I am currently working with Commedia Dell’Arte in my IB first year group (year 12 in the British system). We have been working on the physicality of the characters, scenarios, lazzi, theatre history and masks. So far I have found several useful websites that illustrate the physical aspects of the character movement for the basic 5 stock characters, and have also used websites that give key information about the individual characters. For useful links see the information below:
1. Commedia examples: Pantalone, Arlequinno and Columbina:
