Scott, Was she born after your visit to Chicago for a mask making class? Time sure flies! My 9 year old has just last month made his first rehearse appearance...
Remember it's just play and that's what it should be. Â If you put some of the ideas together as Lazzi then weave a story around them you won't go wrong and...
I know that I am really slow in answering right now. This is the time of year in Sweden when we who also work with teaching theatre are as most busy. Anyway, I...
Hah (Hi John), go to sleep for a week and miss the best thing on this site for a few millenia....trying to get my head round all the points of view, and sadly...
Your site looks marvelous - I'm in the middle of teaching as well + a stage piece and an indie film - but as the month clears more I look forward to delving...
Thank you. The site is not really ready yet, especially the Commedia dell'Arte part. I'm building the part that is about Vulgar Comedy right now, or as soon as...
Hai, Scot Eddy I'm very interested ! Last year I played in a group Commedia ( without the masks), Ruffiana. Every week rehearsel and reading Commedia Dell'...
Dear Worldwide community of vociferous and verbally astute hyper intelligent Commedia beings. HELP ! I have come across a blank in two areas that of commedia...
Hi Olly  we used to call grummelot, gibberish. Although Fo seems to be the first person to call it Grummelot,  I am fairly certain it was a standard ploy...
If I remember right Dario Fo got the use of Gramelot/Grummelot from Jacques Copeau and his Vieux-Colombier, but I don't find the references right now. Best...
thanking Jim,Frances,Micke....more please, this Gramelot.Grummelot reference is annoying me...reading through the translated work of Copeau to look for...
On the question of the Church and theatre I would point out that there is a significant change in attitude with the onset of the counter reformation, a moment...
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May 4, 2012 1:32 pm
No one does the Grammelot better than Dario Fo. If you search Dario Fo and Grammelot you will find many great examples. Here's one in English..... ...
I do recall speaking to a professor of Italian literature who was very familiar with the practice of grammalot (at least in contemporary Italian humor.) It was...
The French movie "Themroc" (?) from the early 70's was done entirely in grammalot as the main character devolve into a primitive state. Also Chaplin's speech...
Travelling actors (ie. not part of the guilds who worked on the religious enactments and church sanctioned plays) were outside the religion's protection and...
The American TV series Psych uses a lot of traditional Lazzi and Berle cleverly woven into the story. Â Frances ________________________________ From: Scott...
Of course - Mummer's plays and its descendants - Â playing dice or cards with the devil and if you win you have good luck for the year and if you lose you have...
From Johnny Dangerously.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1NEBWPgK4 Here's the priest's lines.... Charley: Dominus vobiscum nabisco. Espiritu sanctum. De...
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As "Mistero Buffo" (A Fo One Man Play) points out the non sanctioned fools and players took the risk of being nailed to a church door by their tongues by the...
If you're referring to Isabella Andreini, I'm not so sure she was buried in unconsecrated ground - she was considered one of Italy's greatest poets at the time...
to be refused last rites and the right to burial in consecrated grounds were the consequences of excommunication. Â It is about revoking the rites associated...
Thank you so much for your responses. I absolutely love gaining new prospective from what others have learned. *smiles* Everything that everyone has shared...
Hi All, I wanted to let you know about my upcoming Production of "The Divine Madness of Isabella" at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June. The show is about...
