Masks, History, Articles, Book Reviews, Commedia, Research Cheryl Stapleton Masks, History, Articles, Book Reviews, Commedia, Research Cheryl Stapleton

Issue 10: Winter 2023/24

Contents:

  1. Introducing Issue 10 of Zannizine

  2. Commedia dell’Arte: One Name, Many Meanings (Antonio Fava)

  3. Keeping the Commedia Banner Flying (Barry Grantham)

  4. Commedia around the World: The Power of Commedia dell’Arte in Malta (Sir Narcy Calamatta)

  5. Madame Maintenon & The Commedia dell’Arte (Barry Grantham)

  6. Book Review - Antonio Fava’s The Comic Mask in the Commedia dell’Arte (Cheryl Stapleton)

  7. Stage Craft – Part III (Barry Grantham)

  8. From the Archive - John A. Cross’ ‘20 Commedia dell’Arte Scenarios from the 1570s‘ (Jay Cross)

  9. Commedia dell’Arte: un nome, più significati (in Italian (Antonio Fava)

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Issue 8: Winter 2022/23

Contents:

  1. Introducing Issue 8 of Zannizine

  2. The Masquerade Ball as Participatory Commedia by Barbara Segal

  3. Commedia in Context - from Pulcinella to Mr Punch - Bill Tuck

  4. Book Review - Giorgio Angamben’s Pulcinella - Bill Tuck

  5. Music in Commedia dell’Arte - Part 3 by Bill Tuck

  6. From the Archive – The Death & Resurrection of Punchinello

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Issue 7: Autumn 2022

Contents:

  1. Introducing Issue 7 of Zannizine

  2. Commedia is Alive and Kicking by Brendan Stapleton

  3. Resurgence of the Bouffon by Cheryl Stapleton

  4. Music in Commedia dell’Arte – Part 2 by Bill Tuck

  5. Commedia Around the World: Surprise Commedia in North Carolina by Lara Coutinho-Dean

  6. Stage Craft ... and Commedia! By Barry Grantham

  7. Book Review by Olly Crick

  8. A Scenario – Magnifico of the Rings by Nathan Hook

  9. Ends and Odds

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Issue 6: Summer 2022

Contents:

  1. Introducing Issue 6 of Zannizine

  2. Arlecchino vs Harlequin by Barry Grantham

  3. Arlequine or Arlecchina? Emergence of the female Harlequin by Barbara Segal

  4. Visual Vernacular - Possibilities within the Commedia Style by Kinny Gardner

  5. Commedia Around the World: Commedia in Tehran introduced by Barry Grantham

  6. Music in Commedia dell’Arte – Part 1 by Bill Tuck

  7. Chalemie Summer School Review by Harvey Dobbs

  8. Ends and Odds

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Issue 4: Winter 2021-2022

Contents:

  1. Introducing Issue 4 of Zannizine

  2. British Seaside Pierrot Troupes by Uncle Tacko! AKA Dr Tony Lidington

  3. Commedia dell'Arte in Brazil: A Requiem for Roberto Innocente by Douglas Kodi

  4. Viva La Commedia! Staging Commedia in Singapore by André Pink

  5. Key to the Players in the Theatre Royal by Barry Grantham

  6. Francisco De Goya And His Masks by Rein van Schagen

  7. Books & Book Reviews: The Commedia dell’Arte by Giacomo Oreglia by Olly Crick

  8. Ends and Odds

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