Dario Fo : revolutionary theatre / / Tom Behan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822460703321
• Autore: Behan Tom <1957->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Sterling, Va., : Pluto Press, 2000
• ISBN: 1-84964-507-8; 0-585-42764-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 852/.914
• Soggetti: Theater - Italy - History - 20th century; Experimental theater - Italy - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Brief Chronology -- Introduction -- 1. The Bourgeois Period -- Challenges to the System -- On the Wavelength of Lies -- Back to the Theatre -- The Break with the Bourgeoisie -- 2. The Revolutionary Period -- A New Audience -- The Politics of New Scene -- The Break with Reformism -- The Commune -- The Gathering Storm -- Chile: The End of the Parliamentary Road to Socialism -- Palazzina Liberty -- 3. Accidental Death of an Anarchist -- The Strategy of Tension -- The Genesis of the Play -- Smashing the State -- Attempted Obliteration of an Anarchist -- The Frame-up of the Anarchist's Friends -- Conclusion -- 4. Can't Pay? Won't Pay! -- Upturns, Downturns and Autoriduzioni -- Life Imitates Art -- The Continued Success of the Play -- 5. Mistero Buffo -- Mistero Buffo in History and in Theory -- Mistero Buffo in Practice -- The Vatican's Response to Mistero Buffo -- On Writing and Performing -- Breaking the Fourth Wall -- The Power of Laughter -- 6. The Downturn Period -- Left-wing Terrorism and Trumpets and Raspberries -- Maoism and Marxism -- Exit Stage Left? -- The End of the Regime -- Conclusion -- Dario Fo, Nobel Prizewinner - A Mistero Buffo? -- Appendix A: Fo's Theatrical Coup -- Success -- Appendix B: An 'Intervention Show' in Brescia -- Appendix C: A Telegram to The Commune -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Bourgeois Period -- Chapter 2 The Revolutionary Period -- Chapter 3 Accidental Death of an Anarchist -- ; Chapter 4 Can't Pay? Won't Pay! -- Chapter 5 Mistero Buffo -- Chapter 6 The Downturn Period -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Fo's Theatrical Coup -- Appendix B: An Intervention Show in Brescia -- Appendix C: A Telegram to The Commune -- Index -- A Poke in the Eye 8 -- Accidental Death of an Anarchist -- 3 -- 40 -- Agnelli, G. 85 -- All Home, Bed and Church -- 92 -- 113.; Archangels Don't Play Pinball 11-12 -- ARCI 19 -- Berlinguer, E. 28 -- Big Pantomime with Flags and Puppets 27 -- Brecht, B. 3 -- Calabresi, L. -- 67-69 -- 159n -- Can't Pay? Won't Pay! -- 3 -- 87-94 -- Canzonissima 15-18 -- Case del popolo 27-28 -- Censorship during the 1950s and1960s 2 -- Fabulatori 5 -- Fanfani Kidnapped 59 -- FIAT car company -- 13 -- 35 -- Fo, D. -- 'bourgeois period' 11-14 -- 'intervention' shows 61-62 -- 'intervention' shows 146-149 -- adolescence 6-7 -- anti Stalinism 9-10 -- anti Stalinism 109 -- arrest in 1973 2 -- attitude to theatrical language and writing 11 -- break with commercial theatre in 3 -- collective influence on writing 3 -- collective influence on writing 13 -- historical research for plays 20 -- historical research for plays 45 -- Nobel prizewinner 2 -- Nobel prizewinner 76-77 -- on the 'fourth wall' 106-109 -- performances in support of industrial disputes 3 -- performances in support of industrial disputes 92 -- popularity 1 -- popularity 55-56 -- relationship to Italian communist party [PCI] 3 -- relationship to Italian communist party [PCI] 52-53 -- return to commercial theatre in the 1980s 3 -- support for Mao's China 34 -- support for Mao's China 34 -- support for Mao's China 126-127 -- support for Mao's China 126-127 -- Francesca's Abduction 133-134 -- Free Marino! Marino is innocent! -- 1 -- 76-82 -- Giullari 22 -- Gramsci, A. 7 -- Isabella, Three Sailing Ships and a Con Man 19-20 -- Knock! Knock! Who's there? The Police! 49 -- Lenin, V. 30 -- Lotta Continua [LC] -- 43-44 -- 53 -- Mao Zedung 34 -- Marino, L. 76-81 -- Marx, K. 7 -- Mayakovsky, V. 109 -- Mistero Buffo 1 -- Mum's Marijuana is the Best 59-61 -- New Scene theatre company -- 27-32 -- 37-38 -- Open Couple 111 -- Palazzina Liberty -- 48-49 -- 84 -- PCI -- 6.; accusations of terrorism against Fo and Rame 121-123 -- end of party, 1989-91 130-131 -- its 'historic compromise' 53 -- postwar dispute over The Polytechnic magazine 6-7 -- relationship with Fo during [ 70] 30-32 -- support for the Soviet Union 33-34 -- People's War in Chile -- 51-55 -- 143-145 -- Piazza Fontana bombing -- 57 -- 74 -- Pinelli, G. 66-75 -- Rame, F. -- family history 11 -- kidnapping 2 -- membership of PCI 32 -- monologue performances 51 -- monologue performances 111 -- work with Soccorso Rosso 48-50 -- work with Soccorso Rosso 48-50 -- work with Soccorso Rosso 119 -- work with Soccorso Rosso 119 -- Red Brigades and left-wing terrorism 50 -- Ricordi, N. -- 19 -- 37 -- Sciotto, P. 26 -- Shakespeare, W. 97 -- Sofri, A. 76 -- Tale of a Tiger 92 -- Thatcher, M. 3 -- The 'third act' -- 25 -- 39-40 -- The Commune theatre collective and national organization -- 40-44 -- 48-49 -- social composition during the [ 41 -- Tie Me Up and I'll Still Smash Everything 38-40 -- Trumpets and Raspberries -- 113 -- 119-123 -- United We Stand! All Together Now! Hang On, Isn't That the Boss? 44-48 -- Valpreda, P. 57 -- Vatican 2.