commedia dellarte notes
- italian
- touched theatre around the world
- stock characters
- no scripts
- improvising
- plots only
- scenarios/stories that are divided scene by scene
- 16th century
- lazzi
- linguistic games
- actor has to be centred in theatre
- acrobatics
- ensemble
- le jeu is the idea of “play” in theatre
- driving force is not what to play but HOW it should be played
- four principles for commedia actors
- stillness
- awareness of your partners on stage
- communication with the audience as individuals
- ability to express feelings and thought through your body
- energy risk momentum and joy
- three essential qualities necessary
- willingness tow work as team
- gift of being able to seize the moment of opportunity
- act with truth and sincerity
- no subtext in commedia
- even villains will be frank
- no ones trying to trick you
- the masks of commedia
- allegorical characters of medieval drama
- seven deadly sins
- pride, envy, gluttony, lust, sloth, wrath, avarice
- ex.) pantalone = chicken
- Dottore=pig
- Harlequin=monkey and cat…lemur (opposite of pantalone)
- Zanni= driven by sex and hunger. group of birds
- innamorati = less animal like. beautifully dressed young lovers. do not use masks
- columbina
- fox
- high spirited
- ballet like music
- capitano= peacock. braggart.
- pulcinella
- pedrolino
- scaramuccia
- prankster
- señora
- no mask
- forever 29 years old
- how to wear your mask
- don’t touch
- don’t be subtle
- lazzi
- comic interludes
- moments of humour
- grab between scenes
- foolish witty metaphorical
- stage business
- gromolat
- emotional babble speech
- recognised by the tone
- jibberish
- good improvisational study since it has not logic
- church did not ike it because they said u had to speak latin
- 7 main emotions
- can’t act the emotion but live that emotion
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