Year 8 - Masks and Commedia Dell’ Arte: Dottore

A description of Dottore's mask from Commedia dell' Arte: an actor's handbook:

"Covers the nose and forehead only.  The actor's cheeks are thus revealed and often reddened to show Il Dottore's fondness for the bottle.  According to Goldoni the mask itself has a bibulous origin".

More Dottore masks

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These books are in the Senior Library, they include lots of information on Commedia dell'Arte and all the different characters.

Commedia dell Carte is a US based Commedia dell arte performance ensemble.  Their website includes information on various Commendia dell arte characters.

This website about Carnivals includes information on Commedia Dell Arte.

Find out more using Sweet Search, a search engine designed to help students find reliable information.

Try choosing two of the keywords below, type them in the search box and see what information you can find.

so, for example, you could type "Dottore mask" to find out more information on Dottore's mask or type "commedia Dottore" to find out more about Dottore in Commedia Dell Arte.  Can you think of any other keywords?

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Some people think Dottore shares characteristics with these animals.  Which animal do you think the character of Dottore is most like?

 Pig

Lizard

Owl