California VAPA Standards (2019)
Adv.TH:Pr4 Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
1 unit • 4 professional development courses aligned to
Adv.TH:Pr4.b - Apply a variety of researched acting techniques as an approach to character choices in a drama/theatre work.
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Adv.TH:Pr4.b Apply a variety of researched acting techniques as an approach to character choices in a drama/theatre work.
This page lists 1 unit and 4 professional development courses aligned to Adv.TH:Pr4.b from the California VAPA Standards (2019). Designed for drama teachers, these resources directly address Adv.TH:Pr4.b - Apply a variety of researched acting techniques as an approach to character choices in a drama/theatre work.
UNIT
Commedia dell'Arte
by Todd Espeland
14 lessons
Commedia dell’arte is a 16th century masked acting form. It is the basis of all comedy, including all tv sitcoms. This form is characterized by masked types and archetypical characters and a specific way of playing comedy. To that end, this unit is divided into two parts.
Part One focuses on the foundations of commedia - playing comedy. These principles will be important to learn when it comes to developing commedia characters, specifically the physicality of the characters. Part Two will cover lazzi.
Note: there are links to video demos in many of the lessons of this unit.
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