Mimmo Cuticchio | |
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Born | 30 March 1948
Gela,
Caltanissetta Italy | (age 76)
Occupation(s) | Cantastorie, puppeteer, actor and playwright |
Mimmo Cuticchio (born 30 March 1948) is an Italian cantastorie, puppeteer, actor and playwright.
Born in Gela, the son of Giacomo, a puppeteer who had a travelling theatre, Cuticchio inherited the family legacy and in 1973 founded the Teatro dei Pupi Santa Rosalia, an Opera dei Pupi in Palermo. [1] [2] The same year he wrote his first cantastoria play, Giuseppe Balsamo conte di Cagliostro. [1] In 1977 he founded the association and stage company "Figli D'Arte Cuticchio". [1] [3]
During his career Cuticchio focused on renewing the arts of Opera dei Pupi and cantastoria, opening them to contemporary themes and to civil commitments. [1] [4] [5] As an actor, he appeared in several films, notably playing a leading role in Emanuele Crialese's Terraferma. [6] In 2022, he received a honorary degree from Roma Tre University. [7]
In 2007, he won the Hystrio Award in the Teatro Festival Mantova. [8]
In 2015 the collection of Sicilian puppets started by his father was acquired by the Sicily Foundation, and is now on display at Palazzo Branciforte, Palermo. [9]
Mimmo Cuticchio | |
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Born | 30 March 1948
Gela,
Caltanissetta Italy | (age 76)
Occupation(s) | Cantastorie, puppeteer, actor and playwright |
Mimmo Cuticchio (born 30 March 1948) is an Italian cantastorie, puppeteer, actor and playwright.
Born in Gela, the son of Giacomo, a puppeteer who had a travelling theatre, Cuticchio inherited the family legacy and in 1973 founded the Teatro dei Pupi Santa Rosalia, an Opera dei Pupi in Palermo. [1] [2] The same year he wrote his first cantastoria play, Giuseppe Balsamo conte di Cagliostro. [1] In 1977 he founded the association and stage company "Figli D'Arte Cuticchio". [1] [3]
During his career Cuticchio focused on renewing the arts of Opera dei Pupi and cantastoria, opening them to contemporary themes and to civil commitments. [1] [4] [5] As an actor, he appeared in several films, notably playing a leading role in Emanuele Crialese's Terraferma. [6] In 2022, he received a honorary degree from Roma Tre University. [7]
In 2007, he won the Hystrio Award in the Teatro Festival Mantova. [8]
In 2015 the collection of Sicilian puppets started by his father was acquired by the Sicily Foundation, and is now on display at Palazzo Branciforte, Palermo. [9]