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Press Book The pluralistic polyvalent performer, renowned as the world's foremost transformist Brachetti’s show is a theatrical experience of a raw velocity, physical poetry and a hautecouture runway. He’s been called The world’s geatest quick–change performer -unlike a quick– change artist, Brachetti incorporates reciting, shadowgraphy, magic, singing and dancing into his performances, creating complete character interpretations with each transformation. Now no blinking – you won’t want to miss a single moment! YOU DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE, LIMITLESS TALENT. VISUALLY DAZZLING, REMARKABLE ! Now no blinking - You won't want to miss a single moment Brachetti incorporates reciting, shadowgraphy magic, singing, dancing into his performances creating complete character interpretation Arturo Brachetti can change from a tough leather-clad cow-boy to a flowing opera diva in a mountain of taffeta to Darth Vader in about the time it's taken to read this far PRESS AND ARTISTS ARE UNANIMOUS « Arturo Brachetti : the chameleon man astonishes and scores ! Hilarious ! Astounding ! » Sonia Sarfati - La Presse – Montreal “Art magic show, part drag number, part tribute to traditional clowning and commedia dell'arte , Arturo's is a class act. His 90 super fast changes include a surreal flower, bumble-bee, Carmen Miranda, his « Fantastico ! The uncontested master of village priest, Esther Williams .... and a transformism is a poet, an intellectual of wonderful tribute to Fellini” magic. We are absolutely astounded! he is TIME OUT, London - Paris full of poetry » “A deeply moving show for kids and adults“ Lio Kieffer - Cité Rock Détente - Montreal ELLE - France "You don’t believe what you see, limitless Brachetti is the king of talent. Visually dazzling ! Astunning "Arturo metamorphosis. In an instant he can change theatrical production » faces, clothes, and sexes. On the stage of The Suburban - Montreal the Marigny Theatre, he is elusive. We think "Astounding is the world of Italian superstar we’ve caught him, but it turns out to be Arturo Brachetti, considered the greates someone else. Like Proteus, he multiplies quick change artist of the century " infinitely. He exits the stage through one George Christy, The Hollywood Reporter - door and enters again through another. We L.A. think we are seeing visions, and bring the house down with applause. We are at the "... a theatrical genius" heart of wonder.” (…) “Amazing, looks easy The Guardian - London but it is so sophisticated and perfect“ “Brachetti…works magic… You can’t LE FIGARO - France believe your eyes” “But the little extra something that Arturo Kathryn Greenway, The Gazette Brachetti offers, over and above the vivacity “A theatrical feast of magic, illusion and of a delicate spirit, off a sympathetic storytelling. I am stuffed.... a magical night individual who performs his show with of quick change artistry. It's simply charm and precision, is the underlying mesmerizing emotion, which wins the support of the Larry Maxwell, 98.1 CHF1 – Toronto enchanted, contented audience.” “On stage the Tin Tin coiffed Brachetti Armelle Hulot – QUOTIDIEN DU MÉDECIN projects the manic gregariousness of - France Roberto Benigni, the sleight-of-hand of David Copperfield and a closet that would make a drag queen jealous ... His segment of shadows puppet is delightful and funny, creating everything from the Eiffel Tower to very realistic elephant and rabbits...Ultimately, Brachetti is certainly good at his craft and his show is a unique and original experience” Rebecca Caldwell - THE GLOBE AND MAIL- Toronto “Two producers have managed to accomplish the incredible feat of filling the large hall of the Marigny Theatre, where people are turned away every night… But time is running out! “ J. Garcin – LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR – France “It’s rare to see a show where a thousand people manifest on stage pratically at the same time… Ath the Marigny Theatre in Paris, there is currently a man who is Cecil “A mixture of humor, poetry and mystery, B. de Mille spectacle all by himself, who absolutely dazing“ makes transformism a life art.” LE PARISIEN - France Berkoff – France Soir - France "Arturo Brachetti is remarkable" Bob Fosse - The Times – London « Where are here…wheightless and happy ! » Maurice Béjart « I wasn’t just moved, I was completely overwhelmed by the magic of the show. » Muriel Robin « A genius: even Hossein has never been able to bring together so many characters » Laurent Ruquier « Magnificent! A triumph ! I’m going to bring my children. Thank you » Bernard Giraudeau « Incredible, fantastic. I am litterally blown away by his talent. » Jean-Paul Gauthier « If you like movies, emotion and talent, you will love Arturo Brachetti, a rare, unique, creative and an amazing artist» Liane Foly « Admirable, remarkable!» Robert Hossein BIOGRAPHY When I was six years old, I was asked: « What do you want to be when you grow up? » My answer: »A director.. or the Pope. » My father, being unfamiliar with the director’s profession, preferred to send me to the seminary – but my calling was already fated to be something… different. I discovered magic while I was at the seminary, when I met Don Mantelli, a priest-magician whose room was a veritable Aladdin’s cave, filled with books about illusionism and the paraphernalia of magic tricks. To compensate for my dubious talent as a soccer player, I began to perform in theatre – and this was what gave me the idea to change into a new costume for each magic trick I performed. It wasn’t until the age of 15, when I was already transforming my appearance three times during my act, that I first heard about Fregoli. At 18, I won a contest for young performers, thanks to a presentation in which I pulled off six character changes. Gérard Majax was in the audience, and encouraged me to perform may act in Paris for Jean-Marie Rivière, who was the artistic director of the Paradis Latin. I was hired, and my career as a professional artist began in Paris’s wildest cabaret – quite an introduction to the great Music Hall tradition! At Jean-Marie Rivière’s side, I was privileged to learn the craft, the true art, which cannot be found in books. Above all, I understood that, as part of the Music Hall tradition, I could inspire feelings other than just surprise. After Paris, I went to Germany, and, for the first time, used my voice in my act, as part of André Heller’s poetic variety show, Flic Flac. Then, in London, I presented a show based on my various characters. I remember with pleasure a Gala at Covent Garden, where I performed for Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family. For many years, I worked for the Italian National Theatre in comic plays and musical comedies, supported by a company of actors and dancers. We staged M. Butterfly with Ugo Tognazzi, Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale, and Fregoli, a musical comedy about the great Italian transformist of the Edwardian era; in which I played the role of Fregoli and his double, Romolo. In my final season, I was Puck in A Midsummer night’s Dream. Audiences in italy eagerly anticipated the magical and spectacular moments that characterize my theatrical universe. I was honored a number of times as the performer who attracted the most theatergoers during the season. Up to the time, I had never dared to stage a solo show. It was only after a meeting with an interested producer, Gilbert Rozon (owner and founder oh the Just For Laughs Festival, and a director, that such a project was initiated, becoming a kind of “Best of Brachetti.” Today, if I where asked “What do you want to be when you grown up?” I would simply reply: “What kind of question is that? I’ll never grow up!” THE SHOW…AROUND THE WORLD The Career The show is created during the summer 1999 at Montreal within the festival Juste pour rire. The success is immediate! Arturo went to Paris to present it first in the Marigny Theatre, then in front of a huge audience in the most prestigious parisian theatres ( over 400 shows). Receiving the Molière of the best one man show in 2000, the show becomes the theatrical event of that year. The 80 characters performed by Arturo delighted the French audience for two years and a half. The World Tour Arturo goes from a capital city to a capital city : USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium… The phenomenon is in every capital city of the world, the critics are unanimous and the show is sold out. 1 000 shows 1 000 000 spectators. Never seen before, Arturo Brachetti is the man with a thousand faces who beats all the records. THE SHOW The first part Arturo returns to the granary of his parents house to clear it out the cumbersome memories. Dusty objects, damaged toys and worn clothes bring Arturo back in the dreamlike world of his childhood. When he opens his game box, he recreates all the characters of his past fantasy. The rediscovery of his mum’s red purse, takes also, the one she used to call Arturino, towards other forgotten characters… then, and as if he has fallen into the trap of he time, Arturo becomes the symbol of the the time that passes by, season after season… Leopolo Fregoli Leopolo Fregoli was the greatest transformist of all time. He was the first to elevate the art form, derived from the commedia dell’arte, to a previously unknown level of virtuosity. Blessed with excellent body control and voice of exceptional range, Fregoli created a new kind of variety show. Alone on stage, he brought to life old Music Hall characters: singers, actors, clowns, pierrots, magicians, etc. He also performed vaudeville-style neighbor. He lived at the turn of the century, became an international star, and experienced undiminished success for almost thirty years. He had the following epitaph inscribed on his gravestone in Viareggio: “Here Fregoli accomplish his final transformation.” He was so well known that his name became a popular expression. The word “fregolism” is still used in Italian and French today to describe the ability to change clothes, attitudes, or feelings quickly and often. Fregoli presented his show for the first time in Paris on January 20, 1900; and, by a remarkable coincidence, the first performance of my show in Paris was on January 20, 2000 at the Marigny Theater !!! It must have been fated! The Second part Immersed in his memories, Arturo remembers the movies he used to see from behind the screen, pulling himself up to the dormer of the granary. Hollywood splendor and colors invade the outhouse. The space is brightened up through many characters. One after the other, they recreate the most famous American classic movies. When the charm vanishes, we discover a picture of Federico Fellini on which he appears Arturo, the kid, next to him. The stage becomes, then, a movie set to pay a tender and a magical tribute to the Maestro! Whereas the show ends up, and before the magic takes Arturo away, he reveals his secret… Homage to Fellini Without a doubt, Fellini is the artist who influenced mz the most in my adolescence. He helped me develop and enabled me to acquire a certain degree off maturity, while still maintaining my childish outlook. Fellini created “theatre for the big screen.” To pay tribute it one the world’s masters of cinema, I wanted to bring the big screen to the theatre. “Amarcord,” “La Strada,” 8 1/2,” The Clowns,” “Roma,” “Casanova,” etc. In all of Fellini’s work, I find the essence of Italy, which is rooted in the depths of my being, and which I feel stirring within me even when I am far from home. Fellini’s universe is a poetic abstraction that only he knew how to capture on the screen. In Fellini’s work, we always have the impression of living in a parallel world, a world where fiction and reality are constantly overlapping. It is for this reason, that I, alone in my corner, feel so close to him (or do I feel him so close to me?)