1st Edition

Commedia dell'Arte, its Structure and Tradition Antonio Fava in Conversation with John Rudlin

By John Rudlin, Antonio Fava Copyright 2021
92 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

92 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

92 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Commedia dell'Arte, its Structure and Tradition chronicles a series of discussions between two renowned experts in commedia dell'arte  – master practitioners Antonio Fava and John Rudlin. These discussions were recorded during three recent visits by Fava to Rudlin’s rural retreat in south west France. They take in all of commedia dell'arte 's most striking and enduring elements –... Read more

Chapter 1 The Mask; Chapter 2 The personnages; Chapter 3 Performance location; Chapter 4 The scenarios; Chapter 5 Collective creation; Chapter 6 Gestural evolution; Chapter 7 Closed forms; Chapter 8 Multilingualism; Chapter 9 Anachronism; Appendices

Biography

John Rudlin is the author of Commedia dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook and Commedia dell'Arte: A Handbook for Troupes.

Antonio Fava is a world-renowned teacher, practitioner and scholar of commedia dell'arte, based in Reggio Emilia, Italy.