Comic mask in the commedia dell'arte, the: actor training, improvisation, and the poetics of survival
Auteur :
Fava, Antonio
Éditeur :
Northwestern University Press
ISBN :
9780810123687
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2007
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
470 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents an aesthetic and methodological study of the traditional Italian theater form. This book describes what Commedia is, and what it should be. It offers philosophical and technical guidelines to performing the stock characters of "Commedia", observing its structure, extracting its poetics, exploring its themes, and using the mask.