Mimmo Cuticchio
Mimmo Cuticchio (born 30 March 1948) is an Italian cantastorie, puppeteer, actor and playwright.
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 Cuticchio in 2017 | |
| Born | 30 March 1948 (age 75) Gela, Caltanissetta Italy |
Life and career
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]
References
- "Conversazione con Cuticchio". Corriere della Sera. 2 January 2014. p. 11.
- Reimann, Horst (1982). Siziliens kleines Volkstheater, opera dei pupi (in German). Deutsches Institut für Puppenspiel. pp. 12–3, 45. ISBN 978-3-88317-009-1.
- marionnettes, Union internationale des (2009). "Mimmo Cuticchio et ses marionettes". Encyclopédie mondiale des arts de la marionnette (in French). Entretemps. pp. 198–9. ISBN 978-2-912877-88-8.
- Audino, Antonio (3 August 2014). "I sogni del cantastorie Mimmo". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- "Cutìcchio, Mimmo". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- Conti, Mariateresa (17 October 2010). "Dall'opera dei pupi al cinema: Mimmo Cuticchio attore per Crialese". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- Redazione (16 November 2022). "Laurea honoris causa di Roma Tre a Mimmo Cuticchio: «La condivido con tutto il teatro di figura italiano»". SicilyMag (in Italian). Retrieved 7 February 2023.