ADVANCED COURSE OF COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE
COMIC POETICS TRAGIC
Directed byAntonio Fava
Reggio Emilia, Italy
27th August – 26th October 2012

The intention of the Advanced Course of Commedia dell'Arte is to extend and deeply examine the form of artistic activity covered by the practical Training Session in 'Commedia dell'Arte'. The School sets out to teach forms of comic acting that are strictly theatrical. From a cultural viewpoint, the programme is based on a comic quality rooted in great European traditions, where the Commedia is an inevitable starting and reference point used to reach the “present day", nourished by the strong desire to develop something that has never been seen before.

COURSE SUBJECTS

• Classic Commedia dell'Arte (zannesca)
• Southern Commedia dell’Arte (Pulcinellesca)
• Opera Regia (Tragedy)
• Poetic Commedia (Pastorale, etc.)
• Gabrielliana Commedia (or Stereopantomime)
• From Variety to Cabaret
• The Comic actor that has “never seen before”

All the disciplines are approached by working on techniques, ways, styles, creating personages and situation development.
No written text will ever be used.
All languages are permitted.
Improvisation as method, play with improvised dialogue as application, techniques as strict and scientific study will allow us to reach our objective: a comic actor who is perfectly aware of his artistic and social function as public entertainer.
The end of each phase becomes a performance staged in a location in town.
The performances will be played publicly from 2 to 4 times.The courses will be held by Antonio Fava.
A master in acrobatics will also take part.
Other persons may be called upon to collaborate and will be promptly indicated.

GENERAL PROGRAMME

Period: 27 th August – 26th October 2012
Classes: from Mondays to Fridays. No classes at weekends.
Time-table:
from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.(three times)
from 2.30 p.m to 6,30 p.m. (two times).
At the end of the Course, a diploma will be publicly presented to each student at the end of the final performance.
Along with the diploma, each artist will receive A LEATHER MASK DESIGNED AND MADE BY ANTONIO FAVA.
The mask is a gift from the maestro to the student.The participation fee for the International School of Comic Acting is € 1320.00 for the entire course.
Accommodation will be in furnished apartments, equipped with crockery, blankets, bedspread, colour TV and washing machine: € 580.00 in a double room for the entire stay. € 700.00 for a single room. Studio apartments with 2 beds are available at a cost
of € 1440.00.

Applications for enrolment in the course: student's name, surname, date and place of birth, address, telephone numbers,
e-mail address, CV, photos.

Send to:

ArscomicA
via Vigarani n°9
42121 Reggio Emilia – Italia

e-mail: info@commediabyfava.it

Tel: +39 0522 436768
Mobile: +39 338 5864308

Dina Buccino will reply to each person who enrolls. Students who are accepted will receive all the information required to complete their enrolment. Each person will be informed of the expiry date.