This leather mask called “Bravazzo” was created by contemporary commedia dell’arte maestro Antonio Fava. It is one of the many variations of the stock character Capitano, a braggart. Image courtesy of ...

Learn about commedia dell’arte characters and the lessons this theatrical style can teach performers.

Commedia dell’arte (16th and 17th century Italy): This early form of improvisational theater employed masks to signify recurring stock characters like Pantalone (the greedy old fool with a bony ...

Dell’Arte International’s founders say the company was not named for the colorful Renaissance-era theatrical form commedia dell’arte, which it rarely performs. “Ruzzante Comes Home From ...

The Pantalone mask plays the role of the merchant in both Genshin Impact and Commedia dell'arte. In the play, he is represented to be a self-absorbed old man, who objectifies women and is ...

Written by David Kaye and Evan Russel, this hysterical piece features all the traditional beloved masks of commedia dell'arte: Arlecchino, Colombina, Brighella, Pantalone – just to mention a few.

Scholars can't really agree on the origins of the commedia dell'arte, but the most popular theory traces its lineage from our old, lewd friend, the atellan farces.

Collections: Behind the Mask Special Collections reveals the many faces of commedia dell’arte. The typical commedia dell’arte storyline is one of the oldest in the books — two young lovers try to ...