Ennio Marchetto

Ennio Marchetto is an Italian comedic live entertainer whose performances feature quickchange artistry, impersonations and his trademark bidimensional paper costumes. He is also knows as The Living Paper Cartoon. In his onehour show he goes through more than 50 costume changes, at times in front of the audience without hiding behind drapes or screens and without any assistance by stage hands. In the lastyears Marchetto has performed in over 70 countries and has been seen by more than one million people. His shows were honoured with numerous awards and highly praised by international critics.

Marchetto was born next to Carlo Goldonis home. Inspired by cartoons, especially those by Walt Disney he used to cut paper figures for his sister and decorations for the Christmas tree based on them , modern dance performances like those choreographed by Pina Bausch and the mime performer Lindsay Kemp, his career began during the 1980s with various performances during the Venetian Carnival.

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