Issue 1: Spring 2021

Issue 1 cover image: Divertimenti per li Regazzi by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Welcome to the first edition of our Commedia Zannizine!

This periodical carries articles about various aspects of Commedia dell’Arte, looking to the past, the present and the future. We are curating a rich online archive to dive into whether you are a performer, researcher, artist, student, aficionado or intrigued newcomer, you hope you will find new knowledge, fresh inspiration and sparks of creativity to ensure Commedia is kept alive and vibrant.

CONTENTS

1. Introducing the Zannizine

2. The Noble Knight of Avignon by John Broadbent

3. The Baleful Influence of Funny Walks by Barry Grantham

4. Out of Hard Times by Cheryl Stapleton

5. Dance in Commedia by Bill Tuck

6. Caribbean Murals by Barry Grantham

7. Was Pulcinella a Pastafarian? by Bill Tuck

8. Arlecchino in Lockdown by Bill Tuck

9. Ends and Odds: The London Commedia Centre, online debate: Indecency in Commedia dell’Arte