Daniele Finzi Pasca
Daniele Finzi Pasca (born January 10, 1964 in Lugano , Ticino ) is a Swiss playwright, director , clown , choreographer and founder of several theaters.
Life
Daniele Finzi Pasca was born in Lugano in 1964 into a family of photographers. Inspired by gymnastics lessons, he came to the circus. He gained his first experience as an acrobatic clown at the Nock circus. He developed his own figure from the traditional elements.
In 1983 he worked as a volunteer for the terminally ill in India .
On his return he founded the group Sunil's Clowns in Lugano , which was renamed the Teatro Sunil in 1986 . In 1984 he wrote the piece Rituale and performed it. In addition, the works Viaggio al Confine and Dialoghi col Sonno appeared , with which he started the theater's first international tour.
During his brief prison sentence for conscientious objection, he completed the trilogy Fuga . The Icaro part , a monologue for one viewer, has been performed at numerous festivals over the course of 15 years in 6 different languages and seen by over 100,000 viewers.
In 1989 he founded the Teatro Blu in Brescia with Silvia Priori
For the 700th anniversary of Switzerland, he was invited as a Ticino scribe to a literary project in the Jura . During this time he wrote several short stories which were published as Come acqua allo specchio . The dance show Passo Migratore was derived from a story .
In Ethiopia , he took part in the project to integrate orphans into society through theater.
1337 Déjeuner sur l'herbe , Patria and Aitestás were other works. In 2000 the works Visitatio, Viaggio al Confine, La scala senza Pioli, Isole Pellegrine, Avvoltoi della speranza, Richiami, Polifonica, Storie per vincere la Notte followed
He developed his own clown figure, which he regularly presented in working groups and courses.
Finzi Pasca staged the Corteo show by the Canadian Cirque du Soleil , which premiered in 2005. He is co-author of all lyrics of the pieces of music sung on this show.
He headed the graduation ceremony for the XX. 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin .
In May 2007 he showed the show Rain at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden with the Cirque Éloize .
In 2012 he directed the opera L'Amour de loin in Toronto , which was the opera's Canadian premiere.
In 2014 he staged the closing ceremony of the XXII. Winter Olympics and the opening ceremony of the 11th Winter Paralympics in Sochi .
In 2019, the Fête des Vignerons was under the artistic direction of Daniele Finzi Pasca, who also directed.
Fonts
- Come acqua allo specchio ; Casagrande Edizioni SA, La Salamandra, 117 pages ISBN 978-88-7713-175-1
Awards
- 1994 for the show Icaro the “ Premio Florencio ” as best foreign performance in Montevideo , Uruguay
- 1999 for the show Aitestás the "Premio Seki Sano " as the best foreign show of Mexico -City
- 2006 “ SwissAward ” for show business
- 2008 " Swiss Small Art Prize " (English)
- 2012 Hans Reinhart-Ring .
literature
- Manuela Camponovo: Daniele Finzi Pasca . In: Andreas Kotte (ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz - Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero. Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 596 f. (Italian)
Web links
- Teatro Sunil (English)
- Teatro Blu in Brescia (Italian)
- Cirque Éloize (English)
- Cirque du soleil
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Lob: Greetings from Sochi. In: Tagblatt. February 22, 2014, accessed August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ The authors of the Fête des Vignerons 2019. In: Fête des Vignerons. Retrieved August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Laudation ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Swiss Small Art Prize April 16, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Finzi Pasca, Daniele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss author, director, clown |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lugano , Switzerland |