Theatrical masks inspire actors — especially the ones that help define the comic archetypes in the commedia dell’arte classic ...

KARACHI: Commedia dell’arte is a form of theatre which originated in 16th century Italy. Characterised by stock characters, masks and improvised performances loosely based on sketches ...

This power became so evident that during the Napoleonic era, all commedia dell’arte and carnival troupes were banned after citizens donned troupe character masks to protest French occupation.

Mask work is a centuries-old theater practice that transcends nations and eras. From the exaggerated visages of commedia dell’arte to the spiritually significant faces of Japanese Noh ...

She wanted to offer a workshop on commedia dell’arte. CELESTE INNOCENTI: It’s a four-day workshop which will allow students a chance to learn about the characters, about the masks, about the ...

Wilson, who heads the commedia dell'arte-focused Faction of Fools Theatre ... which features commedia masks, a mere five performers and a script that the director, collaborating with actor Paul ...

With the breaking of the fourth wall between the actors on stage and the audience, commedia dell’arte at Napa presented a market of stories, with stock characters, masks and humour being used to ...

The Department of Fools uses masks, improv and plenty of satire to revive a form of street theatre called commedia dell’Arte. “We are a bunch of crazy actors doing physical comedy,” said ...

Harlequin Unmasked promises an exhibition at Toronto's Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art that features porcelain figures of characters from the Italian commedia dell'arte. It seems like a good title ...

On the occasion of Commedia dell’Arte Day, the Italian Cultural Institute ... The play begins with a 17th-century Harlequin in a monkey mask, which changes into a Zanni (astute servant or ...