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    ITALIAN

    RENAISSANCE

    “RE-BIRTH”
    Early 15th Century
     Secularization of thought
     “Quality of Life” Issues
     Printing Press is invented
     Rise of European universities, started
    by the Church
     Interest in Classical Arts (architecture,
    literature, fine art, drama)
     Interest in Math and Sciences
    Renaissance Theatre
     Developed through inquiry into classical
    literary and dramatic principles, by way
    of the philosophers Horace and
    Aristotle.
     Evolved the “well-made play”, based
    on “neo-classical” precepts.
    “PERSPECTIVE”
     Mathematical
    concept
     Based on
    observation that
    objects seem to get
    smaller as they
    move farther away
    PERSPECTIVE
     Useful in creating a
    realistic sense of
    depth
    PERSPECTIVE
     Used in drawings,
    paintings,
    theatrical scenery
     “trompe l’oeil”
     Must be viewed
    “straight on” for
    effect
    TEATRO OLIMPICO
    Teatro Olimpico
     Built 1580-1584
     Indoor Theatre
     Old Roman format
     One of first theatres
    to use perspective
     “Forced” perspective
     Side View
    across
    scenae frons
     View down
    “street”
     Another view
    down “street”
     Actors can’t
    stand in these
    “avenues”
    Teatro Olimpico Floorplan
     A view through
    central arch
    into audience
    Teatro Olimpico Cross-section
    TEATRO FARNESE
     Built in 1618
     Part of a
    palace
     First
    Proscenium
    Arch Theatre
    PROSCENIUM ARCH creates a
    “picture frame” through which to
    view the performance
     Allows for
    off-stage
    space
     Allows for
    multiple
    scenes
     Forces
    audience to
    a forward
    position
    Backstage in a modern
    Proscenium-style theatre
    “Chariot and Pole”—early
    system of changing scenery
     Looking down from
    decorative
    balustrade
    Development of Opera
    OPERA developed as a reaction to
    Aristotle’s claim that Drama
    requires “melody” and “spectacle”
    OPERA is entirely “sung-through”
    OPERA often uses grand-scale
    visuals
    OPERA often deals with “larger
    than life” characters
    COMMEDIA
    DEL’ARTE
     “Artistic Comedy”
     Roots in Roman and
    Greek comedies
     Stock Characters,
    “Zannies”
     Improvisation, “Lazzi”
     Traditional Costumes
    and Masks
    HARLEQUIN
     Mischievious
    Servant
     “Motley”-patches
     Black half-mask
     “Slapstick”
    PANTALONE
     Old Lecherous Man
     A Penny-pincher
     Traditional costume
    of red, with yellow
    shoes
     Brown half-mask
    with white hair
    PULCINELLA
     Another servant,
    often sweet-
    tempered
     White costume
     Black half-mask
     “Pierrot”
    DOTTORE
     Pompous
     Usually stupid
     Costume of black,
    white collar
     Black or red ¼ mask

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