Introduction to the Stock Characters offers detailed physical exercises for each of eight Commedia stock characters including Pantalone, The Lovers (Innamorata), Il Capitano, Il Dottore, Arlecchino, Brighella, Pulcinella and Colombina.

Instructive warm ups help students explore “the physical axis” of each character and ways to develop hilarious, well-constructed lazzi.

Features include:

• Detailed physical introduction to the stock characters.

• Technical character demonstrations by Goran Banyai.

• Live student workshop with talented secondary students.

• Goran Banyai improvising character lazzi.

• Student character demonstrations & improvisations.

• Clear identification of key points for Commedia characterisations.

Performance Analysis is an excellent follow up to the introductory on Commedia dell Arte: A Physical Introduction to the Stock Characters.

This essential addition to your theatre library is designed to provide practical performing skills and effective ways into creating and analysing Commedia performance for performers, students and teachers of drama alike.

Features include:

• Introduction to Commedia Dell Arte.

• Studio performances of “Wedding Knot for Isabella” by Banyai Arts Education Company.

• Clear identification, demonstration and analysis of seven key performance techniques.

• Analysis of seven key performance techniques.

• Live performance at a school of “Wedding Knot for Isabella”.

• Live solo performance at a school by Goran Banyai as Brighella.

• Summary analysis of each area.

Mask and Lazzi is a great resource that offers a professional approach to the ritual of mask as well providing a practical approach to creating and presenting lazzi.

This excellent resource is highly entertaining and engaging providing a hands on understanding for any arts practitioner and students passionate about comedy.

Features include:

• Introduction to Commedia mask work & lazzi.

• A ritualised approach to working with mask.

• Commedia Character Interviews by Banyai Arts Education Company: Eight stock characters in improvised interviews including Pantalone, Isabella, Il Capitano, Il Dottore, Pulcinella, Arlecchino, Colombina and an unmasked performance of Pulcinella.

• Special performance by Goran Banyai playing Pantalone in a Commedia workshop in California.

• Summary notes on each area and discussion questions.

Commedia Techniques is a jammed pack resource that provides an in-depth practical approach to effectively creating and presenting characters and scenarios.

This essential addition to your theatre library is designed to provide students with 14 key Commedia performance techniques for performers, students and teachers of drama alike.

Features include:

• Analysis & demonstration via entertaining Commedia performances of 14 key performance techniques.

• Discussion & assignment questions for each technique.

• Goran Banyai in a Californian student workshop improvising Brighella and Pulcinella.

• Students in California improvising Commedia with Goran Banyai.