Commedia Guide Book
An Illustrated Guide to the Movement of the Commedia dell’Arte
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Published by Learning Through Theatre
This e-book is a resource for teachers, directors and performers that provides a form of sketched notation for the movement repertoires and character interplay. Commedia dell’Arte is a highly physical performance style and through adopting the body shape and movement patterns of the characters, much information about the personality can be discerned. It is not enough to wear a mask on your face: a complete physical transformation needs to take place before the character comes to life for an audience and this guide will show you how this can be achieved.
“When teaching Commedia dell’Arte, I found a challenge commonly faced by students is remembering the movements and mannerisms for each character. I developed a simple sketched notation to use in class that helped with recall. This guide pulls together all these sketches into a handy reference guide for others to use. Through repetition, movement memory kicks in, allowing the mind to be free to play and react to the narrative.”
You can purchase this guide for your personal use or for educational use with an educational licence. The educational licence allows you to duplicate any or all parts of the book for teaching purposes.
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