Big Nazo Explained

Big Nazo is an improv performance group launched in 1986 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] Erminio Pinque, the founder and artistic designer of Big Nazo, envisioned his concept as a puppet show without the stage.[2]

Big Nazo, which derives its name from "big nose" in Italian, runs a "creature class" in conjunction with the Rhode Island School of Design Film and Video Department during the winter semester.[3]

Performances

The Big Nazo troupe frequently appears at local cultural events such as parades,[4] [5] Lumina Festival[6] and PVDFest.[7] Outside of Rhode Island, the group has performed in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Japan, Portugal and Scotland.[8] The troupe has appeared at the 2010 Winter Olympics and was a featured guest at the Maine Eclipse Festival in 2024.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilsdorf . Ethan . For creature troupe Big Nazo, Halloween is a year-round affair . The Boston Globe . May 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161125171908/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2016/10/25/for-creature-troupe-big-nazo-halloween-year-round-affair/wOTRZuzvfanIbYRiqv0u3J/story.html . November 25, 2016 . October 26, 2016 . live.
  2. Web site: Mascarella . Janene . Monster business . CNN . December 31, 2009.
  3. Web site: Creature Creations . BigNazo.com.
  4. Web site: @bignazo . Instagram . Big Nazo . 12 September 2024 . 17 March 2020 . The only Saint Patrick’s Day Parade of 2020 that featured BIG NAZO was on March 7th in pre-covid Pawtucket..
  5. Web site: Peterson . Brent . Ancient & Horribles Parade . Destination Eat Drink . Brent Petersen . 12 September 2024 . Big Nazo puppets at Ancient & Horribles parade, Chepachet, RI.
  6. Web site: LUMINA Jan 19 to Feb 20, 2024 . Downtown Providence Park Network . 11 September 2024.
  7. Web site: Big NAZO Intergalactic Creature Band . FirstWorks . 11 September 2024.
  8. News: Tomaselli . Kathleen Phalen . World famous Big Nazo improv group to perform in Houlton for the eclipse . 11 September 2024 . Bangor Publishing Company . 9 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240302013052/https://thecounty.me/2024/02/09/arts/world-famous-big-nazo-improv-group-to-perform-in-houlton-for-the-eclipse/ . 2 March 2024.

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