Marco Luly
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Marco Luly, is an actor, director and theatre teacher. In 1990, Marco Luly founded with Luciana Codispoti the Associazione Culturale "Luoghi dell'Arte" in Rome http://www.luoghidellarte.com/home.htm, and has been artistic director
of the company since then http://www.luoghidellarte.com/home_marco.htm. Luly's area of specialization is in the production of commedia dell'arte
, medieval theatre
and plays by the father of Italian comedy, Carlo Goldoni
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From 1990, his portfolio has increased to include directing and writing plays for Luoghi dell’Arte. He is committed to reviving medieval and commedia dell'arte theatre, and has won distinctions for rediscovering medieval and renaissance period manuscripts and adapting them in a modern style.
Luly has won string of awards, including:
Since 1993 Marco led his group to several tours to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam), to India, China, Morocco, and to France, Turkey, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, and to the United States, to give lectures, performances, and workshops at the invitation of the embassies of Italy and Italian Cultural Institutes, of the drama departments of universities, of international schools, and on occasion of international festivals and theatre events http://www.patravaditheatre.com/index.php?Itemid=0&agid=10&day=01&month=12&option=com_events&task=view_detail&year=2007.
He has conducted classes on commedia dell'arte history and techniques, given lectures, and has worked in cross-cultural productions with students and actors in many countries http://www.fll.vt.edu/Riva10/Index10.html.
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
of the company since then http://www.luoghidellarte.com/home_marco.htm. Luly's area of specialization is in the production of commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte is a form of theatre characterized by masked "types" which began in Italy in the 16th century, and was responsible for the advent of the actress and improvised performances based on sketches or scenarios. The closest translation of the name is "comedy of craft"; it is shortened...
, medieval theatre
Medieval theatre
Medieval theatre refers to the theatre of Europe between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D. and the beginning of the Renaissance in approximately the 15th century A.D...
and plays by the father of Italian comedy, Carlo Goldoni
Carlo Goldoni
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty...
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From 1990, his portfolio has increased to include directing and writing plays for Luoghi dell’Arte. He is committed to reviving medieval and commedia dell'arte theatre, and has won distinctions for rediscovering medieval and renaissance period manuscripts and adapting them in a modern style.
Luly has won string of awards, including:
- Best Director in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999; Best Author in 1997; Best Show in 1992, 1995, 1999, at the Medieval Theatre Festival of TriesteTriesteTrieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
(Italy) http://www.iicsingapore.esteri.it/IIC_Singapore/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=26. - Best Show and best Director for the production: "Doctor Harlequin, the imaginary autopsy" at the MostarMostarMostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
International Festival (Bosnia-Herz.).
Since 1993 Marco led his group to several tours to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam), to India, China, Morocco, and to France, Turkey, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, and to the United States, to give lectures, performances, and workshops at the invitation of the embassies of Italy and Italian Cultural Institutes, of the drama departments of universities, of international schools, and on occasion of international festivals and theatre events http://www.patravaditheatre.com/index.php?Itemid=0&agid=10&day=01&month=12&option=com_events&task=view_detail&year=2007.
He has conducted classes on commedia dell'arte history and techniques, given lectures, and has worked in cross-cultural productions with students and actors in many countries http://www.fll.vt.edu/Riva10/Index10.html.