Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte: Crash Course Theater #12
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Date: 2022-04-04
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wowwords
The first play I was ever in was a short production of A Servant of Two Masters. It was for a school play competition and I was just 13. I was Lombardi, 'il dottore'. It was hard work learning all of these ridiculous Latin terms and trying to play a man, but it was my first introduction to theatre and I absolutely loved it. The play itself turned out to be a hot mess- hardly anyone knew their lines, people walked off stage with key props without setting up the next scene, and it took far, far too long. The acting was very poor, and the only competent actor among us had to improvise most of the play to make its convoluted plot make some sort of sense- as others had forgotten to! Despite the play's painful failings, it was my first real experience of the stage and it was wonderful. It will always hold a special place in my heart, and I recommend it to anyone!
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The first play I was ever in was a short production of A Servant of Two Masters. It was for a school play competition and I was just 13. I was Lombardi, 'il dottore'. It was hard work learning all of these ridiculous Latin terms and trying to play a man, but it was my first introduction to theatre and I absolutely loved it. The play itself turned out to be a hot mess- hardly anyone knew their lines, people walked off stage with key props without setting up the next scene, and it took far, far too long. The acting was very poor, and the only competent actor among us had to improvise most of the play to make its convoluted plot make some sort of sense- as others had forgotten to! Despite the play's painful failings, it was my first real experience of the stage and it was wonderful. It will always hold a special place in my heart, and I recommend it to anyone!
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Tessa
My cat (this one, on my head) is named Arlicchino! He talks all the time, has a diamond-shaped spot on his side, his mask is black, he likes whacking things. He can be motivated to do tricks like roll-over, high five and patty-cake by feeding him treats, which he will take even after a full meal. When he gets scared (like by the vacuum cleaner) he hides so some of our house cleaners have never seen him.
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My cat (this one, on my head) is named Arlicchino! He talks all the time, has a diamond-shaped spot on his side, his mask is black, he likes whacking things. He can be motivated to do tricks like roll-over, high five and patty-cake by feeding him treats, which he will take even after a full meal. When he gets scared (like by the vacuum cleaner) he hides so some of our house cleaners have never seen him.
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B. K.
I want Commedia Dell'Arte to make a comeback. Not historical recreationism, but like, the format updated. So, like, something like standup or skit shows, but with semi-formalised archetypes. We've got more than the Italians had (just browse TvTropes. The whole thing could be a vehicle for satirising contemporary issues. Trump, for instance, is basically 'Capitano becomes president'.
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I want Commedia Dell'Arte to make a comeback. Not historical recreationism, but like, the format updated. So, like, something like standup or skit shows, but with semi-formalised archetypes. We've got more than the Italians had (just browse TvTropes. The whole thing could be a vehicle for satirising contemporary issues. Trump, for instance, is basically 'Capitano becomes president'.
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Stoil
CrashCourse, You have a mistake in the intro facts. The most expensive seats in Elizabethan theatre were on the sides, in the galleries, and closest to the stage, not farthest. The theatre was still mostly an audio medium then and the richest wanted to be closest to the stage, so they could hear everything.
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CrashCourse, You have a mistake in the intro facts. The most expensive seats in Elizabethan theatre were on the sides, in the galleries, and closest to the stage, not farthest. The theatre was still mostly an audio medium then and the richest wanted to be closest to the stage, so they could hear everything.
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Shawn
This basically sounds like Vaudeville. A lot of people don't realize that the Marx Brothers and Red Skelton were basically just doing stock characters that were popular at the time, and it just so happened that they were lucky enough to be the ones who translated those characters from stage to film.
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This basically sounds like Vaudeville. A lot of people don't realize that the Marx Brothers and Red Skelton were basically just doing stock characters that were popular at the time, and it just so happened that they were lucky enough to be the ones who translated those characters from stage to film.
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Forthright
Few scholars today would defend the idea the commedia dell'arte came from the Atellan farces, there is virtually no evdience they did. (And the scraps which do exist are thin linguistic connections such as sannio-zanni) They are more likely to have come from medieval mimes.
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Few scholars today would defend the idea the commedia dell'arte came from the Atellan farces, there is virtually no evdience they did. (And the scraps which do exist are thin linguistic connections such as sannio-zanni) They are more likely to have come from medieval mimes.
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Emily
I NEED TO VENT. IF YOUR GONNA SAY SOMETHING IN ITALIAN AND THAT IS OLD FROM THE RENAISSANCE LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS FIRST. It's just cause I'm Italian and I know how to say these words, when people say it wrong it just annoys me
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I NEED TO VENT. IF YOUR GONNA SAY SOMETHING IN ITALIAN AND THAT IS OLD FROM THE RENAISSANCE LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS FIRST. It's just cause I'm Italian and I know how to say these words, when people say it wrong it just annoys me
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Lizzie
You guys use so many good quotes but you never cite who they are by. Which makes it very difficult for further research. Where is the 'vale of tears that might lead to heaven' quote from? xx
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You guys use so many good quotes but you never cite who they are by. Which makes it very difficult for further research. Where is the 'vale of tears that might lead to heaven' quote from? xx
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Palamede
If only this video had less cuteness and more content. The dumbing down of America continues--aided by PBS, no less (you don't want to know what's going on over at Fox)
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If only this video had less cuteness and more content. The dumbing down of America continues--aided by PBS, no less (you don't want to know what's going on over at Fox)
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Sherri
It makes me a little sad that you don't specifically mention Columbina, as she is always the smartest one on stage and a major character mask.
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It makes me a little sad that you don't specifically mention Columbina, as she is always the smartest one on stage and a major character mask.
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