Form of theatre characterized by masked types and improvised performances based on sketches (scenarios).
The venitian dramatist Andrea Calmo created one of the first characters, Il Magnifico, the precursor to the vecchio (old man) Pantalone.
In the middle of the 16th century.
Related to the Carnival of Venice.
Form of theatre characterized by masked types and improvised performances based on sketches (scenarios).
The venitian dramatist Andrea Calmo created one of the first characters, Il Magnifico, the precursor to the vecchio (old man) Pantalone.
In the middle of the 16th century.
Related to the Carnival of Venice.