The World of Commedia dell'Arte 

WHO CAME HERE FOR HOMEWORKKKKKKKKKKKKKK HAHAHA! i love this video

I’m watching this for school quarantine work 😂😂

This is just what every school is doing in drama bruh

No one: My brain cells during a test 8:00

I came here because of Genshin Impact

I guess this is what every English child is doing in quarantine drama

weird af, I have to watch this for school

5:04 me trying to impress someone.

i have to watch this for quarantine drama and im PISSING MYSELF LMFAOOO

5:04 when you're bathroom singing and it goes to far

Ok who else is here from genshin impact

Y'all here bc of hw, im here becuz of genshin ✋

Snezhnaya culture be like:

HOW CAN THEY DO THIS WITH A STRAIGHT FACE?? I know training like this gives rise to great interpretations and characters but still watching it at work is so strange.. xD

1:17 my last brain cells in an exam

Watching this just to understand Genshin's Fatui lore

Teacher: the lessons not that boring The lesson:

came here from genshin

I’m watching this because of the Genshin Impact fatui harbingers

Here for school mah frends. My group can't do this without laughing or breaking character. XDD

3:16 Boris Johnson be like:

yo how many people are here because of genshin impact lmao

Am I the only one who's interested in the Eleven Fatui Harbringers instead? 😅

Hello, it's possible to extend the diagram out to the side, if you add two smaller circles to the outside of the diagram at the same height as the Witch and link with lines to the 1st Actor, 1st Actress, Pantalone & the Doctor. The young lovers (2nd Actor & 2nd Actress) are usually the children of the 1st Actor, 1st Actress, Pantalone or the Doctor. Because of their youth they sit outside the social hierarchy. Apologies for that omission from the diagram. Thank-you for your comment.

A very interesting and informative video - you can learn a lot in 9 minutes when information is put together well and clearly delivered.

some people are here for school some people are here for genshin impact but all of us are gonna be learning something new ^_^

I am watching this video because I became really interested in Commedia dell'Arte after having watched the trailer of Genshin Impact that introduces its 12 Harbingers, which are based on these characters. I never knew about these before, and I am glad to know more! Thank you so much for putting this video together. Know that it is still appreciated 11 years later today.

God bless them for keeping these traditions alive

5:04 When ur imposter in among us

Came here after Genshin reference to this .

I gotta ask who chose the " Tree of Life" to descibe a diagram of the archtypes in this form of theater....

5:15 When its 10mins before lunch

1:19 wtaf 8:00 also wtaf 5:02 also also wtaf i'm so confused lmfao

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"An exaggerated mirror of society" that's when it all made sense. This play seems very disturbing nonetheless, but perhaps that's because it reflects on us humans, and shows the foolishness of our actions.

I've been laughing and enjoying this video tremendously. I'm an actor and I would LOVE to do a workshop on this, especially with a woman as knowledgable and amazing as Didi Hopkins. What a beautiful, awesome thing! I love how physical Commedia is. I would LOVE to watch this sort of theatre.

Years ago I unexpectedly came upon a Commedia dell'Arte production in a small square in Venice. Once I was given the premise of the action by an English-speaking Venetian seated nearby, I laughed along with everyone else at the hilarious antics of the actors. How lucky can one be, eh!

Looked at this in drama class in school lol😅 then we had to do something similar lol😂😂

Very good video, but where are Pulcinella and Pedrolino?

POV: your a British child doing this for drama work

Genshin Lore and Theorycrafting inc.

Everyone is doing this for drama 🥲 I hate it, is it just me

Nobody: Mr Bean trying to tell the audience he’s hungry 5:14

These video's have helped me so much! I am studying Commedia right now in school and have been struggling with the characters, but now feel much more comfortable with them! They all make much more sense now. When I was first explained it all, the characters were so much to take in. Thanks again! (I'm playing one of the young lovers!)

Suddenly, I understand the Yip Yips from Sesame Street.

5:07 my last brain cell leaving me

This is dead had to do for homework

Schoolwork makes me wanna die at this point lol

Thank you very much for your comment and best of luck in your performance.

Me and my friend at 00:00 ... 02:55

Wow. Such an informative and helpful video with getting to grips with the characters of Commedia dell'arte. A lot of info on the internet is ill-explained and contradictive to other sources, but this is great and Didi Hopkins is an undoubtable reliable source of knowledge on Commedia.

I love the amount of fellow students watching this video. I’m here for the same reason! 😂

No one: Not a soul: Not a sigh: Guy who came on national theatre to get famous: 5:07

GENSHIN IMPACT XD

even as a theatre kid I think this is so weird, but hey... you gotta do what you gotta do as an actor

This is so interesting for me as a student of western Kabbalah - it seem to me that the diagram of the tree of life is used arbitrarily as a scheme to define the different energies/characters - interestingly enough - a scheme of 11 spheres is serving the characters - the diagram in its origin is 10 spheres where the 11th one is hidden. - in tantric numerology there are 11 archetypes which probably match betters - these 11 ‘faces’

I honestly love this so much. The comment section has got to take themselves less seriously.

No sé, yo vine aquí por Genshin 🐳

They never mentioned the Scaramouche.

Am I the only one who's here because they have a hyperfixation on Snezhnaya from genshin? And it's evolving

I want everyone to know that this is but a version of this art. I actually go to a dell'Arte trust me i know

I love how we r all here for homework 😂

Nothing I ever learned at school ever stuck with me as much as commedia did. Playing Brighella was the most I ever enjoyed acting. I have to find myself an improv group asap.

Italy has such a beautiful culture, I'm so proud to be italian

Anyone here from TGAS

thanks for the freaking homework pages omg

I think she likes Faulty Towers.

Those masks are fantastic! Whish I could have someone like them

Can anyone help me understand how this follows the "Ha, guffaw, aw, Ha-Ha" formula?

Everyone's talking about how they have to watch this for school but I'm here cause this is interesting to me

If they ask your fav part say the end. BRUV THIS GAVE ME AUTISM

Off the top of my head, there are seventeen things I can do with this comment that are funny, and two that aren't.

Santa claus looks a bit different here

I'm pretty sure I've seen birds do this on National Geographic...

Thanks National Theatre, great great help for studying Commedia! Didi Hopkins is a great educator, I hope to work one day with this lady.

My school is starting a Commedia dell'Arte class, so this was extremely useful for really understanding what it's all about.

this is absolutely cringe

Anyone else watching this because of the storm? 🤣

is anyone here because its there home work because i am too

5:08 im crying of laughter

Genshin Impact brought me here I was curious and I regret nothing

I am writing an essay for schoolwork and this really helped me! Thank you!

Had to watch the whole damn thing for homework

IM HERE FOR SCHOOOOLLLL

mum: go play with the neighbour's son the neighbour's son 1:19

My drama teacher has summoned me here

I thought I was weird

These NT films are excellent. My IB Theatre students find them clear and inspiring. thank you.

this is amazing.

who is doing this for h/w for quarantine school I am

Here’s the summary for people having to do this for homework just so u can be lazy: Magnifico- like an eagle, looks down on everything, leader of the city, most powerful man Zanni- leading with nose, peasant, pigeon noises, extremely curious + enthusiastic Pantalone (Sanya)- old man, the merchant, mean, has a lot of needs The Doctor- old man, man of learning but understands nothing, hardly contains himself Brighella- cunning, brain character, master or servants, proud of uniform, welcomes guests Harlenquino- stupid, body character, intuitive and happy go lucky, thinks he’s gorgeous/kinda vain, doesn’t know the difference between right and wrong, lives in the moment, acrobatic and cheeky :)

I had to watch this for home work lol

Fatui Harbingers

The witch has concerningly sigma rizz

thought this was a joke at first...

STOP READING COMMENTS AND WORK ON YOUR PROJECT

8:00 My sister when she catches me eating chocolate

The Captain was elected president.

4:49 *fortnite dances with him*

Columbina is beautiful af