ANGELO CROTTI
A C T O R / P R O F E S S O R
BIOGRAPHY

Spoken languages : Italian, french and spanish
Special skills : acrobat, judo black belt.
EDUCATION
Diploma of « Teatro Prova »Acting school, Bergame (Italy)
Diploma of dumb show « Arsenale »School, Milan (Italy) Directors : Kuniaki Ida and
Marina Spreafico
Clown training course director : Marcello Magni (Théâtre de la Complicité)
Voice training course, director : Ida Formigoni
Acting training course : Director Mamadou Dioume, Company Peter Brook.
MISSION
Professor and collaborator, « International Acting School » Milan (Italy), director
Kuniaki Ida.
Collaborator of Stefano Perocco di Meduna in national and international
Training courses in Commedia dell’Arte leather mask creation.
Professor of interpretation « Centre d’Estudi Cinematografic de Cataluna
Barcelone (Spain)
Collaborator of University of Glasgow for a study of greek masks, Director :
Adriano Yurissevic in Venise (Italy).
Collaborator of Luca Franceschi « Compagnia dell'Improvviso » training course
of « Commedia dell’Arte » in France, Belgium and Canada.
Professor of « Commedia dell’Arte » training course and invited professor in
schools :
Orvieto – Bergamo (Italy),
University of Leon (Spain)
Acting School of Zaragoza (Spain)
RESAD (Real Escuela de Arte Dramatica) Madrid. (Spain)
Marywood University, Indiana University, Bloombourg Pennsylvania
(USA)
Osaka (Japan)
THEATRE
2012
:”Buono da morire” and anno zéro della salute Director : Tadashi Ogasawara ; Teatro
Kyogen ; Osaka (Japon).
“Romeo & Juliette “W. Shakespeare ; Compagnia dell’Improvviso ; Director : LucaFranceschi.
2011 :
“Yerma “F. Garcia Lorca ; Cie Les Ailes m’en Tombent ; character of Juan ; Montpellier (France).
“Ka–Zumo and Hara hiri “; theatre kyogen Director : Master Tadashi Ogasawara, Osaka (Japan) ; production : Oga school 2009 :
“Prova Aperta”; Director : Luca Franceschi ; Compagnia dell’improvviso
“Cendrillon” ; Musical, Director : Luca Franceschi ; producer
writing & production- Nicola Russell ; Pézenas (France).
“Il ladro “; codirection with Tadashi Ogasawara ; Osaka (Japan).
“Romeo & Juliet “; codirection : David Zarko and Mark Mc Kenna
by Electric Theatre Company ; Scranton ; Pennsylvanie (USA).
“Arlequin navigue en Chine” ; Director : Luca Franceschi with le Théâtre desAsphodèles ; tour inChina (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Canton, Pékin).
“Volpone” by Ben Johnson ; director : Medhi Benabdelouhab ; Cie Les Têtes des
Bois.
“Bilora by Ruzante” ; director Kuniaki ida ; Teatro Arsenale (Italy) ; tour in Japan
(Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, Osaka).
“Le mouton et la Baleine” ; director : Toni Cafiero ; Cie Faux Magnifico ; Tour in
Marocco
2006 :
“De Ruzzante a Dario Fo” ; director : Daniel Villanova ; Théâtre Jean Vilar,
Montpellier (France).
“Comico Lamento” ; director : Luca Franceschi ; Compagnia dell’improvviso. »
“Tartufo “by Molière ; director : Luca Franceschi ; production : Noba
Produciones ; Zaragoza (Spain).
“Le caprice des passions” ; production : L’Ensemble Baroque de Limoges ;
character of Arlequin.
2004 :
“Espagnol d’Aqui “; director : Michel Cordes ; Cie La Rampe T.I.O
“Hamlet” ; director : Luca Franceschi ; Compagnia dell’Improvviso.
2003 :
“Menandro ritrovato” ; director : Adriano Iurissevic ; coproduction : Venezia in
scena and University of Glasgow.
“Le Chevalier à la Triste Figure “inspired by M.de Cervantès ; character of
Sancho Panza director ; Luca Franceschi ; Compagnia dell’Improvviso.
2000 :
“Cyrano de Bergerac” ; director : Luca Franceschi ; Compagnia
dell’Improvviso
1990 to 1997
collaboration in Milan (Italy) with Kuniaki Ida and participation
to all the shows.
“L’uomo che divento”un bastone by Kobo Abe ; director : Kuniaki Ida
production : Teatro Arsenale Milan (Italy)
· “L’isola disabitata” by Carlo Goldoni ; director : Kuniaki Ida presented in
Russia Festival Arkangels, in France Festival du Puy en Velay ; in India
Festival of Chandigarh.
“Fiabe italiane “by I. Calvino ; director : Kuniaki Ida
“Place Thien an Men” ; direction : Kuniaki Ida presented in festival du Puy en
Velay (France).
“Le Cravatte” ; cabaret show ; Milan (Italy)
1987 :
“La vera storia d’Arlecchino Bergamasco”; director : Diego
Bonifacio with ATP of Bergame (Italy). 1988 :
”Arlecchino e Brighella” ; director : Giorgio Carminati
Cie Teatro dell’Ipotenusa Bergame (Italy)
Creator and codirector–actor of troop Triottomani starting in Milan at the
Zelig in 1993 with « Cose Turche ».
2nd of national competition - Premio Bordighera et 1st award of Milan competition – Gianni
Magni
Participation to “Pisello Mio” director Roberto Brivio (Gufi)
Director of Romeo & Juliet Scranton ; Pensylvania (USA)
Director of Ka – Zumo et Harahiri Osaka (Japan).
CINEMA
·”I Promessi Sposi” ; by A. Manzoni (telefilm) director Salvatore Nocita
· production la RAI (Italy)
“Veleno” ; full length film, director ; Bruno Bigoni
“Cascina Vianello” ; telefilm production Mediaset /Canale 5 (Italy)
“Invocation” ; full length film director : Hector Faver production : Group Cinema
Art Barcelona (Spain )
“Despues de la Luz”; full length film director : Salomon Shang production : Group
Cinema Art - Barcelona (Spain)
“El Barbero” ; short film director : Carlos Martin Ferrera production : Discobolo
Film – Barcelona (Spain)
“Victor et les Loups”; short film director : Laurent Salipante ; Montpellier (France)
“Le Retour” ; short film director : Angelo Crotti
“El Asesino a sueldo” full length film Production Kaplan ; Barcelona (Spain)
“Fuck War” ; Short film director : German Roda (Spain)
“Intimes réflexions” ; short film director :Mathieu Vilcot ; Montpellier (France)
· “Karla” ; short film codirectors : Philippe Angel and Mathieu Vilcot ;
Montpellier(France)
“Once upon time Palestine” ; short film director : Will Witters ; Montpellier
(France)
“Tout n’est pas si rose”; short film director : Esus Gläser ; Montpellier (France)
“El Encamado” ; documentary–fiction director : German Roda- Best film Award
festival of Zaragoza (Spain).
“Inspiration” ; Short film director : Anthony Marzin.
“Loyal” short film director Frederik Frankel