Roots of Vaudeville: Commedia Dell’Arte

Overview of Commedia Dell’Arte from TheatreHistory.com

http://www.theatrehistory.com/italian/commedia_dell_arte_001.html

Overview of Commedia Dell’Arte from About.com

http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa110800a.htm

The Low-Down on Commedia Dell’Arte

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_t8FFEdig0&feature=related

Commedia Dell’Arte Drama Research Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mH0wM9Y0zo&feature=related

“The World of Commedia” Educational Video on Commedia from the National Theatre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0TAXWt8hY

Explanation of Commedia Dell’Arte Stock Characters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m6DjAHCWcY

  

Performance Examples and Explanation of Commedia Dell’Arte Stock Characters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUnaNTfTzuM

Educational Video on Commedia Dell’Arte with Judith Chaffee from Boston University

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G7hb6D0fW0

Performance of Commedia Dell’Arte at Academia Dell’Arte

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO1EA55Urg4&feature=related

Example of Commedia Dell’Arte. A Montage of the Yale Repertory Theatre’s 2010 Production of A Servant of Two Masters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10JbRd-VxzQ&feature=related