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The word bouffon comes from a Latin verb: Latin: buffare, to puff (i.e., to fill the cheeks with air); the word "Buffo" was used in the Theatre of ancient Rome by those who appeared on the stage with their cheeks blown up; when they received blows they would make a great noise, causing the audience to laugh. [2]
Set and costume designs by Mikhail Larionov for the 1921 premiere at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique in Paris. Chout, Op. 21, is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev.It was originally composed in 1915, then extensively revised at the request of Serge Diaghilev in 1921.
The Querelle des Bouffons ("Quarrel of the Comic Actors"), also known as the Guerre des Bouffons ("War of the Comic Actors"), was the name given to a battle of musical philosophies that took place in Paris between 1752 and 1754.
In the theatre of ancient Greece, the bômolochus (Ancient Greek: βωμολόχος) was one of three stock characters in comedy, corresponding to the English buffoon. [1] The bômolochus is marked by his wit, his crudity of language, and his frequent non-illusory audience address. In modern Greek, the word refers to a foul-mouthed person.
Balakirev The Buffoon (Russian: Шут Балакирев, romanized: Shut Balakirev) is a 2002 Russian televised version of 1999 Lenkom theatrical presentation, written by Grigori Gorin. [1] Theatrical version directed by Mark Zakharov , televised version by Nikolay Skuyibin .
Opéra bouffon (French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa bufɔ̃]) is the French term for the Italian genre of opera buffa (comic opera) performed in 18th-century France, either in the original language or in French translation.
An archimime is a chief buffoon or jester. Among the ancient Romans, archimimes were persons who imitated the manners, gestures, and speech both of the living and the deceased. At first, they were only employed in the theatre, but were afterwards admitted to their feasts, and at last to funerals.
(Paul Rudd in the film, David Lascher in the series). Josh is the son of Mel's ex-wife, and thus Cher's former step-brother.He is actually from Seattle, Washington, but goes to college in L.A.