Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be exploring what commedia dell'arte is, where it came from, and how it is different from other styles of theatre.

Content guidance

  • Physical activity required.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended.

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3 Questions

Q1.
Where do you think commedia dell'arte works best?
Correct answer: Drama
Mathematics
PE
Q2.
Where does commedia dell'arte sound like it comes from?
America
Correct answer: Europe
Q3.
Tick the box you think is most likely true.
Correct answer: Commedia dell'arte can be fun and playful
Commedia dell'arte is serious and sinister

5 Questions

Q1.
Where in Europe did commedia dell'arte come from?
England
Germany
Correct answer: Italy
Q2.
When was the commedia dell'arte era?
12th - 13th century
14th - 15th Century
Correct answer: 16th - 18th Century
Q3.
Select the four options that are part of the commedia dell'arte style.
Correct answer: Audience involvement
Correct answer: Exaggerated play
Correct answer: Mask work
Silence
Correct answer: Stock characters
Q4.
What is the Lazzi?
A performance space
Correct answer: A rehearsed section of comedic scene that can be any duration
A scripted play
Q5.
Can the Lazzi include speech?
No
Correct answer: Yes

Lesson appears in

UnitDrama / Commedia dell'arte: an introduction