (the theatre, the squares, the conventions, the TV, the radio, the lights, the sound, the non-paying public, differences)

 

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Through the explanation of behind the scenes acting, the aim of the course will be to convey experiences and tricks of the trade, in order to develop the skills that are the basis on which to build a career as a brilliant actor or comedian. 

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