brands belonging to the area of \u200b\u200bBergamo.
La Commedia 'art' was so called because his actors, for the first time in a millennium and more, were actors 'craft'. He was born around the middle of the sixteenth century. He was suddenly called comedy or subject (plot) since it was reciatata from a rough texture that improvisation of the actors filled monologues and dialogues. The actors play a role or form that usually had some peculiarities depending on the character. For the area peep Bergamo servants Brighella and Harlequin.
Brighella: comes from the tradition of the ancient mimes. Its name comes from the verb 'intrigue' intrigue, get busy, by all means, to achieve a goal.
Brighella do more than serve as a Harlequin, but countless other professions, more or less legitimate and honest. So you can always find in the midst of many intrigues. Characteristic elements of the character are the readiness and agility of his mind, to devise tricks and prepare traps into which to drop the next, all this just for the sake of the same cheat others. E 'intriguing, very clever and unscrupulous. Brighella is also a type liar, telling fibs with confidence and conviction that it is almost impossible to distinguish them from the truth. It is also very good at singing, playing and dancing. The jacket is pictured and pants are decorated gallons of green has black shoes with green pom-poms.
The mantle is white with two green stripes, the mask and hat are blacks.
His name is in common, in fact 'do Brighella' means to behave in a manner very seriously.
Harlequin: is one of the most famous of the Commedia dell'Arte masks. Probably of French origin. He was born in the poorest area of \u200b\u200bBergamo, Bergamo low opposed to high Brighella where he was born. is the crafty servant and foolish, thief, liar and cheat, in perpetual conflict with the boss and constantly worried about scrape together the money to appease his insatiable appetite. Over time the nature of the character went refining the rough dialect of Bergamo gave way to softer Venetian, the original leotard patched gradually became a distinctive and sophisticated dress with multicolored diamond pattern, refined the original features of the demonic black mask, as well as facial expressions and gestures.
was in love with a maid named Columbine.
If you want to see all the masks I recommend you visit: http://www.teatrodinessuno.it/maschere-commedia-arte
(from which she took part of the information and Masks from artist's Comedy in Italian by Antonella Grignola)
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