Waxing Moon Masks

Waxing Moon Masks founder, designer and pedagogical director, Cariaso writes about the harms she has encountered teaching Commedia dell'arte with the traditional tools.

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The Harm of Teaching Commedia dell’arte to Contemporary Players |Tara CariasoTeaching commedia dell’arte to theatre students can be a powerful way for them to gain useful skills. But it can also cause great harm. In this essay, Tara Cariaso explains the potential harms inherent to the form, and the need to reimagine commedia to create stories centered on joy, ...