KARACHI: Commedia dell’arte is a form of theatre which originated in 16th century Italy. Characterised by stock characters, masks and improvised performances loosely based on sketches, the art ...

STAUNTON – Mary Baldwin’s Compass Shakespeare Ensemble is bringing a commedia dell’arte-inspired production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Blackfriars Playhouse on Feb. 26-27. A commedia dell what?

In this animated and engaging lecture delivered in the English language, Italian actor Stefano Panzeri (PhD in Baroque theatre) will present the history and the characters of Commedia dell’arte, a ...

Masked villains, a prince and princess, sword fights, and a rave are all things that you can expect to see in FIU Theatre’s upcoming production, The Green Bird, by Hillary DePiano, based on the ...

Harlequin Unmasked promises an exhibition at Toronto's Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art that features porcelain figures of characters from the Italian commedia dell'arte. It seems like a good title: I ...

To lighten up the winter doldrums, The Players' Ring Theatre is showing “I See No Arlecchino,” Jan. 26 through Feb. 11, directed by Kelli Leigh-Ann Connors. Written by David Kaye and Evan Russel, this ...

An Italian actor expert in the influential stage genre called “commedia dell’arte” presents a workshop on the topic at Bates College at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Plavin Dance Studio, Merrill ...

Antonio Fava, who runs a school in Italy teaching the subtle skills of the classic commedia masks, was to have presented Pulcinellata Nera, a "little opera in words, lazzi [jokes] and music in the ...