Commedia dell'arte (/kɒˈmeɪdiə dɛlˈɑːrteɪ, kə-, -ˈmɛdiə, -ˈɑːrtiː/ kom-AY-dee-ə del-AR-tay, kəm-, -ED-ee-ə, -AR-tee, Italian: [komˈmɛːdja delˈlarte];...
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Isabella is a stock character used in commedia dell'arte, in the class of innamorata (female lover). In the commedia dell'arte, the relationship of the innamorati...
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Each character in commedia dell'arte is distinctly different, and defined by their movement, actions, masks, and costumes. These costumes show their social...
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Pantalone (redirect from Pantaloon (commedia dell'arte))
characters found in commedia dell'arte. With his exceptional greed and status at the top of the social order, Pantalone is "money" in the commedia world. His full...
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Tartaglia (lit. 'Stutterer') is a dainty character in the commedia dell'arte. He is farsighted and with a minor stutter (hence his name; cf. Spanish tartamudear)...
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Piedmontese: Giandoja [dʒaŋˈdʊja]) is one of the masks of the Italian commedia dell'arte, typically representing the town of Turin (and Piedmont in general)...
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Lélio is a stock character of the commedia dell'arte. Lélio represents the happy innamorati, loved by the woman he loves (often Isabella), always friendly...
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Columbine (stock character) (redirect from Columbine (the commedia dell'arte))
French: Colombine; lit. 'little dove') is a stock character in the commedia dell'arte. She is Harlequin's mistress, a comic servant playing the tricky slave...
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Innamorati (redirect from Innamorata (commedia dell'arte))
'lovers') were stock characters within the theatre style known as commedia dell'arte, who appeared in 16th-century Italy. In the plays, everything revolved...
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Harlequin (category Commedia dell'arte male characters)
Giacomo (1968). The Commedia dell'arte. New York: Hill and Wang. pp. 55–70. ISBN 9780809005451. Rudlin, John (1994). Commedia dell’Arte, An actor's handbook...
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Pierrot (category Commedia dell'arte male characters)
PEE-ə-ROH; French: [pjɛʁo] ), a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, has his origins in the late 17th-century Italian troupe of players...
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era of classical theatre. It developed partly from the 16th century commedia dell'arte tradition of Italy and other European and British stage traditions...
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character Punch (of the eponymous Punch and Judy shows) in England. The commedia dell’arte allowed professional women to perform early on: Lucrezia Di Siena...
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meraviglioso of the comici dell'arte. See Part II of the above book for a full discussion of Mannerist characteristics in the commedia dell'arte. The study is largely...
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Neapolitan: Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry...
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sometimes called the Commedia Commedia dell'arte, a professional form of theatre that began in Italy in the mid-16th century La Commedia, an early theatre in Naples...
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Canovaccio (category Commedia dell'arte)
A canovaccio is a scenario used by commedia dell'arte players. It consisted only of a list of acts and scenes; the details were left to the improvisation...
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plays. The Punch and Judy show has roots in the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte. The figure of Punch derives from the Neapolitan stock character of...
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'little skirmisher') is a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte (comic theatrical arts of Italian literature). The role combined characteristics...
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commedia dell'arte character of the Zanni (or second Zanni) class. In Italian burattino means "puppet", although it is not clear whether the commedia...
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Brighèla) is a comic, masked character from the Italian theatre style commedia dell'arte. His early costume consisted of loosely fitting, white smock and pants...
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Il Dottore (category Commedia dell'arte characters)
(Italian: [balanˈtsoːne]; Bolognese Emilian: Dutåur Balanzån), is a commedia dell'arte stock character, in one scenario being an obstacle to young lovers...
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Zanni (category Commedia dell'arte characters)
Zanni (Italian: [ˈdzanni]), Zani or Zane is a character type of commedia dell'arte best known as an astute servant and a trickster. The Zanni comes from...
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performers, only a small minority of them were given speaking parts. The commedia dell'arte of Italy, however, allowed professional women to perform early on;...
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Pagliacci (category Commedia dell'arte)
Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio...
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Theatre of Italy (section Commedia dell'arte)
in the vernacular. The Commedia dell'arte (17th century) was, at first, an exclusively Italian phenomenon. Commedia dell'arte spread throughout Europe...
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Pedrolino (category Commedia dell'arte male characters)
Pedrolino is a primo ('first') Zanni, or comic servant, of the commedia dell'arte; the name is a hypocorism of Pedro ('Peter'), via the suffix -lino. The...
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device developed for use in the broad, physical comedy style known as commedia dell'arte in 16th-century Italy. The "slap stick" consists of two thin slats...
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Lazzi (category Commedia dell'arte)
or witticism) are stock comedic routines that are associated with commedia dell'arte. Performers, especially those playing the masked Arlecchino, had many...
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forms in the West between the 15th and 19th centuries, including commedia dell'arte from Italian theatre, and melodrama. The general trend was away from...
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