Mario Pirovano (Milan, 20 April 1950) is an Italian theatrical actor,
storyteller, translator and interpreter of Dario Fo's monologues.Mario
Pirovano grew up in Pregnana Milanese, a village just outside Milan.
From the age of 12, he worked in a wide variety of jobs and at 24 he
moved to England where he lived and worked for a decade. In 1983, he
saw Dario Fo and Franca Rame performing Mistero Buffo at the Riverside
Studios in London, an experience which inspired him to begin working
in the theatre himself. Twice married, he lives in Umbria and has two
children.After a meeting with Dario Fo and Franca Rame, Pirovano
joined their acting company as a translator, walk-on performer,
electrical assistant, stagehand, editorial material distribution
manager, stage manager and assistant director. In the subsequent
years, he followed the two actors on their international tours while
starting to collaborate with their son Jacopo Fo at the Free
University of Alcatraz in Gubbio. After many years of working with,
for and under the two actors, he became well-versed in their texts and
acting rules. In 1992 he debuted his solo show, 'Mistero Buffo'.Both
in Italy and abroad, he has performed some of the most famous Dario Fo
monologues. Besides Fo's plays, he has performed some texts from other
authors: in 2001, he performed 'Vino divino' by Marco Paoli, in 2003,
Le jeu de Robin et Marion by Adam de la Halle, and in 2005, The pope
cowboy: life, adventures and battles of Julius II by Marco Ghelardi.
More recently, he has been performing choice verses from contemporary
poets.
storyteller, translator and interpreter of Dario Fo's monologues.Mario
Pirovano grew up in Pregnana Milanese, a village just outside Milan.
From the age of 12, he worked in a wide variety of jobs and at 24 he
moved to England where he lived and worked for a decade. In 1983, he
saw Dario Fo and Franca Rame performing Mistero Buffo at the Riverside
Studios in London, an experience which inspired him to begin working
in the theatre himself. Twice married, he lives in Umbria and has two
children.After a meeting with Dario Fo and Franca Rame, Pirovano
joined their acting company as a translator, walk-on performer,
electrical assistant, stagehand, editorial material distribution
manager, stage manager and assistant director. In the subsequent
years, he followed the two actors on their international tours while
starting to collaborate with their son Jacopo Fo at the Free
University of Alcatraz in Gubbio. After many years of working with,
for and under the two actors, he became well-versed in their texts and
acting rules. In 1992 he debuted his solo show, 'Mistero Buffo'.Both
in Italy and abroad, he has performed some of the most famous Dario Fo
monologues. Besides Fo's plays, he has performed some texts from other
authors: in 2001, he performed 'Vino divino' by Marco Paoli, in 2003,
Le jeu de Robin et Marion by Adam de la Halle, and in 2005, The pope
cowboy: life, adventures and battles of Julius II by Marco Ghelardi.
More recently, he has been performing choice verses from contemporary
poets.
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