Playing Commedia

Author: Barry Grantham
Publisher: Heinemann Drama
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
This book consists of practical games and exercises to introduce actors, directors, and teachers to the skill, characters, and history of Commedia dell' Arte.

Commedia dell'Arte in Context

Author: Christopher B. Balme
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108670571
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 709

Book Description
The commedia dell'arte, the improvised Italian theatre that dominated the European stage from 1550 to 1750, is arguably the most famous theatre tradition to emerge from Europe in the early modern period. Its celebrated masks have come to symbolize theatre itself and have become part of the European cultural imagination. Over the past twenty years a revolution in commedia dell'arte scholarship has taken place, generated mainly by a number of distinguished Italian scholars. Their work, in which they have radically separated out the myth from the history of the phenomenon remains, however, largely untranslated into English (or any other language). The present volume gathers together these Italian and English-speaking scholars to synthesize for the first time this research for both specialist and non-specialist readers. The book is structured around key topics that span both the early modern period and the twentieth-century reinvention of the commedia dell'arte.

Commedia Plays

Author: Barry Grantham
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9781854598714
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
A unique collection of performance pieces and improvisation exercises in the Commedia style, a companion volume to the author's best-selling Playing Commedia. Commedia Plays offers eight original short plays from across the different periods and styles of Commedia dell'Arte - suitable for performance on stage as well as classroom and workshop study. Also included is a collection of Lazzi, the pieces of 'business' that form the basis of Commedia's comic action, ranging from the 'Double Takes' to 'The Unwanted Proposal'. These can be inserted into the written text or explored and improvised in the drama studio. 'exceptionally funny... a useful working manual for the practitioner or teacher, and great fun for the more general reader' British Theatre Guide 'a good solid addition to the commedia canon... particularly useful for initiating teenagers into the essence of commedia play. In an era in which political theatre and satire are re-emerging, the commedia templates offer a unique opportunity for the exploration of current events in the social and political landscapes' Total Theatre Magazine

Delirium's Daughters

Author: Nicholas Korn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619590823
Category : Fathers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description
"When four suitors arrive to ask for the hands of Signor Di Lirio's three lovely daughters, the old gentleman agrees, as long as they have the approval of their mother. And that's where the problems begin—the old man's wife died three years ago, and he has gone so mad with grief that he still believes she is alive. However, one of the suitors is the town scoundrel, Giovio, who plays a series of kind-hearted but hilarious tricks that bring the father back to sanity and the intended couples together. Before all is done, the four men have been forced to dress up as their own mothers, and Giovio pretends to have died and appears as his own ghost to haunt to old man's home"--

La Commedia Inglese

Author: Scriblerus
Publisher: Talia Felix
ISBN: 1453697489
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 117

Book Description
The Commedia dell'Arte is best known through the works of authors like Goldoni, Scala, Moli�re, and other European writers. However, it has had substantial influence over English-language theater as well. This volume contains four plays of the genre, spanning from the 18th through 21st centuries. Included works cover a variety of subjects, such as "Harlequin Premier", a predecessor of the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup" in which The Doctor seeks to alter the diet of the country of Barataria to consist of nothing but macaroni; the 20th century play "Matinata" in which the classic scenario of Harlequin's efforts to woo Columbine is played, and a recent play with an old setting, "Combat of the Masks" in which 16th century Genoa provides a story of love, alchemy and trickery where the Muses duke it out on stage. Fans of the commedia and the English stage alike are sure to benefit from this collection.Includes:Harlequin PremierScaramouch in NaxosMatinataThe Combat of the Masks

The Italian Comedy

Author: Pierre Louis Duchartre
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486138526
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 385

Book Description
Illustrated history of the beginnings, growth and influence of the commedia dell’ arte. Describes improvisations, staging, marks, scenarios, acting troupes, and origins.

The Comic Mask in the Commedia Dell'Arte

Author: Antonio Fava
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
"The mask - as object, symbol, character, theatrical practice, even spectacle - is the central metaphor around which Fava builds his discussion of structure, themes, characters, and methods. His book combines historical fact, personal experience, philosophical speculation, and passionate opinion. Including period drawings, prints, and color photographs of leather masks made by Fava himself, The Comic Mask in the Commedia dell'Arte is a rich work of singular insight into one of the world's most venerable forms of theater." --Book Jacket.

Pinocchio Commedia

Author: Johnny Simons
Publisher: I. E. Clark Publications
ISBN: 9780886803865
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description

Nick Hern Books

Author: Nick Hern Books (London).
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9781854595164
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description

Shakespeare and Commedia dell'Arte

Author: Artemis Preeshl
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317230418
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Shakespeare and Commedia dell’Arte examines the ongoing influence of commedia dell’arte on Shakespeare’s plays. Exploring the influence of commedia dell’arte improvisation, sight gags, and wordplay on the development of Shakespeare’s plays, Artemis Preeshl blends historical research with extensive practical experience to demonstrate how these techniques might be applied when producing some of Shakespeare's best-known works today. Each chapter focuses on a specific play, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream to The Winter’s Tale, drawing out elements of commedia dell’arte style in the playscripts and in contemporary performance. Including contemporary directors’ notes and interviews with actors and audience members alongside Elizabethan reviews, criticism, and commentary, Shakespeare and Commedia dell’Arte presents an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Renaissance theatre.