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rugantino
Le Maschere della Commedia dell'Arte
Rugantino
This is a Roman mask belonging to the puppet theatre tradition whose name derives from “ruganza” (arrogance). In this more popular version, he is one of the Capitan types, who is always rowing and comes off the worse. When he first appeared he was a kind of policeman figure or the leader of the Bandello squad who never tire of arresting innocent people to show how strong they are. As time went by, he swapped his military costume for plain clothes and dropped his negative side. He grew lazy and good natured and went to live in a Rome where justice and cordiality prevail. He then started dressing eccentrically in a red waistcoat and large red hat. Rugantino has had a number a fine interpreters ranging from Tacconi to Nino Tamburri, Nino Slari and the popular storyteller, Sor Capanna.
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Maschera romanesca del teatro dei burattini; il suo nome deriva da "ruganza", arroganza. Ennesima variazione del Capitano, visto nella sua forma più popolare, impersona il tipo del litigioso inconcludente sempre sopraffatto dalle brighe che provoca.
“ruganza” (arrogance). In this more popular version, he is one of the Capitan types, who is always rowing and comes off the worse. When he first appeared he was a kind of policeman figure or the leader of the Bandello squad who never tire of arresting innocent people to show how strong they are. As time went by, he swapped his military costume for plain clothes and dropped his negative side. He grew lazy and good natured and went to live in a Rome where justice and cordiality prevail. He then started dressing eccentrically in a red waistcoat and large red hat. Rugantino has had a number a fine interpreters ranging from Tacconi to Nino Tamburri, Nino Slari and the popular storyteller, Sor Capanna. 