The History of Zingaro
Theatre Zingaro or as it is popularly called Zingaro is one of the most unique theatre groups across the world. The group had started off in the mid 1980s under the guidance of Bartabas, an equestrian with a flair for acting. Zingaro eventually was a name that came from the name of the horse which the founder owned and stayed with for nearly two decades. The word has its origin in Spanish and the meaning is “gypsy”. The fundamentals of Zingaro were based on showcasing the raw talent after fine tuning it in a very artistic way. The group has always highlighted the relation of horse with man and in doing so they have ensured to incorporate the cultural inputs coming from the civilisations that are scattered across the world. They have been successful in demonstrating this unique practise of narrating a story in this manner and have performed in cities around the globe.
The Zingaro group has now settled down in the region located towards northern Paris and all their performers and the animals live there since the late 1980s. Also an interesting part is that all the horses in the group have been named after popular artists and Picasso, Goya etc are common names out here. Bartabas and his group proved to be a huge hit in France with their very first performance titled Cabaret Equestre. The instant success for the group also led to future prospective performances in other parts of the world and Theatre Zingaro has seen to it that it can provide continuous entertainment to all its viewers and have also tried to ensure that the content of each performance is maintained so that the viewers are not disappointed. This combination of horse and man has worked since the period of its establishment and the future looks strong as well.