COMMEDIA DELLARTE

ABOUT US

Commedia dellArte is a Australias premiere provider of Commedia dellArte s Workshops Shows & Shops & Resources. Our studio-based laboratory is situated in Adelaide, South Australia and led by PhD researcher, director, actor and trainer Corinna Di Niro. Commedia con Corinna runs workshops for students, teachers and actors Australia wide. Corinnas Commedia dellArte troupe, The Commedia Moguls, is also available for performance bookings nation wide, currently about to deliver a series of 8 performances of the critically acclaimed The Marriage of Flavio and Isabella.

COMMEDIA DELLARTE WORK SHOPS

Commedia dellArte provides Workshops for Students Teachers & Artists. Student Workshop: Upper primary workshops: Suited for years 3-7, we offer a range of 90-minute Commedia Workshops for Upper Primary Students. Secondary workshops:

Suited for years of 8-12, our Commedia Workshops for Secondary Students encourage the development of selfesteem and self-confidence.

TEACHER WORKSHOPS

Teacher Commedia Workshops includes: Personal Development for Teachers Workshop 1: Learn the five principles required to stage your own Commedia dellArte play. Scripted vs. NonScripted; what really is Commedia dellArte and why are there so many different opinions?

Personal Development for Teachers Workshop 2:

Learn how to teach stage fighting and slapstick in a safe and engaging way. Learn the dos and donts of Commedia. Develop skills in devising, ensemble work, improvisation, mask technique, Laban, Lecoq, viewpoints and voice.

ARTIST WORKSHOP

Commedia DellArte Known to enhance character development, movement technique, voice, stage presence, and the artists role on the stage, learning Commedia dellArte and physical theatre will leave you with an understating of a range of theatre methods and give you a more indepth understanding of yourself, your body in the space, your body in relation to an ensemble and the physical and character possibilities essential for artists today. Actors workshops run as either a 2-day intensive of over five evenings (3hr each night). Participants receive a certificate of participation, plus 20% off any merchandise they purchase at the workshop.

COMMEDIA DELLARTE SHOWS

The best way to appreciate and learn authentic Commedia dellArte is to go and see it! Seeing a live performance fully completes a unit of study as students can see how the various elements of Commedia dellArte come together in a professional production. The most popular show of Commedia dellArte

The Marriage of Flavio & Isabella

COMMEDIA DELLARTE SHOPS

Buy Leather Commedia dellArte Masks, Commedia Slapsticks and Commedia Resources. COMING SOON. Corinnas carefully crafted slapsticks and Commedia dellArte masks as featured throughout this site, represent the authentic troupes desire to exaggerate everyday people for amusement on the stage.

ABOUT AUTHOR
Corinna Di Niro first studied Commedia dellArte with maestro Antonio Fava in Italy in 2004. She then went on to further develop her theatre skills by performing for a number of international companies and developed her own shows and training method in Commedia dellArte. She has to date completed a Bachelor of Media Arts / Drama (2009), a first class Honors Degree focusing on Commedia dellArte (2010) and will soon have a PhD in Commedia dellArte (2014), which she received a scholarship to do so. Her combination of training, performance, research and education makes her the most qualified Commedia dellArte practitioner, director and teacher in Australia. With a number of international and national conferences, papers, TV segments, workshops and performances under her belt, Corinna Di Niro is highly sought after when it comes to this exceptional genre we call Commedia dellArte!

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