Overview
- Italy opened a yearlong Dario Fo centenary with a Ministry of Culture program that sends his plays to stages around the world under the banner Cien años cien países.
- The Fo Rame Foundation says more than 200 performances in 80 countries are already organized, signaling broad demand for the Nobel laureate’s work.
- Spain will host a new staging of Coppia Aperta in Madrid and Barcelona led by Rafa Alarcón and Marta Chiner, while tours also include confirmed dates in Mexico, Brazil and Cuba.
- A commemorative postage stamp honoring Fo was unveiled in Rome as a gala at the Teatro Sistina kicks off a calendar of shows and tributes.
- All new editions of Fo’s books and librettos will now credit Franca Rame as coauthor, a change her son Jacopo says recognizes her essential hand in works like Mistero Buffo.