Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 106 pages
- Published by: Harwood Academic Publishers February 1, 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 371865718X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-3718657186
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
- Weighs: 7 ounces
Product Description
In the third volume of his
Mask: A Release of Acting Resources David Griffiths concentrates his attention on Commedia dell'arte. Acknowledging the amount of information already available in this area, the author provides a brief but extremely lively historical/critical commentary. Despite existing on what seem to be "diametrically opposite sides of the theatrical spectrum" , Griffiths points to the fascinating common factors between the genres of the Japanese Noh theatre and Commedia dell'arte. He proposes six similarities: characters familiar to their audience who appear masked, minimal properties and scenery with the focus on the actor; the "families" of performers, a sharp mind as well as an agile body, a professional living on his skills and patronage; and a knowledgeable audience.
Please Be Gentle, the witty and rumbustious play that completes this book, explores the various tricks and devices of Commedia dell'arte acting within a form and a fram
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