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Posted on 2021-11-29 by Micke Klingvall

Lelio ask Arlecchino to help him find a doctor

From “Pulcinella – the Miracle Doctor” opened 2001 in Stockholm then toured the north of Norway, Finlad and Sweden Pulcinella has mistakenly been convinced to play doctor in order to cure Flaminia who has became mute. Now Lelio meets Arlecchino, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2020-12-16 by Micke Klingvall

The theatre spaces in the heydays of Commedia dell’Arte

People went to the theatre of quite other reasons, socially and culturally, all the way up to the nineteenth century. First of all: the lights were not turned down in the auditorium. It was first in the middle of the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2020-12-09 by Micke Klingvall

The Street as Venue (Part 2)

When it comes to Commedia dell’Arte and other masked theatre that are using entrées and sorties we need a backdrop. We don’t want the actors to vanish away in a distance. Since it is easy for the wind to make … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2020-12-02 by Micke Klingvall

The Street as Venue

Vulgar Comedy has its roots as street theatre, or at least outdoor theatre. Long before the Greeks began building theatres for their dithyrambs and plays there where Thespis and his cart. One can still trace much of business onstage to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2020-03-21 by Micke Klingvall

The less well-to-do Commedia dell’Arte groups

Even if the more famous Commedia dell’Arte groups had an easier life the life of the actors were not always worth very much in the eyes of the rulers.  Here is a letter from Rome, reporting about when the Gelosi … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2016-10-24 by Micke Klingvall

Stage strategies (Part 2)

The second group of strategies he call dividing the stage: Windows are the easiest way to divide the stage. By using windows on the backdrop (as talked about in THE STAGE), where a mask can look out, we work on … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2016-10-18 by Micke Klingvall

Stage strategies (Part 1)

Whether we believe in Commedia dell’Arte as in totally improvised genre or not, there is always an element of improvisation in it. As an actor one can only be in control of two other elements at the same time. One … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2016-10-10 by Micke Klingvall

The Stage

Traditionally a Commedia dell’Arte stage was used to be a banco, made of wood, about two meters tall and not much bigger than a horse driven cart, about 3 x 4 meters. It usually had a simple backdrop and where … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2016-04-15 by Micke Klingvall

Entrees, sorties and sidelines in Commedia dell’Arte

Some of the special conventions in Commedia dell’Arte are the use of entrees, sorties and sidelines. An entrée always have to be exaggerated and articulate. I don’t just have to be so full of energy that the mask entering the stage … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2013-11-03 by Micke Klingvall

Pirater (Pirates)

Directing & Text – Micke Klingvall Linnea Ytterlid – The Captain Mattias Kolberg Eriksen – Esmeralda Andrea Boeryd – Rollo Pål Mollan – Ragnhild Rut Emilia Millan Björk – Klimpen Rosanne Hatab – Olle Amanda Jalmberger – William Havskrabba Veronica … Read the rest of this entry →

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