Commedia dell'Arte
2008 Summer Intensive Workshop
Sunday, June 22 - Thursday, July 3, 2008
(June 28 off - July 4th Commedia dell'Arte Picnic)
Hovey Burgess and Stanley Allan Sherman combine their teaching, performing, acting, directing, writing and mask making talents to give students a firm grounding in Classical Commedia dell'Arte. Teaching collaboratively, Hovey and Stanley, along with special guest teachers, offer an integrated Commedia dell'Arte program of characters, masks, history, rhythm, Hébertism, music, mime, movement, dance, props, acrobatics, skills, improvisation, lazzi, scatology, scenarios and more. RCCU is committed to strengthening and drawing out the individual qualities of each student. Participants learn the physical style of Commedia dell'Arte as it was "then" and how it may be used "now" as a creative tool for actors, performers, directors and teachers.
Roving Classical Commedia University* would like you to simultaneously experience the momentum, effort, historical, physical, joyful and risky style of the Commedia dell' Arte.
RCCU's philosophy on teaching Commedia dell'Arte
BACK STAGE (February 26, 2007) "Commedia Tonight" by Jean Schiffman
NEW YORK THEATRE WIRE (2006) "Il Dottore Explains It To Us All" by Stanley Allan Sherman
We consider Jacque Lecoq (1921-1999) and Carlo Mazzone-Clementi (1920 - 2000) the masters of Commedia dell'Arte of the 20th century.
Thank you Jacque Lecoq and Carlo Mazzone-Clementi.
 Hovey's Bio 
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 Stanley's Bio
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To contact RCCU and for information e-mail
IL-Dottore or call 212-243-4039
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