Leo Bassi
Leo Bassi (* 1952 in New York , (NY) ) lives as a clown in Spain . He grew up in an Italian-French circus family (his grandfather is Jimmy Wheeler ) and traveled internationally with them for about ten years. He later played in various festivals and theaters and gradually turned away from the usual contemporary circus in order to realize his own ideas.
Stage program
In his stage programs, a mixture of audience interaction, bizarre actions and classic circus show, visitors to his events are often included.
He also jumped from a third-floor balcony into a truck filled with ten tons of ripe tomatoes and soaked in the Nutella spread .
In 2004 he was a guest in Germany with his stage program "La Vendetta" - the political clown tarred and feathered himself, smashed Coke cans, cut the logos they wore on their chests from the branded clothing of his viewers and, among other things, agitated against luxury hotels that Build irrigation-intensive golf courses in so-called third world countries . In 2009 he performed at the 18th Arosa Humor Festival .
watch TV
He had his own show on Spanish television from 2001 to 2003, but he no longer produced it in favor of the stage program. In December 2009 he had an appearance on the German cabaret show Neues aus der Anstalt , where he smashed banker toy figures with a hammer, later doused himself with honey and had a down bath decorated as a Christmas angel.
Actions
Leo Bassi repeatedly generates media interest with his actions. He describes himself as "the most dangerous clown in the world". For example, he disrupted a production of the reality format Big Brother by camping with 60 other people next to the studio grounds for a week, which resulted in gunshots from the production area.
When ZDF broadcast Wetten, dass ..? produced in a bullring on Mallorca, he initiated a protest among residents because the ZDF only issued tickets to Germans on the grounds that it was a "private event" and that since it was produced in German, it was not of local interest . He then disguised himself as Fidel Castro and distributed leaflets "against the German invasion" demanding that some of the available seats be made available to the residents.
Quote
"I hate happiness! I hate feeling free and easy! - This is why I love to be in Germany."
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leo Bassi, http://www.leobassi.com/Funny/funny1.html , June 18, 2006
- ↑ Leo Bassi ( Memento from December 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) , October 29, 2004
- ^ M. Zohner / Independent Theater X / 2003, archived copy ( memento from June 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), June 18, 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bassi, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor and clown |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , (NY) |