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Posted on 2014-05-21 by Micke Klingvall

Bellman – a Swedish national poet

When talking about Vulgar Comedy I must, as a Swede, mention our national poet, the eighteen century poet: Carl Michael Bellman. He wrote much more than Vulgar Comedy, such as elegies and pastorals, but it is the Vulgar Comedy he … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

1997/98 – AAARRGH!!!

AAARRGH!!! was Kompani Komedi’s second big Commedia dell’Arte show (the first one was not filmed). It toured the summer of 1996 in Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia and Denmark before it returned to Stockholm and Salong Katakomb in the fall, where this clip is … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

2001 – Mirakeldoktorn (The Miracle Doctor)

Another trailer from a Commedia dell’Arte show I’ve directed. This one is from 2001. It is done with my students at the Theatre Studio, 2001, in Stockholm. The show was first performed in Stockholm before it went on tour to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

2003 – Det allra löjligaste (The Most Ridiculous)

This is a trailer from one of the three Commedia dell’Arte shows I put up together with Teater Teatropen. The most ridiculous, from 2003, was the second of the shows. It toured the island of Gotland and the south of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

2004 – Allting på…! (Everything on…!)

Teater Teatropens third and last Commedia dell’Arte show. Everything on…! was also first played on the island of Gotland and toured the south of Sweden. Then it played in Stockholm at “Boule and Berså”, an outdoor bar and restaurant. Click … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

2004 – Boioioioioing!!!

The Commedia dell’Arte show of 2004 from the Theatre Studio toured in the south of Sweden, Poland and Latvia after it opened in Stockholm. Since it was touring in Poland and Latvia we used Grammelot instead of Swedish as language. … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

2007 – Bombafu

The last Commedia dell’Arte show from 2007, before the Theatre Studio was put to rest. But it went to sleep with a glorious opening on the main stage in Piazza San Marco at the Carnival in Venice then played in Rome. … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-11-08 by Micke Klingvall

A definition of theatre

As a springboard I will use Grotowski´s definition of theatre which asks the question: what is the least we need have to make theatre? His answer is an actor and one person watching. I would ad: some sort of action. … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-11-04 by Micke Klingvall

European Polytheatre

This EUROPEAN POLYTHEATRE PROJECT is about workshops. We are five theatre groups from different places In Europe (Machina Drama Group from Greece, MTM mimoteatromovimento from Italy, Transversal Theatre from Netherlands, Kompani Komedi from Sweden and Les Amis de la Salle paroissiale … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-03-14 by Micke Klingvall

More Commedia dell’Arte with opera students

Here is a little more about Opera and Commedia dell’Arte after THIS: It is always a pleasure to work with opera singers when working with Commedia dell’Arte or just when working with theatre in general. I think it has to do with … Read the rest of this entry →

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