Big Nazo

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title: "Big Nazo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["performance-artist-collectives", "organizations-based-in-providence,-rhode-island"] topic_path: "general/performance-artist-collectives" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Nazo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

| header = Big Nazo | align = right | direction = | total_width = 220 | perrow = 1/1 | image1= Big_Nazo_at_Lumina_Festival.jpg | caption1 = 2024 Lumina Festival | image2= Big Nazo puppet creatures at PVDFest 2024.jpg | caption2 = PVDFest 2024 Big Nazo is an improv performance group launched in 1986 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. Erminio Pinque, the founder and artistic designer of Big Nazo, envisioned his concept as a puppet show without the stage.

Big Nazo, which derives its name from "big nose" in Italian, runs a "creature class" in conjunction with the Rhode Island School of Design Film and Video Department during the winter semester.

Performances

The Big Nazo troupe frequently appears at local cultural events such as parades, Lumina Festival and PVDFest. Outside of Rhode Island, the group has performed in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Japan, Portugal and Scotland. The troupe has appeared at the 2010 Winter Olympics and was a featured guest at the Maine Eclipse Festival in 2024.

References

References

  1. Gilsdorf, Ethan. (October 26, 2016). "For creature troupe Big Nazo, Halloween is a year-round affair".
  2. Mascarella, Janene. (December 31, 2009). "Monster business".
  3. "Creature Creations".
  4. (17 March 2020). "@bignazo". Big Nazo.
  5. "Ancient & Horribles Parade". Brent Petersen.
  6. "LUMINA Jan 19 to Feb 20, 2024".
  7. "Big NAZO Intergalactic Creature Band".
  8. (9 February 2024). "World famous Big Nazo improv group to perform in Houlton for the eclipse". Bangor Publishing Company.

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