Master teacher Fabrizio Paladin returns to AMC for a six day intensive workshop on the traditional art form of Commedia dell'Arte!

August 5th - 10th
Tuesday - Friday, 6 PM - 9 PM
Saurday - Sunday, 9 AM - 6 PM
Price: $500

Fabrizio will walk you methodically through all of the necessary techniques and understandings needed to effectively and authentically perform Commedia and create your own performances. You will learn the history of Commedia, how to work effectively with the masks, the essential shape and movement of the classic Characters, like Arlecchino, Columbina, and Pantalone, the stock Canovaccio (plot outlines), Lazzi (stage gags), the secrets of good comic timing. You will also learn the techniques to create Canovaccio of you own.

Fabrizio’s workshops are physically intensive, immersing the students in the physical world of Commedia from day one. Each day of the workshop ends with the students presenting what they have developed to the class in the form of a “show.”

Fabrizio Paladin is an award winning actor, playwright and musician who comes from the small town of Treviso, just outside Venice, Italy. With an expertise in Commedia dell Arte and improvisation, he holds a graduate degree from University of Bologna in Literature and Philosophy. He has worked with Aldo Sassi, Claudio Morganti, Luca de Fusco, and Commedia master Antonio Fava - a collaboration that took him as far as Honolulu and Tokyo. Fabrizio performs his original productions in Italy, and often tours throughout Europe and the United States. Fabrizio's book about Commedia, mask, and improvisation, Teatro E La Maschere, has just been published by FIRENZELIBR.

About Commedia dell’Arte: Commedia is the famous masked comic theatre tradition which originated with groups of travelling players in Renaissance Italy. Known for its classic stock characters and scenarios, improvisatory style, comic gags, it was also one of the only outlets for political satire of the day, and also provided the first opportunity for women to perform on stage. For actors, directors and teachers, Commedia dell'Arte is an invaluable skill, endowing performers with newfound control over their physical presence, adding clarity and power to their choices, freeing the improvisational spirit, and promoting listening and presence through ensemble collaboration. The influences of Commedia dell’Arte are felt even to this day and can be seen in the work of our greatest comedians on television, film, and theater, from Chaplin to Seinfeld, Buster Keaton to Jack Black and Jim Carrey. Don’t miss this second chance in 2008 to work with master Fabrizio Paladin!