Transcript La Commedia Dell*Arte - Merrillville Community School

La Commedia Dell’Arte
By: Venesha Powell
Where
• Italy- began there during the 14th century
until the 18th and peaked in the 16th and
17th and then spreaded out.
• Subsequently the art formed spread
throughout Europe, with many of its
elements persisting into present-day
theater
Who
• Who- foolish old men ,
devious servants, or military
officers full of false bravado.
Arlecchino- most famous, was
an acrobat and a wit, chidlike
and amorous
IL Capitano- (the captain) was a
caricature of the professional
solider bold, swaggering and
cowardly
Pantalone- was a caricure of the
Venetian merchant, rich and
retired, mean and miserly,
with a young wife or an
adventures daughter
When
Shared traits of the
medieval period
What
La Commedia Dell’Arte means “Artistic
Comedy” renamed in English as “Italian
Comedy”, was a humorous theatrical presentation
performed by professional players who traveled in
troupes throughout Italy in the 16th century.
Popular themes complex stories with lots of
climax, acrobatic jumps and mellow love scenes
made it a success.
Why
Commedia was performed by roaming family
troops most time and this caused it to changed
at a stagger
Some historians believe Commedia was a
response to the political and economic crisis of
the 16th century.
How
La Commedia Dell’ Arte performed for and were
accessible to all social classes. Language was no
barrier, with their skilled mime, stereotyped
stock character, traditional lazzi’s signature
stunts, gags and pranks, masked, broad physical
gestures, improvised dialogue and clowing they
became widely accepted wherever they traveled.
Other Pictures
Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KibmjbHp
ksMl
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gTs9xWJ
cgg
Quiz
1.)
What is was the name of my presentation
A. la commedia
B. la commdia dell’ arte
C. la commedia dell’ arte
2.)
Where did
the performance began
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Japan
3. La Commedia was a man
True or False
4.)
5.)
6.)
What were one of the stock characters name
A. Michael
B. Dan
C. Pantalone
Did the stock characters where masks
True or False
What does La Commedia Dell’ Arte means
A. healthy heart
B. Artistic Comedy
C. none of the above
7.)
A. Pot B. Plate
In this picture tell
what the man is
holding in his hand
8.)
9.)
Where the stories in the plays popular
A. Yes
B. No
Were there many stock characters
A. Yes
B. No
What is on top of
the mask head
A. Money B. Music Notes
References
http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa1108
00a.htm
https://sites.google.com/site/italiancommedia/