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Big Nazo

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Big Nazo
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Big Nazo is an improv performance group launched in 1986 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] Erminio Pinque, the founder and artistic designer of Big Nazo, envisioned his concept as a puppet show without the stage.[2]

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2024 Lumina Festival
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PVDFest 2024

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.[3]

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Performances

The Big Nazo troupe frequently appears at local cultural events such as parades,[4][5] Lumina Festival[6] and PVDFest.[7] Outside of Rhode Island, the group has performed in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Japan, Portugal and Scotland.[8] The troupe has appeared at the 2010 Winter Olympics[2] and was a featured guest at the Maine Eclipse Festival in 2024.[8]

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