Lesson Three: Commedia dell’ Arte
Subjects: Art, Language Arts, Performing Arts, Social Studies, World Languages
Description:
Students will be introduced to the characters of the Commedia dell’Arte. They will learn that all of the actors developed their own specific type of character, such as the Captain, the Pantaloon, the Doctor, or the Zanni. Since the actors wore masks, their roles were eventually called masks. Before going on stage, actors agreed on a basic plot and a general idea of how the play should be performed. The improvised or ad-libbed performances were never subtle. Students will make masks to perform part of the comedy in class.
https://www.njitalianheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Commedia-dellArte.pdf
