"Commedia dell'arte is a very specific physical style that not a lot of actors do anymore. We are doing some remedial training." ... Columbine, as well as Pantalone, Ruffiana, ...

Devotees of commedia dell’arte hated 18th-century playwright Carlo Goldoni because he committed three unpardonable sins. He mixed stock commedia characters, like the flirty Columbine and her ...

Few of the rosy romantics who read Austin Dobson, collect bisque statuets of Pierrot & Columbine and attend lectures on the 17th Century harlequinade like to remember that there exists in the U.

Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside Photo by Rosalie O'Connor. The plot unfolds in stereotypical Commedia dell'arte style with mischief, mayhem, and romance galore. Columbine (Isabella Boylston ...

Columbine: Another smart and smartly dressed woman, Columbine uses her wits to avoid the amorous overtures of other characters. ... This ballet, based on Italian commedia dell’arte, ...

The leader-impresario, Harlequin (Andrew Mueller), of a stranded, down-on-its-luck commedia dell’arte troupe meets a wealthy patron who promises them traveling funds if they can improvise a play ...

A lively troupe of commedia players love the story of Cinderella so much they try to improve upon it. Arlequin, the mischief-maker, boasts about getting the role of the prince. But Columbine gives ...

Full of madcap humor, incorrigible servants, and unforgettable characters, this tribute to the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition is not to be missed. Part of the Ratmansky Project. Home ...