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Eduardo De Filippo as Pulcinella, a character from the commedia dell'arte Commedia dell'arte troupe I Gelosi performing, by Hieronymus Francken I, c. 1590. Commedia dell'arte [a] was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.
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Commedia dell'arte troupe I Gelosi performing, by Hieronymus Francken I, c. 1590. I Gelosi (Italian: [i dʒeˈloːzi,-oːsi]; lit. ' the Zealous Ones ') was an Italian acting troupe that performed commedia dell'arte from 1569 to 1604.
Brighella, from the 16th century. Brighella (Bergamasque dialect: Brighèla) is a comic, masked character from the Italian theatre style commedia dell'arte.His early costume consisted of loosely fitting, white smock and pants with green trim and was often equipped with a batocio (also batacchio or battacio, depending on region) or slapstick, or else with a wooden sword.
Lazzi (/ ˈ l ɑː t s i /; from the Italian lazzo, a joke or witticism) are stock comedic routines that are associated with commedia dell'arte.Performers, especially those playing the masked Arlecchino, had many examples of this in their repertoire, and would use improvisatory skills to weave them into the plot of dozens of different commedia scenarios.
Commedia dell'arte began in the 16th century. [1] When it began, it was performed outside in piazzas, [2] theatres, [3] [4] [5] and public meeting halls and courts. [6] [7] There were several indoor stages to choose from. With the rise in popularity of commedia also came the expansion of theatre technology. [8]
' Stutterer ') is a dainty [citation needed] character in the commedia dell'arte. [1] He is farsighted [ citation needed ] and with a minor stutter [ 1 ] (hence his name; cf. Spanish tartamudear ), he is usually classed as one of the group of old characters ( vecchio ) who appears in many scenarios as one of the lovers ( innamorati ).