COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE

ABOUT US

Commedia dell’Arte is a Australia’s premiere provider of Commedia dell’Arte ‘s

•Workshops

•Shows &

•Shops & Resources.

Our studio-based laboratory is situated in Adelaide, South Australia and led by PhD

researcher, director, actor and trainer Corinna Di Niro. Commedia con Corinna runs

workshops for students, teachers and actors Australia wide. Corinna’s Commedia

dell’Arte troupe, The Commedia Moguls, is also available for performance

bookings nation wide, currently about to deliver a series of 8 performances of the

critically acclaimed ‘The Marriage of Flavio and Isabella‘.

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE WORK SHOPS

Commedia dell’Arte provides Workshops for

•Students

•Teachers &

•Artists.

Student Workshop:

Upper primary workshops:

Suited for years 3-7, we offer a range of 90-minute

Commedia Workshops for Upper Primary Students.

Secondary workshops:

Suited for years of 8-12, our Commedia Workshops for

Secondary Students encourage the development of self-

esteem and self-confidence.

TEACHER WORKSHOPS

Teacher Commedia Workshops includes:

Personal Development for Teachers Workshop 1:

Learn the five principles required to stage your

own Commedia dell’Arte play. Scripted vs. Non-

Scripted; what really is Commedia dell’Arte and

why are there so many different opinions?

Personal Development for Teachers Workshop 2:

Learn how to teach stage fighting and slapstick in

a safe and engaging way. Learn the do’s and

don’ts of Commedia. Develop skills in devising,

ensemble work, improvisation, mask technique,

Laban, Lecoq, viewpoints and voice.

ARTIST WORKSHOP

Commedia Dell’Arte Known to enhance

character development, movement technique,

voice, stage presence, and the artist’s role on the

stage, learning Commedia dell’Arte and physical

theatre will leave you with an understating of a

range of theatre methods and give you a more in-

depth understanding of yourself, your body in the

space, your body in relation to an ensemble and

the physical and character possibilities essential

for artists’ today.

Actors’ workshops run as either a 2-day intensive

of over five evenings (3hr each night).

Participants receive a certificate of participation,

plus 20% off any merchandise they purchase at

the workshop.

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE SHOWS

The best way to appreciate and learn authentic Commedia dell’Arte is to go and see

it! Seeing a live performance fully completes a unit of study as students can see how

the various elements of Commedia dell’Arte come together in a professional

production.

The most popular show of Commedia dell’Arte

The Marriage of Flavio & Isabella

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE SHOPS

Buy Leather Commedia dell’Arte Masks,

Commedia Slapsticks and Commedia

Resources. COMING SOON.

Corinna’s carefully crafted slapsticks and

Commedia dell’Arte masks as featured

throughout this site, represent the authentic

troupes’ desire to exaggerate everyday people

for amusement on the stage.

ABOUT AUTHOR

Corinna Di Niro first studied Commedia dell’Arte with maestro Antonio Fava in

Italy in 2004. She then went on to further develop her theatre skills by

performing for a number of international companies and developed her own

shows and training method in Commedia dell’Arte.

She has to date completed a Bachelor of Media Arts / Drama (2009), a first

class Honors Degree focusing on Commedia dell’Arte (2010) and will soon

have a PhD in Commedia dell’Arte (2014), which she received a scholarship to

do so. Her combination of training, performance, research and education

makes her the most qualified Commedia dell’Arte practitioner, director and

teacher in Australia.

With a number of international and national conferences, papers, TV

segments, workshops and performances under her belt, Corinna Di Niro is

highly sought after when it comes to this exceptional genre we call Commedia

dell’Arte!

THANK YOU