Dario Fo
Biographic Data
| ID | 688729 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dario Fo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dario |
| FAMILY NAME | Fo |
| SIGNATURE | FO D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intervista a Dario Fo
Morte accidentale di un anarchico
Now part of the canon of Italian plays, Morte accidentale di un anarchico, in its original form, was a subversive piece of political theatre. It is based on the events of December 1969 when Guiseppe Pinelli, the anarchist of the title, fell to his death from a fourth floor window of the police headquarters in Milan, where he was being held for questioning in connection with the bomb in Pialla Fontana. This edition sets the play in its historical …
Toto
Minstrel of the Proletariat
Female Parts
Archangels Don't Play Pinball
A Short Interview with Dario Fo
For years, Franca Rame and Dario Fo were denied visas to the United States on political grounds. Since 1984, however, they have been allowed to come here twice. Late last spring they performed on the east coast, during which time the ensuing brief interview took place. Their unabashedly militant plays are amongst the most widely translated and staged in the world. For them, in fact, theater is a way of engaging in political practice. We thought i…
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
In its first two years of production in Italy, Dario Fo's notorious Accidental Death of an Anarchist was seen by over half a million people. It has since been performed all over the world, and become a classic of twentieth-century drama. A sharp and hilarious satire on police corruption, it concerns the case of an anarchist railway worker who, in 1969, 'fell' to his death from a police headquarters window. 'I ought to warn you that the author of …
About Face
Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo
A Short Interview with Dario Fo
For years, Franca Rame and Dario Fo were denied visas to the United States on political grounds. Since 1984, however, they have been allowed to come here twice. Late last spring they performed on the east coast, during which time the ensuing brief interview took place. Their unabashedly militant plays are amongst the most widely translated and staged in the world. For them, in fact, theater is a way of engaging in political practice. We thought i…
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
In its first two years of production in Italy, Dario Fo's notorious Accidental Death of an Anarchist was seen by over half a million people. It has since been performed all over the world, and become a classic of twentieth-century drama. A sharp and hilarious satire on police corruption, it concerns the case of an anarchist railway worker who, in 1969, 'fell' to his death from a police headquarters window. 'I ought to warn you that the author of …
About Face
Orgasmo Adulto Escapes from the Zoo
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
In its first two years of production in Italy, Dario Fo's notorious Accidental Death of an Anarchist was seen by over half a million people. It has since been performed all over the world, and become a classic of twentieth-century drama. A sharp and hilarious satire on police corruption, it concerns the case of an anarchist railway worker who, in 1969, 'fell' to his death from a police headquarters window. 'I ought to warn you that the author of …
A Short Interview with Dario Fo
For years, Franca Rame and Dario Fo were denied visas to the United States on political grounds. Since 1984, however, they have been allowed to come here twice. Late last spring they performed on the east coast, during which time the ensuing brief interview took place. Their unabashedly militant plays are amongst the most widely translated and staged in the world. For them, in fact, theater is a way of engaging in political practice. We thought i…
Archangels Don't Play Pinball
Female Parts
Minstrel of the Proletariat
Toto
Morte accidentale di un anarchico
Now part of the canon of Italian plays, Morte accidentale di un anarchico, in its original form, was a subversive piece of political theatre. It is based on the events of December 1969 when Guiseppe Pinelli, the anarchist of the title, fell to his death from a fourth floor window of the police headquarters in Milan, where he was being held for questioning in connection with the bomb in Pialla Fontana. This edition sets the play in its historical …
Intervista a Dario Fo
Art (7 works) · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (3 works) · History (2 works) · Physics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Accidental (1 works) · Anarchism and Radical Politics (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Cinema History and Criticism (1 works) · Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism (1 works)