Year 8 - Masks and Commedia Dell’ Arte: Arlecchino

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

"A black stocking wound round the lower face and then up over the head is a vestige of the full Carnival mask, lending credence to the alternative African slave suggestion as to his origin.  Low forehead with wart, small round eyes." 

More Arlecchino 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.

This video of a workshop teaching actors how to play Arlecchino will give you an idea of how this character acts.

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 "Arlecchino mask" to find out more information on Arlecchino's mask or type "commedia Arlecchino" to find out more about Arlecchino in Commedia Dell Arte.  Can you think of any other keywords?

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

cat

monkey

fox