commedia Dell'arte

Where did it start??

• It orginated Italian Renaissance16th century.

where was it most popular?

• it was more popular in France 

time peirod inluded

• Started from 14th century 
• Became popular from the 16th-17th century 

Type of theatre

• It was mainly improv theatre 
• Made up lines as they went along with the play 
• They never had a script to use 

types of plays they did

• Was mainly comedy 
• Had Jokes they used for any play they did 

3 stock characters

• The servants 
• Lovers 
• Captians 

what the actors were  like

• Foolish Old Men
• Devious Servents 
• Military officers 

Famous actors

• Arlecchino was the most famous He was an acrobat  
• Brighella was a villian who would do anything for money 
• The captain was a profeissonal soldier 

what commedia dell'arte gave us

• They gave us comedy 
• The use of masks 
• Use of improv plays and shows