COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE
COURSE STRUCTURE
● The Warm-Up
A series of playful warming-up exercises to ‘awaken’ our body and our senses. This fundamental preparation before getting into mask work integrates stretching, breathing, voice work, balance, rhythm and coordination.
● The Masks
An exploration of physical approach to characterisation utlising the codified language of Commedia dell’Arte’s Types: their driving forces, postures, gestures, walks, voice and sound. We will explore The Servants (Zanni, Arlecchino, Brighella, Colombina), The masters (Pantalone and il Dottore), the Captain and the Lovers.
● The Techniques
Techniques studied will comprise body awareness, physical and vocal transformation, slapstick, body-voice connection, comic timing, composition in space, entrances and exits, audience rhythm, tempo-rhythm improvisation and audience interaction.
● Creative Exploration: Contemporary Scenarios
Commedia dell'Arte's techniques, style and characters are utilised as a starting point to develop our own characters and stories taking inspiration from contemporary personalities and current affairs. We will develop our own canovacci (plot-line).
COURSES LENGHT:
● Courses: 1 week | 2 weeks | 6 weeks in London.
● Workshops & Masterclasses: half-day | full day | full weekend in London.
● Online tutorials and courses (free sessions)
