Commediagillet was founded in 1995 under the leadership of Augusto Cabrera. In our performances we work with clown, masks and puppetry to treat various social problems such as bullying, exclusion, racism and the environment in an entertaining and fun way. In addition to theaters, we also perform in preschools, schools, playgrounds and all other places where we can reach the audience. Commediagillet is Mask and Commedia Centrum’s official theater group.
About Mask och Commedia Centrum
Mask and Commedia Centrum is a non-profit association founded in 1985 whose aims are:
- to spread knowledge about masks, puppetry, clown, street theatre and Commedia and their use in different cultures and eras.
- to investigate and experiment in puppet and mask making, the use of masks and puppets as a means of artistic expression and Commedia, clown and street theatre as a form of theatre.
- to develop cooperation with national and international groups and organizations.
- to act as a forum for developing and creating new forms of work with masks, puppets, clowns, Commedia and street theatre with the aim of partly running the professional theater group Commediagillet under its own auspices, and partly being a gathering place for independent groups, both amateurs as professionals.
All this takes place by organizing courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and exhibitions about masks, puppets, clowns, street theatre and Commedia, as well as by publishing publications on these subjects. The Mask and Commedia Centrum association works based on democratic principles, supports democracy as a social system, works for equality, diversity, the equal value and equal treatment of all people in the business, and distances itself from violent expressions and opinions.
Members
Augusto Cabrera has extensive experience in Commedia dell’Arte, masks, puppetry, stage production, clown, anticlown, bouffon and much more. He is active as an actor, director, and mask and puppet maker. Augusto is educated in art and theater in Peru and Brazil, but also in Italy (Commedia dell’Arte and leather mask for Donato Sartori), at Odinteatern in Denmark (directing), at Dockteaterinstitutet for Mikael Meschke, etc. He is artistic director and director at Commediagillet, which he founded in 1995.
AnneLee Vikner has worked as an actor since 1999 when she graduated from Folkuniversitet’s Theatre Academy. She has continued her education in Sweden and Beverly Hills, LA. She has worked with touring children’s theatre (Tio Fötter) and self-produced plays with her group Tornet Productions. She has done assignments for the Swedish Prison and Probation Service as an actor and drama coach and worked as an actor in the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Police Academy’s training courses. Participated in SVT in Den Fördömde with Rolf Lassgård, Pia Green and others.
Jonas Blixt has always had an aptitude for the artistic, primarily visual arts, and discovered the theater in high school. He is a trained actor at Stockholms Elementära Teatersola and a trained theater teacher at the University of Gothenburg. Jonas has been a member of Commediagillet since 2010 and, in addition to his role as an actor, has contributed both as a playwright and a director.
Esse Hellberg came to Stockholm from Halland a few years ago, to study at Stockholms Elementära Teaterskola. After studies, Esse has been everything from an actor to a coffee maker at the theatre. Through his interest in clown & Commedia, Esse contacted Augusto to learn more about this subject. Esse also studies singing for the opera singers Dag Schantz and Thomas Gorn.
Henrik Olsson is educated and holds the title Performing Arts Educator, has several trainings and work experience as an actor and trainer among independent groups, own projects and school of the arts and gives own workshops. Has his main education at Novia University of Application (Finland) and also some folk high schools before that with a focus on theatre. Also has knowledge and been used in other art forms such as acrobatics and dance.
Honorary members
Morgan Tolsén sadly left the group after 23 years in Commediagillet. He has been with us since 2001 as a jester, mask player and puppeteer, clown and has composed and played music for several of our productions. We miss him and he has left a great impression on us.
1960/04/21-2024/04/12