Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook by John Rudlin

Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook by John Rudlin

There has been an enormous revival of interest in Commedia dell'arte. And it remians a central part of many drama school courses. In Commedia dell'arte in the Twentieth Century John Rublin first examines the orgins of this vital theatrical form and charts its recent revival through the work of companies like Tag, Theatre de Complicite and the influential methods of Jacques Lecoq. The second part of the book provides a unique practical guide for would-be practitioners: demonstrating how to approach the roles of Zanni, Arlecchion, Brighella, Pantalone, Dottore, and the Lovers in terms of movement, mask-work and voice. As well as offering a range of lazzi or comic business, improvisation exercises, sample monologues,and dialogues. No other book so clearly outlines the specific culture of Commedia or provides such a practical guide to its techniques. This immensely timely and useful handbook will be an essential purchase for all actors, students, and teachers.

`This new book by John Rudlin is much more than a re-examination of a theatrical style long past - in Rudlin's hands, the whole subject becomes not only vital to today's creators of theatre, but to the future as well' - Theatre Scotland

John Rudlin is a playwright, director, and novelist who works as a freelance theatre director. Hereford College of Art and Design drama lecturer Olly Crick

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ISBN 13	9780415047708
ISBN 10	0415047706
Title	Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook
Author	John Rudlin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1994-02-24
Number of pages	296
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