Commedia dell’arte

E503067

Italian cultural heritage improvised theatre theatrical tradition

Commedia dell’arte is a form of early modern Italian improvised theater characterized by stock characters, masked performances, and highly physical, often comic scenarios.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
commedia dell’arte	5
Italian commedia dell’arte	3
commedia dell'arte	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian cultural heritage ⓘ improvised theatre ⓘ theatrical tradition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
floruit	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ farce ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	acrobatics and dance ⓘ exaggerated gestures and movement ⓘ improvised dialogue ⓘ interaction with audience ⓘ lazzi (comic routines) ⓘ musical accompaniment ⓘ touring professional troupes ⓘ use of half-masks ⓘ use of simple portable sets ⓘ use of stock characters ⓘ
hasPart	improvised dialogue ⓘ lazzi ⓘ scenario (canovaccio) ⓘ stock characters ⓘ
hasStockCharacter	Arlecchino NERFINISHED ⓘ Brighella NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombina NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlequin NERFINISHED ⓘ Il Capitano NERFINISHED ⓘ Il Dottore NERFINISHED ⓘ Innamorati (the lovers) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantalone NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanni NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	early modern Europe ⓘ
influenced	Carlo Goldoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlo Gozzi NERFINISHED ⓘ French theatre ⓘ Harlequinade NERFINISHED ⓘ Molière NERFINISHED ⓘ character types in European drama ⓘ clowning traditions ⓘ comic opera ⓘ modern improvisational theatre ⓘ opera buffa ⓘ pantomime ⓘ
performanceStyle	highly physical acting ⓘ improvisation on scenarios ⓘ masked performance ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ
relatedTo	Italian Renaissance theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ popular entertainment ⓘ street theatre ⓘ
startTime	16th century ⓘ
typicalCostumeElement	Harlequin’s diamond-patterned costume ⓘ distinctive character costumes ⓘ half-mask ⓘ
typicalLanguage	Italian ⓘ gibberish and nonsense speech ⓘ regional Italian dialects ⓘ
typicalSetting	court performances ⓘ public squares ⓘ temporary outdoor stages ⓘ
usesMedium	live theatre ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harlequin → associatedWithTheatreTradition → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian commedia dell’arte

Mezzetin → depictsCostumeTradition → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: commedia dell’arte

Pantomime Theatre → genre → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: commedia dell’arte

Fêtes Vénitiennes → influencedBy → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian commedia dell’arte

The Italian Comedians → influencedBy → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian commedia dell’arte

Venetian masks → influencedBy → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

Scapino Overture → inspiredBy → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: commedia dell’arte

Self-Portrait with Harlequin → mainSubject → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: commedia dell’arte

Columbine → originatedIn → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: commedia dell'arte

Harlequin → originatedIn → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ

this entity surface form: commedia dell’arte

Guignol puppet theatre → relatedForm → Commedia dell’arte ⓘ