The Italian Renaissance Theatre was from 1400 to 1620. It housed many operas and plays. The most popular performance was the Commedia. This was Farce, or low comedy. It was also known as slapstick for in some of the plays and actor would beat up another with a stick.
The stage was designed to be disassembled easily, and was decorated with paintings. In many of the plays mask would be used such as ones you would find in a masquerade ball. Famous characters are categorized as The servants of zanni, The old men, The young lovers, and The boasting captains. In Commedia two character types are found. Stock, and Improvisational. Early stages of Italian Renaissance was based from Ancient Greek, and Roman Theatre. In order to shift scenery a chariot and pole system was used. Since the lightbulb hadn’t been made till 1878 concentrated sunlight was use to light the stage. The costumes were extreme. The had major detail and were very expensive. In order to have a successful play costumes were coloured brightly and often the costumes would have to be provided by sponsors. The three types …show more content…
For 200 years, anyone attending a theatre anywhere in Europe would be in a magnificent theatre watching the stage action from either a box, pit or a gallery. The scenery would have painted-flat wings and shutters which could be shifted either by mechanized pole-and-chariots system or by stage hands who pulled them off in grooves. The Italian Renaissance also produced Opera, Commedia dell’arte, and the neoclassical rules of dramatic structure. Although this period left theatre no significant plays the rigid neoclassical rules help shape much of the drama presented internationally through the 1900’s. Commedia dell’arte was highly popular until the 1700s and has influenced many playwrights, contemporary movements and theatrical experimentations. (http://italianrenaissancetheatre.weebly.com/index.html
The stage was designed to be disassembled easily, and was decorated with paintings. In many of the plays mask would be used such as ones you would find in a masquerade ball. Famous characters are categorized as The servants of zanni, The old men, The young lovers, and The boasting captains. In Commedia two character types are found. Stock, and Improvisational. Early stages of Italian Renaissance was based from Ancient Greek, and Roman Theatre. In order to shift scenery a chariot and pole system was used. Since the lightbulb hadn’t been made till 1878 concentrated sunlight was use to light the stage. The costumes were extreme. The had major detail and were very expensive. In order to have a successful play costumes were coloured brightly and often the costumes would have to be provided by sponsors. The three types …show more content…
For 200 years, anyone attending a theatre anywhere in Europe would be in a magnificent theatre watching the stage action from either a box, pit or a gallery. The scenery would have painted-flat wings and shutters which could be shifted either by mechanized pole-and-chariots system or by stage hands who pulled them off in grooves. The Italian Renaissance also produced Opera, Commedia dell’arte, and the neoclassical rules of dramatic structure. Although this period left theatre no significant plays the rigid neoclassical rules help shape much of the drama presented internationally through the 1900’s. Commedia dell’arte was highly popular until the 1700s and has influenced many playwrights, contemporary movements and theatrical experimentations. (http://italianrenaissancetheatre.weebly.com/index.html