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	www.delpiano.com: Carnival of Venice - Commedia dell'Arte
		La Commedia dell'Arte literally means "Artistic Comedy", probably named as a contraposition to the standard way of making theater in that period.
		The Commedia dell'Arte had its start in the second half of the 16th century, in a period when theater plays were classic, stylish, cold and rigorous.
		The Commedia dell'Arte bases its charme on the free improvisation on stage.
	www.delpiano.com /carnival/html/commedia.html

	Williams Record: Review of Art of the Mask
		Commedia dellarte was a theatrical movement that reigned in Europe from the 16th until the mid-18th centuries.
		The title of Perlman's performance suits the presentation well; in Commedia dellarte the male characters all wore masks that corresponded to their roles in the performance.
		Last Tuesday evening in the AMT DownStage theatre, Mace Perlman lectured about and performed as if he were part of Commedia dellarte, a forebearer to modern slapstick comedy.
	www.williams.edu /theatre/guest/perlmanreview.html (502 words)

	Commedia Dell’Arte
		Commedia Dell'Arte is the ancient Italian improvisational masked comedy born in the Renaissance and performed until the first half of the eighteenth century.
		Troupes traveled city to city earning their living by performing comedies, farces, parodies and political satires in the streets, markets, and at carnivals and fairs.
	www.furman.edu /~dcummins/commedia (502 words)

	The Commedia dell'arte
		HE title, Commedia dell'arte ("Comedy of Art" or "Comedy of the profession"), means unwritten or improvised drama, and implies rather to the manner of performance than to the subject matter of the play.
		Like the court comedies of Ariosto and Machiavelli, the Commedia dell'arte was concerned mostly with disgraceful love intrigues, clever tricks to get money or outwit some simpleton.
		In the course of the development of the Commedia dell'arte, there grew up certain traditions which held fast for many years.
	www.theatrehistory.com /italian/commedia_dell_arte_001.html (502 words)

	www.delpiano.com: Carnival of Venice - Commedia dell'Arte
		The Commedia dell'Arte had its start in the second half of the 16th century, in a period when theater plays were classic, stylish, cold and rigorous.
		La Commedia dell'Arte literally means "Artistic Comedy", probably named as a contraposition to the standard way of making theater in that period.
		The Commedia dell'Arte bases its charme on the free improvisation on stage.
	www.delpiano.com /carnival/html/commedia.html (226 words)

	Commedia dellarte - Media Search for ISU Library
		1607 Title:Commedia dellarte [videorecording] / by Antonio Fava.
		La Commedia DellArte · Harlequin and Columbine outline · Discussion comparing MASH characters to Commedia characters.
		The theatre for this Commedia dellarte Ventriloquism a la Phillip Owusu was on Kwaku Sakyi-Addo’s Front Page on Accra based Joy FM and later on in an
	homefindout.com /?q=commedia-dellarte (316 words)

	Obscure Stages -- An Annotated Theatre Bibliography
		Along with a brief early history of the form and an interesting overview of commedia dell'arte in the 20th century, the meat of the book is a character-by-character analysis of each of the masks.
		Perhaps the best-illustrated work on the commedia dell'arte I've seen, the 1929 Duchartre is also the best overview of the form.
		Commedia dell'arte, where wearing leather masks isn't limited to conservative politicians on their nights off.
	www.214b.com (316 words)

	Commedia dell'Arte
		The Cleopatra [* En#Costume#Costume ] ][ Commedia* dell'Arte ] [ Cyrano ] [
		Many of the costumes shown are based on drawings published by the artist Callot in 1622.
		Decorating for a Fifties Christmas ] [ To Kill a Mockingbird ]
	www.davidclaudon.com /arte/commedia.html (316 words)

	commedia dell'arte. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
		The impact of commedia dell’arte on European drama can be seen in French pantomime and the English harlequinade.
		The commedia dell’arte survived the early 18th cent.
		The ensemble companies generally performed in Italy, although a company called the comédie-italienne was established in Paris in 1661.
	www.bartleby.com /65/co/commedia.html (316 words)

	regalir
		It's as faithful to commedia dellarte as it is to Rude Guerrillaís risk-taking ethos, except this time, the risk isn't that people will be offended by bare flesh on stage; it's the risk of actors falling flat on their snouts by daring to try something new.
		This is genuine commedia - part sitcom, part improv - all delivered with the kind of mock Italian accents you might hear from Anna Maria Alberghetti - or, more appropriately, "Saturday Night Live's" Father Guido Sarducci.
		Call me easy, but any play in which a buxom young actress pulls a candy cane from between her breasts and puts it in my hairy little palm has displayed at least one of the required elements of superior theatrical achievement.
	www.rudeguerrilla.org /2001season/Regali/regalireview.html (1689 words)

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		The Commedia DellArte from the Renaissance to Dario Fo The Italian Origins of European Theatre VI.
		Harlequin Unmasked The Commedia dellArte and Porcelain Sculpture.
		Scenarios of the Commedia DellArte Flaminio Scalas Il Teatro Delle Favole Rappresentative.
	www.riffhai.com /riffuuudell.html (1318 words)

	Commedia Dell'arte in the 20th Century, by John Rudlin 0415047706 by RUDLIN, JOHN (UNIVERSITY OF... from Book Megastore online shop
		Commedia Dell'arte in the 20th Century, by John Rudlin 0415047706 by RUDLIN, JOHN (UNIVERSITY OF...
		Commedia Dell'arte in the 20th Century, by John Rudlin
		An entertaining and highly illuminating account of Commedia's origins as a popular theatrical form, plus a practical and timely step-by-step guide to using commedia techniques in performance.
	edirectory.co.uk /book_megastore/pages/moreinfoa.asp?pe=DAFDBCFQ_+... (329 words)

	Heinemann Books: Playing Commedia
		Commedia dell'Arte sprang up in Italy in the mid-16th century, consisting of improvised comedies played out by "stock" characters, distinguished by their masks, costumes and physical attitudes.
		Playing Commedia offers a practical guide to the skills, characters and history of Commedia dell'Arte through graded games and illustrated exercises.
		The second half of the book looks at the individual "Masks" or characters of the traditional Commedia dell'Arte.
	books.heinemann.com /products/E00346.aspx (270 words)

	The Carnegie Pulse: Pulse Scheduler: 54-208 Movement II
		Commedia dellArte gives them the tools to tackle physical comedy from any era, past or present.
		This term is divided between two classic physical forms: Commedia dellArte and Clowns.
		In the first half of the semester students wear the half-masks of the archetypal Commedia characters (Harlequin, Pantalone, et al), to learn their psychology and physicality, improvise on historical and contemporary scenarios, and apply Commedia technique to modern comedy.
	www.tcpulse.com /psched/course.php?c=54208 (240 words)

	Newman's Commedia Mask Company: handmade leather commedia dell'arte masks
		Commedia Dell'Arte and the use of the Neutral Mask for physical actor training at Dell'Arte International School in California under Joan Schirle.
		Maskmaker extraordinaire, Newman makes leather Commedia Dell'Arte and Neutral masks specifically for performers and actor training.
		Leather Neutral Masks and Commedia Masks for Theatre training programs at:
	www.commediamask.com (224 words)

	PANTOMIME - LoveToKnow Article on PANTOMIME
		As to the commedia dellarte, masked, comedy, in Italy and France, and their influence on French regular comedy, see L. Moland, Moliere et Ia comdie italienne (2nd ed., Paris, 1867); and 0.
	www.1911ency.org /P/PA/PANTOMIME.htm (3086 words)

	NOVICA - Leather mask, 'The Doctor' (black and white)
		A classic character born of the 16th century Italian commedia dell'arte, the doctor's nose is long enough to thrust into a bottle of perfume, as he spends his time among the fetid odors of the sickroom.
		A classic character born of 16th century Italian commedia dell'arte, the doctor's nose is long enough to thrust into a bottle of perfume, as he spends his time among the fetid odors of the sickroom.
		MarcÃlio Barroco creates the classic character from the 16th century Italian commedia dell'arte as a brilliant mask.
	www.novica.com /itemdetail/index.cfm?pid=89995&si=0 (878 words)

	Commedia dell'Arte
		Commedia dell'(C)Arte Commercial website of travelling theatre company with excellent information on various Commedia characters, useful for student research and classroom use.
		Also includes a useful bibliography of Commedia dell'Arte textbooks.
		David Claudon Easy-to-understand thumbnail history of Commedia dell'Arte.
	www.theatrelinks.com /commedia.htm (878 words)

	Canadian Journal of History: Pierrot in Petrograd: The Commedia dell'Arte/Balagan in Twentieth-Century Russian Theater and Drama. (book reviews)@ HighBeam Research
		Pierrot refers to one of the best known figures of the commedia dell'arte, the tragic/comic character who first came to life as Pedrolino.
		This provocative book offers an original approach to Russian modernist theatre by examining its incorporation of the characters and performance style of the commedia dell'arte, the Italian mask theatre whose origins can be traced back to the sixteenth century.
		Pierrot in Petrograd: The Commedia dell'Arte/Balagan in Twentieth-Century Russian Theater and Drama.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:18066296&refid=ink_tptd_mag (207 words)

	Commedia_DellArte
		Commedia dell'Arte inspired future theatrical events such as improvised storytelling and comedy.
		It was such a popular genre, that commedia lasted for two hundred years, sometime between 1550 and 1775.
		Examples: Paul Sills's Story Theatre, the Second City troupe in Chicago, and "Saturday Night Live."
	webpages.acs.ttu.edu /wgelber/chapfive/Commedia_DellArte.html (45 words)

	May 09 2005 Commedia Dell'arte Workshop at Hove, UK - Focus is Commedia Dellarte
		Paola has worked extensively with Commedia Dell'arte masks at the school of Avogaria in her home city of Venice and at the International School of Commedia Dell'arte run by Antonio Fava in Reggio Emilia.
		May 09 2005 Commedia Dell'arte Workshop at Hove, UK - Focus is Commedia Dellarte
		This workshop will work on all the main Commedia characters both through mask and physicality and is an ideal introduction to this hugely influential Italian theatre tradition.
	www.clownevents.com /Events-2005/event615.shtml (126 words)

	School Work on Outline the background and theatre style of Commedia dell arte with reference to practical drama lessons
		Commedia dell’arte, from its humble beginnings in the late 1500s, evolved into a form of theatre that influenced dozens of playwrights and a countless number of performers.
		Commedia dell’arte began in Italy, with performances in open town squares and carnivals.
		The type of performance one would expect out of a commedia dell’arte troupe would be one that was loud, colourful, and energetic.
	www.123schoolwork.com /show_essay/216231.html (243 words)

	Il Dottore: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
		His mask is unique in that it is the only mask in Commedia dell'arte to cover only the forehead and nose.
		Il Capitano (Il capitano (the captain) is a masked character from the commedia dellarte....)
		Commedia dell'arte (Commedia dellarte, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/il_dottore (876 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook
		Obviously commedia dell'arte is a live theatre form, and obviously you know a bit about commedia otherwise you wouldn't be reading this review.
		Commedia Dell 'arte: A Resource Book for Troupes by John Rudlin, Olly Crick
		Lazzi: The Comic Routines of the Commedia Dell'Arte by Mel Gordon
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/0415047706 (876 words)

	Commedia dell'Arte
		A Commedia dell'Arte website from Judith Chaffee, with resources, a timeline, a bibliography, and links.
		Click on Capitano for concise description of Commedia.
	www.commedia-dell-arte.com (876 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Performing Arts: Theatre: Physical Theatre: Mask: Commedia Dell'Arte
		Commedia dell'arte - Theatrehistory.com's overview of the Italian improvised drama and its stock characters.
		Commedia Dell?Arte - Brief history and description of Pantalone, Dottore, Innamorati, Arlecchino/ Harlequin, Brighella/ Scapino, Columbina/ Franceshina, Pulcinella, Pedrolino / Pierrot.
		Obscure Stages - An annotated bibliography of commedia dell'arte and other classic theater genres, including British music hall and pantomime, vaudeville, and burlesque.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Performing_Arts/Theatre/Physical_Theatre/Mask/Commedia_Dell'Arte (876 words)

	commedia dell'arte on Encyclopedia.com
		Now anything connected with commedia dell'arte is worth its weight in gold, says...
		Commedia TONIGHT; Sarasota's Opera's 'Ariadne auf Naxos' features low comedy, but high-class music.(ARTS and TRAVEL)
		Weekend: Antiques and Collecting - Send on Harlequin, the perfect gift; Travelling showmen were popular at Christmas in times gone by.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c1/commedia.asp (876 words)

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