Commedia dell’ Arte arouse during the renaissance as a revulsive reaction to the theatre that was established, made for the wealthy in the courts, marking a turning point on the history of theatre. Commedia brought theatre to the people with larger than life characters that represented the society, establishing the profession of the actor-storyteller.<\/p>\n
This workshop is a contemporary approach to Commedia dell\u2019Arte that will serve as a physical comedy training for actors and non-actors. The characters of Commedia\u00a0live on the edge of life and death and their motivations are visceral, the actor\u2019s work is to possessed by the character and the mask.\u00a0It is full of improvisation and based on archetypical characters. It is fast, funny, cruel, full of slapstick and uses society as the canvas to criticize our system but also ourselves!<\/p>\n
Attendees will be exposed to:<\/p>\n