Commedia Dell'Arte

A Handbook for Troupes
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-415-20408-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

A companion to John Rudlin's best-selling Commedia dell'Arte: A Handbook for Actors, this book covers both the history and professional practice of commedia dell'arte companies from 1568 to the present day. Indispensable for both the beginner and the professional, it contains historical and contemporary company case histories, details on company organisation, and tips on practical stagecraft.
Essential for students and practitioners, this book enables the reader to understand how successful commedia dell'arte companies function, and how we can learn from past and current practice to create a lively and dynamic form of theatre.
Includes tips on:

* writing a scenario
* mask-making
* building a stage
* designing a backdrop
* costume
* music.
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Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crick, Oliver

Rudlin, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatertheorie, Ästhetik des Theaters, Theaterkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatersoziologie, Theaterpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgements, Part I Commedia dell’arte all’improvviso, Part II Commedia now, Part III Forming, training and performing, Appendices, Notes, Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Rudlin is a freelance theatre director, playwright and author. Olly Crick is a drama lecturer at Hereford College of Art and Design.