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The Letter by Paolo Nani, the Danish Comedy Master

Date: Nov 26-27 - 7:30

Venue: Beijing Comedy Theater

Price: 80-300 yuan

Paolo Nani, the quintessence of comedy. He is considered one of the few masters of the contemporary physical theater. The Letter, a perfect miracle of precision and talent - in world tour since 1992 - is a kind of encyclopedia of comedy. The Letter is one of the most touring Danish performance in international venues. The Letter was produced in 1992 together with Nullo Facchini, director of Cantabile 2, and has toured in most European countries and ran for more than 1000 performances. The Letter is referred to as cult and classic by the international press. It is a very simple performance: The same story told in 15 entirely different ways: Drunk, western style, silent film, without hands, horror, back to front, circus, surprised, vulgar, magical, etc. But all the variations have two things in common: Never a word is spoken and the result is ludicrous in a 'crescendo' of games and surprises. Quality of The Letter is based on an extreme simplicity: no scenography, no special light, no special effect, no special costume but an actor's tour de force, precision, timing and fantasy. The performance is packed with details, gags from the beginning until the end and it gives no single minute of break to audience's laughing muscles. Paolo Nani Theater is established in Vordingborg, Denmark, in 1995. Since then, Paolo Nani has produced very few performances which got very remarkable success in international theater world. Paolo Nani is well known for his extraordinary timing, funny and precise body language and mastery of facial expression.

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