Posts Tagged ‘theatre education’
Rediscovering playfulness in acting: John Wright at TEDxSquareMile2013
In this video, we explore a powerful idea at the heart of creativity: the moment when the “thinking self” runs out of things to say and the instinctive, impulsive “doing self” steps forward. This doing self is the part of us that wants to slam a shoe on the table, tip out a school bag,…
Read MoreCreating a Healthy Ensemble in the Classroom (Tony Kishawi)
In this 10-minute talk, Tony Kishawi explores how his understanding of Commedia dell’Arte evolved by studying the work of the great “gurus” who revived the art form in the 20th century: Jacques Lecoq, Antonio Fava, Carlo Mazzone-Clementi, Carlo Boso, and the extraordinary mask-maker Donato Sartori. Tony traces how Commedia was originally created—not by directors—but by…
Read MoreZanni: Born From Hunger — Dario Fo’s Most Famous Routine
In this video, Nobel Prize–winning actor and playwright Dario Fo performs one of his most famous routines — a brilliant Commedia dell’Arte monologue that explores the origins of Zanni, the character who later evolved into Arlecchino. This piece comes from Fo’s celebrated body of work in which he revives the tradition of the medieval storytellers…
Read MoreDr Olly Crick Interview on Dario Fo’s Classic Performance the Zanni
Duration 13 mins Before watching this interview, please watch the Dario Fo routine we discuss:👉 https://youtu.be/PhLv9mhQXQk In this 13-minute conversation, Tony sits down with Commedia dell’Arte scholar and performer Dr Olly Crick to unpack one of Dario Fo’s classic routines—his interpretation of the Zanni, the starving servant at the heart of Commedia tradition. Dario Fo’s…
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