Ennio Marchetto

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Ennio Marchetto (born February 20, 1960 in Venice , Italy ) is an Italian comedian and quick-change artist. His style combines mime , dance, music and the rapid change ( Quick Change ) its costumes, which consist exclusively of cardboard and paper.

Life

Marchetto was born on February 20, 1960 in Venice in the house next door to Carlo Goldoni . Already in early childhood he designed paper figures for his little sister and decorations for the family Christmas tree based on the model of Disney cartoons. The carnival in Venice , theater performances and workshops by Lindsay Kemp and dance performances by Pina Bausch later gave him the idea of ​​conceiving his own show.

In the early 1980s Marchetto designed extravagant costumes and masks for the Venice Carnival, which was just experiencing a renaissance. At that time Marchetto was working in his father's company, a repair shop for espresso machines . Inspired by a daydream in which he saw Marilyn Monroe dressed entirely in paper, he created his first paper costume at this time. In 1988 he received the Golden Lion for his creations at the Venice Entertainment Festival .

In the following years he created more paper figures. With just a few costumes, Marchetto presented his show at the Zanzara d'Oro, the "Golden Mosquito", an annual competition for young comedians. Marchetto was awarded first prize there and soon appeared on television and in cabaret events. He developed more and more characters and people and soon his first theater show, a play written and staged by Daniele Sala that dealt with the life of the quick-change artist Leopoldo Fregoli, who was active in the early 20th century . Marchetto sang, recited and transformed here in quick succession with the help of his paper costumes. After four performances, however, he stopped the show because it did not meet his expectations.

After the last performance, he met the fashion and costume designer Sosthen Hennekam , with whom he would often work in the following years . Hennekam devised numerous improvements, for example origami techniques, with which it was possible to change costumes even faster. Their first joint appearance at the Festa dell'Unita in Bologna led to further television appearances and guest performances throughout Italy.

A year later, the London producer Glynis Henderson invited Marchetto to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . Marchetto accepted and added 18 new cardboard costumes to his catalog, including Queen Elizabeth II , Freddie Mercury , Tina Turner and the Venus de Milo . The show in Edinburgh got off to a slow start, but after a positive review by Malcolm Hay ( Time Out ) the remaining dates were quickly sold out. After several tours through the United Kingdom , guest appearances in London's West End and at international festivals, Marchetto and Hennekam were nominated for the Best Entertainer at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1994 . That same year, Granada Television Celebrations produced Paper Marilyn, an hour-long documentary about Marchetto's life and career. The following year Marchetto appeared at the first MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin. Further international engagements followed, including a four-month guest performance at the Parisian Théâtre Grévin , a Germany tour with Erasure and an appearance at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City . In 1995 Marchetto received the Performance d'Acteur Festival in Cannes and in 1996 the Sebastià Gasch Prize in Barcelona .

In 1998 Marchetto was invited to the Royal Variety Performance , which is broadcast annually by the BBC . He was also commissioned to do a show for the Dutch royal family on the occasion of Queen Beatrix's birthday .

With his off-Broadway show Marchetto was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 1999, which was followed by guest appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles . In Los Angeles he received the Garland Award .

In summer 2001 Elton invited John Marchetto to his AIDS gala White Tie and Tiara Ball . The following year he took part in a performance by John and José Carreras on the cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner . He also toured Italy and performed at the Capitol Theater in Bologna for six weeks. In 2003 Marchetto returned to the UK and Ireland . Appearances on the live floor show of BBC Two and the Italian TV show Uno di Noi with Gianni Morandi on Rai Uno followed. After two months of guest appearances in Berlin and Hamburg , Marchetto returned to Los Angeles. In addition, the Napa Opera House in California was reopened with his show . Further guest appearances in Germany and Edinburgh followed in 2004 after the premiere of Marchetto's new show in Amsterdam . He has also performed in Palm Beach, Florida, at the Morrissey- initiated Meltdown Festival in London's South Bank Center and again in the Royal Variety Performance.

At the beginning of 2005 Marchetto performed at the celebrations for Hans Christian Andersen's 200th birthday in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen . In the same year he celebrated his premiere in the Paris Auditorium of Saint-Germain with many new French characters, in winter he played in La Cigale . He was also featured on Patrick Sébastien's television program and the Star Académie show. Marchetto's show was again in the USA that year: in Los Angeles, Napa Valley and Austin (Texas) , and he also appeared on theaters in Hong Kong , Singapore , Mannheim , Düsseldorf and Berlin.

At the beginning of 2006 Marchetto continued his show in Berlin and started a tour to Italy. There he was a guest in Rome for three weeks and also returned to his hometown Venice to put on a carnival show in the Goldoni Theater for a week. In the same year he appeared at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, in Rome and again at London's South Bank Center. In 2007 he was seen in Italy, Berlin, the Netherlands, New Zealand , South Africa , Dubai and the USA. He was also a regular guest on the show Markette on the Italian television channel La7 . In 2008 he was seen as John Travolta made of paper in a music video by the American DJ duo Blow-Up , which was recorded in Istanbul under the direction of Sosthen Hennekam. In January 2009, Marchetto was seen in the RTL show World of Comedy , followed in October 2011 by an appearance in the Jürgen Hart Satire Matinee at the end of the Leipzig Laughter Fair .

In 2015 Marchetto performed at the International Traveling Theater Festival in Radebeul, Saxony, where he was named a prize winner by the audience.

Awards

Nominations

  • Laurence Olivier Award (Best Entertainment)
  • Drama Desk Award (Unique Theatrical Experience)
  • IRNE (Best Solo Performance, Boston 2008)

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personal data
SURNAME Marchetto, Ennio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian comedian and quick-change artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Venice , Italy