In November 2014, 86 years after the last show of Alfredo Sainati's La Compagnia del Grand-Guignol, founded in 1908 and which had been the only example of Grand Guignol in Italy, the Convivio d'Arte Company presented in Milan Grand Guignol de Milan: Le Cabaret des Vampires.
Guignol, most prominent puppet character in France, where his name became synonymous with puppet theatre. The hand puppet was created by the puppeteer Laurent Mourguet of Lyons in the early 19th century and was supposedly named for an actual canut, or Lyonnais silk worker.
Hidden in an old chapel in Paris, the Grand Guignol was the home to on-stage horror, with grisly, lo-fi special effects – plus sex – to tantalise the crowds.
The Grand Guignol opened its doors at the end of the 19th century as a sensationalist and dark theater focused on violence, horror, drama, and everything taboo.
French, probably after Guignol, reputed name of a silkworker of Lyons and character of the puppet theater which Laurent Mourquet installed there for the earliest performance (in 1795) of French puppet shows
Discover the fascinating history of Guignol, the iconic Lyon puppet of French theatre. Explore its legacy, its role in popular culture and its contemporary influence.
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Guignol dresses in a brown woollen coat with gold buttons, a square hat, hair plaited at the back of his head, and with the refined and distinguished appearance worthy of a worker in a luxury industry.