20 Lazzis In A Hat
20 Lazzis in a Hat is pure entertainment! An exciting journey into the heart of Commedia dell’Arte – promising students non-stop fun, comedy and excitement.
Audiences will discover the origins of Commedia dell’Arte and witness its improvised nature. The performance showcases numerous masked stock characters, hilarious Burle and 20 of Commedia’s famous traditional lazzi consisting of verbal asides on current political, social and literary topics, pratfalls and acrobatics.
The performers embody the style with their heart, body and soul, showcasing how much energy, commitment, comedic flare, and incredible technique are needed to bring this tradition to life!
Learning Areas:
The Arts (Drama)
Strands: Developing an understanding of practices
Responding to and interpreting artworks
Languages (Italian)
General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking
- Express ideas, concepts, thoughts and feelings creatively
- Consider and evaluate motivations, intentions, influences and biases
- Offer and receive effective feedback
Ethical Understanding
- Apply skills in reasoning, empathy and imagination
- Make judgements about actions and motives
Personal and Social Capability
- Initiative
- Confidence
- Resilience
- Adaptability
- Empathy
Style/Form:
- Commedia dell’Arte
- Mask
- Traditional and Contemporary Clowning
- Shakespeare
- Melodrama
- Visual Theatre
- Physical Comedy
- Physical Theatre and Circus
- Non-verbal Communication and Mime
- Improvisation
- Slapstick
- Political Satire
- Parody
Themes and Contexts:
- Creativity
- Imagination
- Transformation
- Play
- Audience engagement and interaction
- Role and Relationships
- Status
- Choices and Dramatic Form
- Mistakes
- Empathy
- Consequences
- Choices
- Juggling of commitments
- Status
- Fear
- Courage
- Risk-taking
- Comic relief
- Dramatic form
- Creativity and imagination
Devised by: Clint Bolster, Allie Wilde & Nick Cilento
Directed by: Clint Bolster
Staging Requirements:
- An indoor venue guarantees a better and more intimate performance
- Outdoor venue need minimum of one wall
- 5x5m wide space (no power outlet is required)