With comedy I can search for the profound.
About Dario Fo
Dario Luigi Angelo Fowas an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. In his time he was “arguably the most widely performed contemporary playwright in world theatre”.
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Real socialism is inside man. It wasn’t born with Marx. It was in the communes of Italy in the Middle Ages. You can’t say it is finished.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
All forms of power – even based on the consensus of the democratic system – react when they are being attacked, or when those who exercise power become a target.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics… but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of expression.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
When I was a boy, unconsciously, spontaneously I learned the art of telling ironic stories.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
Nevertheless, the mode, the justification, and all the games involved in this war were dishonest.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
In a way, the American side descended to Saddam’s level, which happens often in these types of circumstances. That is why the people in Iraq do not accept the current state of affairs.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
I felt like an extraordinary hero. I was only five or six and I had the whole of life in my hands. Even if I had been driving the carriage of the sun I could not have felt any better.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
With comedy I can search for the profound.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
Although, this is often used with negative connotations, I see ideology as an inherent part of culture.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
Know how to live the time that is given you.
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)