Tag Archives: Innamorati

Posted on 2016-01-18 by Micke Klingvall

The wooing and sexual union between youth in Commedia dell’Arte

This may be the most important element for building scenarios, at least later scenarios. We are talking about the plays that basically deal with one or more pairs of Innamorati that, after going through obstacles, win each other and marry. … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2015-12-17 by Micke Klingvall

The name – Commedia dell’Arte

When we say that the Italian word Commedia dell’Arte means “comedian as profession” we must also think of “art” as in “artisan”. Remember also that art was not anything elevated or divine until the romantic era in the late eighteen … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2015-11-09 by Micke Klingvall

The comic, dramatic combat in Commedia dell’Arte

This is the struggle between young and old, man and wife, master and servant, between two rivals and so on. The combat is a heritage from the carnival where it was an activity during the festivities, as in the struggle … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

1997/98 – AAARRGH!!!

AAARRGH!!! was Kompani Komedi’s second big Commedia dell’Arte show (the first one was not filmed). It toured the summer of 1996 in Germany, Austria, Italy, Croatia and Denmark before it returned to Stockholm and Salong Katakomb in the fall, where this clip is … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

2001 – Mirakeldoktorn (The Miracle Doctor)

Another trailer from a Commedia dell’Arte show I’ve directed. This one is from 2001. It is done with my students at the Theatre Studio, 2001, in Stockholm. The show was first performed in Stockholm before it went on tour to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-01-02 by Micke Klingvall

Micke’s Commedia dell’Arte-workshop

Commedia dell’Arte is what I first of all have specialized in through the years. The mad energy of the masks; the searching in the 16:th century world of theatre; lazzi and pranks; acrobatics, the music; the theatre of the actors – all … Read the rest of this entry →

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