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Commedia Mask Makers

Antonio Fava's mask examples
Arlecchina's Masks create Commedia masks with modern materials for the modern stage.
Darkside Masks create Commedia masks with modern materials for the modern stage.
Glasshouse Masks has a catalog of theatrical masks
Jorge Anon, Mask-maker [Uruguay]
Madeinfirenze Made in Firenze masks [Italy]
Mascared Leather 16th Century Commedia masks
MaskArtists Chicago based makers of masks including some commedia characters in neoprene.
Mask-Studio Co. Leather 16th Century Commedia masks [UK]
Newman's Commedia Masks. Leather Commedia masks made in Oregon
Paragon Mask From the league of Rennaisance Merchants
Stanley Allan Sherman/Mask Arts Co. Leather Theater & Wrestling Masks [New York City]
Task Maskers are a Commercial Commedia troupe, they will make custom fit masks, or perform a variety of shows
Theatre Masks Commedia Masks made in Providence Rhode Island
Torbjörn Alström Commedia Masks [leather on wooden mouldes] Sweden
Yayah Masks web-site, but no location information
Zanni Masks a web based carnival mask seller with some Commedia masks

Commedia Training & Workshops

Antonio Fava's School for Commedia dell' Arte, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Commedia U [totally unaccredited] described as a roving Commedia University with Hovey Burgess, Julie Goell, and Stanley Allen Sherman. Seem to be connected to the Celebration Barn in Maine.
Del Arte International is the American center for the exploration and development of physical performance, attracting students and audiences from all over the world, and sending productions around the region, the country, and the globe.
Loughi Workshops, This is a school for Commedia centered in Rome Italy. English is available.
Meta-Physical Theatre, a Canadian troupe from centered in Toronto, but doing educational sessions all over the great white North. David Langlois is the director.
St Cloud University will come to your school for $300. They are mostly aimed at teaching Commedia to a high school aged crowd. They have a nice web-site.
Salevy a school in France with Rudlin & Amanda Speed for professional actors.
Summer Workshop in Slovenia, August 2002 by Marco Lully and others.
The Wright School does training in Clown, Masks, and Mime, directed by John Wright, founder of 'Trestle Theatre' and 'Told by an Idiot Theatre Co.'
 

Commedia Videos

Hush Video the Commedia dell'Arte video here is Antonio Fava working with his students especially focussing on Pulcinella [US$145]
Arts Archive has a 90 minute video of Antonio Fava and John Rudlin. very cheap, but payment in Pounds Sterling *only*
Darkside Masks has a video of themselves for AU$95. Video is at the bottom of the page.
 

Professional Commedia Actor's Bio Pages

Luciano Brogi's personal page
Guy Francis Totaro of SF Mime Troupe, etc. [Capitano]
Patrick Franz from several troupes

Other Commedia Businesses

Encore Performance Publishing have several children's theatre plays including 'Commedia Cinderella' and 'Commedia Pinocchio' which they sell for $4.
Ferragosto di Belmont is an annual Italian-American festival in the Bronx in August that features a Commedia troupe and a lot of street music.
Stage Combat training company
La Pazzia Senile French description of a professional performance with pictures
Bouffonteatern (Bouffontheatre) The Swedish Commedia dell´Arte and bouffon-troupe.
The homepage is only available in Swedish but they say they´ll have an English version out soon.
In the "Bilder" (Pictures in Swedish) you will find some pics from their commedia and bouffonshows.
 

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