Commedia dell'arte

Physicalising emotion

Commedia characters talk in gromalot, babble speak.

The language of commedia

Each commedia character has a specific physical shape and way of moving.

Commedia character shapes

A guide to the world of commedia dell'arte

The World of Commedia

Commedia overview

Arte

Arti dello spettacolo

Commedia dell'arte came out of Venice in the 1600s. It was a popular form of street theatre based on improvised scenarios between stock characters based on universal types of masters, servants and lovers. This collection features video about the world of commedia and offers video workshops that look at the key attributes of the craft.