Activities

 

First day

• Activation of body connections, sweet warm-up

• Work on "Neutral"

• Posture attitude and decomposition of movement and gesture

• Intro to the Commedia dell'Arte characters

• The mask, its value and how it is used

 

Second day

• Activation and connections reawakening

• Choreographic elements

• Study on the characters’ hierarchy: the old Pantalone and Balanzone (the comic couple)

• The dramatic and comic lovers

 

​Third day

• Activation and connections reawakening

• Elements of scenic composition (the choir)

• Preparatory exercises for acrobatics

• The relationship between Servants and Masters in the fixed types: Zanni and Captain

 

Fourth day

• Activation and connections reawakening

• Differentiation between the various types of Servants from Zanni to Brighella to Arlecchino

• Study on simple Canovaccio

 

Fifth day

Preparation of the lesson-performance open to the public.

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