commedia dell’arte renaissance theatre in italy. sketch comedy commedia dell’arte: comedy of...
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Commedia Dell’arteRenaissance Theatre in Italy
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Sketch Comedy
• Commedia dell’arte: comedy of types, players, or characters• It is the forerunner to modern sketch comedies and improvisations• Mad TV• Saturday Night Live• Studio C
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Stock Characters
• Each scene had recognizable characters, and setting• Pantalone-foolish old man• Dottore-intelligent old man• Servants and Clowns-harlequin/zanni’s• Young lovers
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Masks
• The comic characters all wore masks• They covered half the face • Made of leather• Exaggerated features
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Sound Effects
• The comic effect was based on physical comedy and putting live sound effects with the action• Slide whistles• Slapsticks• Crashes• Music/Minstrels
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Performance Example