Commedia dell'arte production 'Cafe Floriani'. all clips

A Commedia dell'arte production for High schools in Queensland Australia. By Lightwire www.lightwire.com.au THE PERFORMANCE Café Floriani is a production created in the tradition of Commedia dell'arte. It is a highly entertaining and spontaneous performance offering students the opportunity to encounter and interact with a range of mask characters who demonstrate the skills and joy of this traditional European Commedia dell'arte theatre. Café Floriani features comedy, improvisation and clowning within mask work which is the essence of the traditional 'theatre of the people'. THE PRODUCTION This production has successfully toured schools with QAC since 2001. It is directed by Tony Kishawi, a highly regarded performer, teacher and director of mask work, mime, clown and physical theatre. Tony studied Commedia with Antonia Fava in Italy and has specialised in this traditional form of theatre for over 15 years. All three performers are highly skilled and accomplished. They have all performed with the QLD Shakespeare Ensemble plus other leading Brisbane based companies. QUOTES "The performance was excellent. Many teachers remarked that this was the best performance they had seen for some time. To engage a hundred percent of our students for sixty minutes was remarkable". W Eckersley Murgon State High School, QLD. "Excellent. This is the best show I can remember ever seeing. The students absolutely loved it". M J Doherty Mt Isa State High School, QLD. Cost: $6.00 plus GST per head Minimum fee per performance: $840.00 plus GST (if less 140 students) Bookings & Enquiries: PO Box 1009, Elsternwick, Vic Australia 3185 Phone: 61 3 9528 3416 Fax: 61 3 95236866 Freecall: 1800 675 897 (for Australian country & interstate schools) Email: nexusarts@netspace.net.au or Tony Kishawi Phone: 61 7 54082137 Mobile: 0418881063 Email: tkishawi@lightwire.com.au Web: www.lightwire.com.au