Commedia dell’Arte

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  November 20, 2023Animism, Christianity, Commedia dell'Arte, Folk tales, Interviews, Masks, Mythology, Norse, Performance, Petter Madegård, Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen, The Wild Hunt, Theatre

  Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen & Petter Madegård: The Return of the Yule Goat #43

  The practice of dressing up like a Yule Goat for Christmas has many examples in Scandinavian history. Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen has for the past few years aimed to remake a new tradition. Inspired by animism, carneval, Krampus processions in the Alps and samba he has started a Yule Goat Parade.

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  May 15, 2023Animation, Art, Commedia dell'Arte, Film, Interviews, Masks, Mythology, Performance, Petter Madegård, Politics, Theatre, Trickster, UFO

  Petter Madegård: The Carnivalesque #38

  This interview took us for a spin through a myriad of worlds - from the rambunctious and chaotic Commedia dell’Arte performances of Renaissance Italy through the clown-like persona of Donald Trump to UFO mythologies! All of it viewed through the lens of the carnivalesque.