Crash Course
Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte: Crash Course Theater #12
This week, we're going to Italy for a Renaissance. The Middle Ages are over, and it's time to talk about the flourishing of art and humanism across Europe. Painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and plays with fart jokes were all...
National Theatre
Exploring Commedia dell'arte: Bringing Characters to Life
This video explores the art of Commedia dell'arte, an improvised form of theater. The focus is on embodying the characters through physicality and energy, with an emphasis on the distinct characteristics and energies of each type of...
National Theatre
Commedia dell'Arte: A Historical Overview
A short film giving an overview of the history of Commedia dell'Arte. In this film Didi Hopkins from commediaworks describes the influence of commedia dell'arte on modern theatre and other dramatic formats such as film and television.
National Theatre
Commedia dell'Arte: Using Language to Connect and Create
The video discusses the use of "grammalot," a nonsensical language used in Commedia dell'Arte performances to facilitate communication among actors with different dialects and to evade censorship by the church. It also highlights the...
National Theatre
Exploring the Primary Emotions in Acting
This video is about exploring the primary emotions that drive human behavior and how to use them in acting. The teacher discusses the seven universal emotions and how they can be exaggerated to portray different levels of intensity. The...
National Theatre
The World of Commedia: Exploring the Characters and Relationships
This film is an introduction to the world of Commedia dell'Arte. Learn about all of the stock characters in Commedia, the masked and the unmasked, their status, their physical shapes and their characters. This film was made from a two...