... ées, invariably organised and led by Marinetti, were the precursor of the 'Synthetic Theatre'. The first was held in Rome on 2nd March 1913 at the Teatro Costanzi and essentially set the tone for the following serata. It began with the writer Giovanni Papini giving a taunting speech against the city of Rome called 'Some advice for the Romans'. The shouts and complaints from the audience grew louder, egged on by taunts from ... of Russolo's intonorumori or noise machines, improvised speeches (usually by Marinetti), presentations of paintings, literary and poetic readings and short dramat...

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