Italian Commedia and Please be Gentle
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Dottore Mask
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Extant Scenarios
Fabula Atellana
Hideous Grin
Huge Grin
illustration
Illustration 1a
Illustration 1c
improvisational acting techniques
mask performance theory
Master's Clothes
Master’s Clothes
Moliere
Naughty Baby
noh and commedia comparative study
performer-audience dynamics
physical theatre methods
play
Punch Punch
royal
satyr
Satyr Play
scenarios
shakespeare
Smooth
Stock Characters
Sudden Inspiration
traditional mask drama
troupes
Unmasked Actor
Workshop
Workshop Theatre
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9783718657186
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 13 May 1998
- Publisher: Harwood-Academic Publishers
- Publication City/Country: CH
- Product Form: Paperback
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Focusing on Commedia Dell'Arte, this work provides a historical and critical commentary of the Commedia. It highlights common factors between this genre and that of the Japanese Noh theatre. The author proposes six similarities: characters familiar to their audience and masked, minimal properties and scenery with the focus on the actor, the "families" of performers, a sharp mind as well as an agile body, a professional living on these skills and patronage, and a knowledgeable audience. Complementing this book is the play "Please Be Gentle" which explores the various tricks and devices of Commedia Dell'Arte acting.
