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Renaissance Theatre in Italy
Commedia Dell’arte Renaissance Theatre in Italy
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Sketch Comedy Commedia dell’arte: comedy of types, players, or characters It is the forerunner to modern sketch comedies and improvisations Mad TV Saturday Night Live Studio C
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Stock Characters Each scene had recognizable characters, and setting
Pantalone-foolish old man Dottore-intelligent old man Servants and Clowns-harlequin/zanni’s Young lovers
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Masks The comic characters all wore masks They covered half the face
Made of leather Exaggerated features
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Sound Effects The comic effect was based on physical comedy and putting live sound effects with the action Slide whistles Slapsticks Crashes Music/Minstrels
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Performance Example
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