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Celebrating the firts 472 years of Comedy theatre

Fabio Motta - The Clowning workshop

Fabio Motta - The Clowning workshop Source: https://www.facebook.com/theclowningworkshop/

International 'Commedia Dell'Arte' Day commemorating theatre and actors.


On 25 February 1545, the first company of professional comedians in the world was born in Padua, Italy, legally established with a notary deed. The act of birth of the 'Commedia dell'arte' is celebrated all over the world, including in Oceania every year in the same day.

The Clowning Workshop
The Clowning Workshop Source: https://www.facebook.com/theclowningworkshop/

Italian-Australian actor Fabio Motta, from The Clowning Workshop is the creator of a free event organised this side of the world to celebrate the comedy, the actors and theatre.

For more info on the event visit this page.


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