Pantomime Theatre
Tivoli's oldest existing building is The Pantomime Theatre from 1874. It is designed in the Chinese style with dragons and other charactaristic symbols.
The theatre works in the old-fashioned way, where backdrops and wing flats are operated by hand.
The performances are as unique as the building. The Tivoli pantomime comes from the Italian commedia dell'arte. It is related to both Moliere's comedies and the British pantomime. However, even though the shows were once as popular all over Europe as the musical is today, the pantomime in it's old form has only survived at Tivoli.
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