Playing Commedia

A Training Guide to Commedia Techniques

Barry Grantham

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English

Nick Hern Books
09 January 2000

Theatre Studies; Acting techniques; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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A practical guide to the skills, characters and history of Commedia Dell'Arte through graded games and illustrated exercises - a useful tool in any actor's training and a discipline for all forms of physical theatre.

Chapters include:
* Warm-Up Games
* Mime and Movement Games
* Word Games
* Using Face Masks
* The Legacy of Commedia dell'Arte, a chapter looking at the individual Masks or characters in the traditional Commedia dell'Arte.

By: Barry Grantham
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781854594662
ISBN 10: 1854594664
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09 January 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active