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**Kompani Komedi**
Kompani Komedi* is the only pure Commedia dell´Arte-company in Sweden. Micke Klingvall, the art director of Kompani Komedi, and 4 actors (Mikke Schirén, Johan S Stark, Madde Näs and Aiva Båve of whom Mikke still is a member of the group) founded the company. Today Kompani Komedi is a free repertory theatre with an international direction and a pedagogical activity, which specializes in Commedia dell´Arte. At the moment we have three Commedia dell´Arte-performances running ("Oratio på Pottan", "AAARRGH - Capitano Catastrofo Collosalle" and "Lezione dell´Arte"). All of the actors in Kompani Komedi have trained at the Theatrestudio in Stockholm, where they have worked with Commedia dell´Arte and physical theater training. All of them have completed other educations as well, and they have been working in other contexts.	*Kompani older fr. companie, fr. compagnie, ultimately a form of Lat. Pa'nis "bread"; the words primary meaning is consequently "sitting". Nationalencyklopedin *Komedi ultimately from Greek. Komoidi'a "Comedy", from komoido's "one who sings play songs", "comical actor", from ko'mos "festival procession", "singing with dance and music" and aoido's "singer". .Nationalencyklopedin

Kompani Komedi's goal is "...to play, establish and popularize Commedia dell´Arte in Sweden."
We also want to spread and share our work with other companies like us in Europe and the rest of the world. The thought is to get to know Commedia dell´Arte deeper, its origins and forms, and through that learn about the foundations of western popular comedy, since we consider Commedia dell´Arte to be its foundation. In that way we want to develop our own style of playing and find the use for Commedia dell´Arte today. - "We want to be Sweden's contribution to the international Commedia dell´Arte-stage." To reach this goal we are searching different ways. Aside from our performances we give workshops in acrobatics, physical theatre training and, of course, Commedia dell´Arte. We also conduct seminars and lectures in Commedia dell´Arte, both in Sweden and abroad .

Up till now we have arranged workshops with people like: Michael Fields from Dell´Arte Players Company in USA, Pino Costalunga from Teatro Immagino in Venice, Ellen Pontara, Joseph Clark from Roy Hart Theatre in France and Nola Rae from London Mime Theatre.
And Kompani Komedi (or Micke Klingvall) have given workshops for Edelvikens Folkhögskola in Burträsk, Teatro Glossa in Vicenza, Teaterhögskolan in Luleå, Studio Prospect in Caorle, ABF in Motala, Solidarity House in Lipnica, Teaterstallet in Stockholm among others.

The organization of Kompani Komedi is such that everyone who works in Kompani Komedi also has the opportunity - and that is also our wish - to become a member of the non-profit organization Kompani Komedi. To be a member one has to be in a running performance or taking part in the daily work in Kompani Komedi. To be part of the board one has to have been a member for at least one year.

Kompani Komedi consists of its projects, its members and its ideas. All projects are independent and self-supporting, and every ensemble, together with its producer and director, drives itself both artistic and administratively/financially. Kompani Komedi is not a "fixed theatre-company" in that since that all its members participate in all performances. The unifying link and the base of all our work is Commedia dell´Arte.

Even though we are trying to be self-supporting in our activities, we are cooperating with a couple of partners, such as: Studio Ensemblen with whom we used to share Salong Katakomb, Teater Salieri with whom we used to share our office, the Theatrestudio where we all met, and where Micke and some of the actors teach, Gaysha who makes the most of our costumes and Studiefrämjandet who have always supported us financially.

**The heart of Kompani Komedi consists of:**
Micke Klingvall	*Director and Art Director*
Micaela Gustafsson	*Actor:* *Oratio på Pottan, AAARRHG!!-Capitano Catastrofo Collosalle, Lezione dell´Arte, Millennie-projektet*
Anna Svensson	*Actor:* *Oratio på Pottan, AAARRHG!!-Capitano Catastrofo Collosalle*
Elias Wåhlund	*Actor:* *Oratio på Pottan, AAARRHG!!-Capitano Catastrofo Collosalle, Snow White for Suckers*
Mikke Schirén	*Actor:* *Oratio på Pottan, AAARRHG!!-Capitano Catastrofo Collosalle, Lezione dell´Arte*
Lars Brinck	*Actor:* *Millennie-projektet*
Jonas Larsson	*Actor:* *Millennie-projektet*
Anna Fredriksson	*Producer and Actor:* *Millennie-projektet*

**Old members and friends to Kompani Komedi are:**
Gaysha (Niklas Jensen & Miki Nagata)	*Costume:* *Leziona dell´Arte, AAARRGH!! 2, Snow White for Suckers*
Dov Weinstein	*Actor:* *Snow White for Suckers*
Carola Alfredsson	*Musiker/Actor:* *Lezione dell´Arte*
Johan Stormdal Stark	*Actor:* *Oratio på Pottan, Lezione dell´Arte*
Ulrika Carlsson	*Actor:* *Oratio på Pottan*
Helene Bring-Stormdal	*Costume:* *Oratio på Pottan*
Ulrika Ahlmyr	*Costume:* *AAARRGH!!*
Oskar Cristiansen	*Props:* *AAARRGH!!, AAARRGH!! 2*
Carina Söe-Knudsen	*Scenography:* *Lezione dell´Arte, AAARRGH!! 2, Snow White for Suckers*
Micke Klingvall	*Masks:* *All performances except Millennie-projektet*
Marte	*Masks:* *Millennie-projektet*
Carina Söe-Knudsen	*Dolls:* *Snow White for Suckers*
Lena Lövdal	*Fencing-master:* *Oratio på Pottan*
Ellen Pontara	*Music:* *AAARRGH!!, AAARRGH!! 2*
Carola Alfredsson	*Music arr:* *Snow White for suckers*
Andreas Hedberg	*Music arr:* *Snow White for suckers*
Inger Lindholm	*Musical study:* *Snow White for Suckers*
Michael Mansson	*Choreography:* *Snow White for Suckers*
Susanna Stjernfeldt	*Choreography:* *Snow White for Suckers*
Jonas Fernvik	*Photo:* *Leziona dell´Arte, AAARRGH!! 1&2, Snow White for Suckers*
John Hansson	*Photo:* *Snow White for Suckers*
Micke Jakobsson	*Graphical design:* *Oratio på Pottan, AAARRGH!!, AAARRGH!! 2*
Olav Karlsson	*Producer:* *Snow White for Suckers*
Sabina Kuutti	*Producer:* *AAARRGH!!*
Sophie Hellsing	*Producer:* *AAARRGH!!*
Alexander Borodin	*Producer:* *AAARRGH!! 2*