WILLY THE CLOWN
Willy the Clown, alias Antonio Villella, born in Turin in 1976, is an actor, director, and clown. He graduated in 1998 from the Compagnia Viartisti Theatre School in Turin and was part of the company from 1994 to 2007. In 2008, he founded Crab Teatro and in 2011 created the Teatro Abitato Project in Avigliana (TO). He is a co-founder of the Torino Fringe Festival (2013).
Since 2005, he has focused on clowning, collaborating with notable figures like P. Hottier, C. Colombaioni, P. Nani, and others. His clowning approach is based on the method "Playing, Listening, Clowning". His clown, physical and concrete, blends dark humor with theatrical sensitivity, appealing to audiences of all ages.
Since 2016, he has been living in Berlin, where he teaches and collaborates with mime schools and cultural centers such as Die Etage, Mime Centrum, and Phyhixtanzt Studio.
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