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"The clowns of Fellini" is a tribute to the movie of the same name of the famous Italian director, which the descendants of the legendary Colombaioni family, heirs to the Commedia dell'Arte pay homage to Federico Fellini had them for several films like "Amarcord", "Rome," "Casanova", and that made them stars of "I Clowns" in 1970.
These are the descendants of the legendary Italian artist active family since the seventeenth century when they practiced the Commedia dell'Arte tradition that eventually incorporated into the art of clowning, from before the circus.
The Colombaioni were the first to take the clown of the circus tent and take the stage, cinema or television, revolutionized the concept of a clown.
The show's director, Alfredo Colombaioni Ferdinando Ceriani and conducted a preliminary investigation to enter the world of Fellini and clowns at the time of mounting the show strung together through words and thoughts of Fellini himself.
The spectacle of that family can enjoy, shows clowns in private, before going on stage, which enjoyed both the director of "Nights of Cabiria", film that began the long and fruitful collaboration with This line of "clowns."
When you open the curtain begins the show full of gags, various scenes, stunts, fast-paced music involving the audience, small or large, in a game that just responding to the question asked at the end of the Fellini film "I Clowns ".. But can die really a clown?, which responds Colombaioni enacting the famous" funeral of a clown. "
Colombaioni that have given new meaning to the clown get creative with a few accessories to convey the atmosphere and the thrill of the circus and cast a keen eye on all sorts of everyday situations always extracting the best possible taste funny.
The figure of Federico Fellini is also present in the exhibition that accompanies the show and which can be seen in the auditorium itself.
The sample courtesy of Federico Fellini Foundation collects nearly fifty drawings of the filmmaker used to perform "La Strada" and "I Clowns".
You can also see Fellini's drawings and sketches for stage designers, tailors or makeup, as well as objects used in these films.
The exhibition also displays original photographs of the master during filming, movie posters and cinenovela about the film "La Strada."
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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