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Research Planner

Research Planner
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Worldbook

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Research Record
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Youtube

This Youtube channel has many videos on various topics on the Commedia dell'Arte. From character spotlights, to masks, and general information.

The Commedia dell'Arte

Commedia dell'Arte - Britannica
Commedia dell'Arte - MET musuem
Links in text include art depictions of plays.
The Characters
Characters
Creating characters
What is Commedia
What is Commedia dell'Arte? & Modern interpretation
What you need to know about the Commedia Dell'Arte
Conventions
History of Commdia dell'Arte
What is Commedia - Learning through theatre
History of Commdia dell'Arte - Odyssey theatre
Physicality in Commedia
Timeline of Commedia
Take with a grain of salt, as theres no references.
Tropes explained
All about the Commedia Dell'Arte
The acting of the Commedia Dell'Arte

Companies & Staging

Gelosi

Fedeli

Comici Confidènti

https://www.jstor.org/stable/459220

There are probably words in here you don't know, and that's alright. Simply ignore them or look up their definition - the easiest way to expand your vocabulary. A mountebank is someone who uses trickery to decieve and scam someone out of (usually) money.

Bredael Van P. Commedia Dell’Arte Szene in Italienischer Landschaft, 17thC, oil on canvas.

Unknown, une parade au théâtre de la Foire Saint-Laurent devant la loge de Nicole, 1786.

The Gelosi Troupe

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