Tag Archives: Theatrestudio

Posted on 2022-09-14 by Micke Klingvall

Raggadaggadang!

This is from a student show from the fall 2001, with students that later become “Teatropen”. Zan:                    Why are you lying here and litter? Pul:                     I am dead, Leave the flowers and buzz off! Zan:                    OK! Gives him Pantalone’s flower. … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2021-12-06 by Micke Klingvall

Pantalone and Dottore makes a deal

Here is a scene From ”Where is the Book” opened in 2014 in Stockholm, then toured Finland and the north of Sweden. It was decided that Pantalones son Flavio should marry Doralice, but then Pantalone laid his own eyes on … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2021-11-22 by Micke Klingvall

Brighella gets paid

This example comes from ”Where´s the Book?” from 2014.Dottore is looking for his book that he needs to remember how to marry his daughter with Pantalone. When Brighella comes by he asks for help… Dott:          …and not here either. Brighella … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2021-11-08 by Micke Klingvall

The Lovers Tries to Meet

Here is a dialoge from  ”Where´s the Book?” made in 2014.Flavio and Doralice are coming on the stage and trying to meet each other. I guess you can see this as much as an example of a short scene as … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2021-11-02 by Micke Klingvall

Pantalone demands to sit down

Here is an example from ”Sex/six failures and a chair” played by my students in 2014. Pant:                  In But look… Hi once again! Are you still sitting here staring? Don’t you have any homes? And isn’t this that lazy bastard … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2021-10-25 by Micke Klingvall

Pulcinella explain to Coviello

Here is an example dialog between Pulcinella and Coviello from ”Squabble” I show I made in 2020 for Cultimedia. Pul:     In In Come on now you sluggish sack of flour! Cov:   In Here am I… quick as a flash! Pul:     … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2021-10-18 by Micke Klingvall

Dottore and Signora marrying away their daughter

Here is an example from ”Where´s the Book?” from 2014. Sign:          In, singing. Dott:          Signora, my most adorable honey-pie! Welcome up on the stage, my little crumb of cake. Sign:          Hi to you, slouch. Dott:          I have talked to Pantalone … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2021-03-01 by Micke Klingvall

Commedia dell’Arte troupes in comparison with the Elizabethan theatre

Even though the Commedia dell’Arte actors were professional they could not live on their art itself. They had to find other ways were they could use their craft to survive, just like many struggling theatre groups today. While the successful … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2017-05-22 by Micke Klingvall

3 reasons mask doesn’t use psychology

The characters of the masks are made of their physical limitations, posture, gestures and so on. It is only the outer of the masks that make up their character. There is no psychology possible, since it does not go through … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2017-04-10 by Micke Klingvall

What is a mask?

A mask can be anything from a small clown nose to giant heads to be worn on big gantries. It can sometimes be hard to tell the difference between masks and puppets, make-up, costume, even props. I would define a … Read the rest of this entry →

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