Directory of Commedia Dell'Arte Resources

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Commedia dell'arte is a type of theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century, where troupes of players toured the country and played on temporary or improvised stages while wearing masks.

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Carnival of Venice - Commedia dell'Arte

http://www.delpiano.com/carnival/html/commedia.html
Brief history and details of Harlequin, Pantalone, Pulcinella, and Dottore.
Commedia dell'arte

http://www.theatrehistory.com/italian/commedia_dell_arte_001.html
Theatrehistory.com's overview of the Italian improvised drama and its stock characters.
Dell'Arte International School

http://www.dellarte.com/
A full-time, professional training program specializing in Physical Theatre.
Judith Chaffee's Commedia Website

http://www.commedia-dell-arte.com/
Resources, bibliography, links, and live discussion.
Obscure Stages

http://www.214b.com/
An annotated bibliography of commedia dell'arte and other classic theater genres, including British music hall and pantomime, vaudeville, and burlesque.
Ophaboom

http://ophaboom.blogspot.com/
London-based internationally touring theatre company that has a background in commedia dell'arte.
Roving Classical Commedia University

http://www.commediau.com/
An integrated Commedia program of masks, music, physical comedy, dance, acrobatics, rhythm, stage fighting, slapstick, history, juggling, lazzi, improvisation, and scenarii.
Yahoo! Groups Commedia dell'Arte

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/commediadellarte/info
Billboard, chat, pictures and links.

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