Thursday, 7 May 2015

Commedia Del'Arte

Today's blog(Wednesday) 

Siou talked about contexts aka, what is Commedia del'arte - definition of Commedia Del'Arte

Magnifico + Zanni - two characters

Magnifico's animal is an eagle looking down on earth
Zanni's animals is a pigeon really jumping 
- information about archetypes 
Reactions to trying out their physicality

Panteline - Turkey
-stingey with his money
- flicks his tongue 
- weird
Doctor- pig 
- thinks he knows everything, but he doesn't 
- moves hands a lot

1st and 2nd actor/actress
- cunning 
- makes the plans 
- royals

Lovers- they're the children
-Their movement is fluid
- naive 
- innocent 
- breathy

Arlecchino- cat and monkey
- one of the Zinnis 
-playful
- always hungry
- is in love with Columbina 
-has a zip on his belly 
- carries bags and boxs 
- slightly hunched over 
- all the playful

Brighella- dog and chicken 
- all the mind!
- top servant 
Capable of killing someone

- Columbina- dove 
- walks from her hips
- sassy 
- doesn't wear a mask

the captain - peacock with one feather tail!
- coward
- acts proud and like the "almighty" but isn't 

The witch- 
- the "magnifico" of the countryside 
- walks in a figure of 8











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