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Dance / Drama: Commedia dell'Arte

Great resources for everything performing arts!

Video: Commedia dell'Arte: A Historical Overview

Video: The World of Commedia dell'Arte

Commedia Dell'Arte history and context by Kate Meehan

Books available in the LRC

Useful Commedia dell'Arte links

Video: Fa-fa-fa-fire! - Fawlty Towers - BBC

Use the above example from the 1970s British sit-com Fawlty Towers to compare physicalisation of Zanni and Brighella, and identify the differences between each of the characters featured in this clip.