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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