What do you get when you put together a hungry servant, a know-it-all Latin speaking doctor and a string of sausages? Will Pulcinella finally propose to Colombina or will he be distracted by the seductive noblewoman Flaminia? You get Pazzi Lazzi in Aria di Commedia ! You'll Giggle at Dottore's "little problem" and the beautiful Flaminia's long list of useless suitors.

The show features two original, independent scenes inspired by the classic Commedia scenarios of the early 1600s. New England Conservatory M.o John Tyson and director of Renaissonics, a renowned Renaissance music ensemble, provides the musical accompaniment. http://renaissonics.weebly.com

Through a series of sketches and skits, Pazzi Lazzi will bring to life characters and themes reminiscent of the traveling-theater-troupe era. The comedy is still just as funny, the themes are still just as relevant, and the physicality of the actors is a true pleasure.

Enjoy classic Commedia dell'Arte tricks and double entendres with a few modern twists!

When:

"Aria di Commedia" Sunday March 8th at 4:00 Westchester Italian Cultural Center. Directions and tickets visit: www.wiccny.org - Show is in English.

"Masks in motion" Workshop and demonstration (in Italian), with the lazzo "La fame di Arlecchino e i rimedi del Dottore" - Monday 9th at 1:00, Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi Middle School, NYC

"Aria di Commedia" with lecture, Monday March 9th at 6:00, New York University - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo', for directions and tickets visit: www.casaitaliananyu.org - Show is in English.

Who is Pazzi Lazzi:
Pazzi Lazzi, Boston based Commedia dell'Arte professional company, has started the new year working hard to spread the knowledge of Commedia dell'Arte, the ancient form of improvisational theatre, to both the American and Italian audience. The actors, Chiara Durazzini, Emanuele Capoano and Maya Attia, interpret famous Commedia stock characters such as Arlecchino, Pulcinella, Balanzone and Colombina with their comedic troubles that result from typical human weaknesses such as envy, lust and greed.

For the past year, Pazzi Lazzi has both performed on stage and presented instructional workshops for numerous universities, schools and cultural organizations. For further info visit: http://www.pazzilazzitroupe.com and blog http://pazzilazzitroupe.wordpress.com

Shows and workshops are produced in English.

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What people are saying about Pazzi Lazzi:
Boston-based Commedia dell'Arte company Pazzi Lazzi Troupe puts its twisted take on envy, gluttony, and lust..." - Boston Globe

"Boston's own Commedia dell'Arte troupe made its fabulous debut... The professional actors took the stage under several different guises, ranging from the crafty Arlecchino to pompous Dottor Balanzone, accompanied by music of the times." - Nicola Orichuia, Journalist, Bostoniano.info

"The Pazzi Lazzi troupe has the power to transport the audience to a 16th century Italian piazza. The skits have the commedia dell'arte's traditional bright comedy without leaving out references to the modern world. With great stage presence, charisma, and comedic timing, the three actors create an absolutely unique and fun performance. They use biting wit and notable mimicry. From Arlecchino to Pantalone, to Colombina and Pulcinella, you are in for a bunch of laughs!"
--Stefano Marchese, Musician and Actor

OTHER DATES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND VERMONT

"Masks in Motion" Lecture, workshop and demonstration with the original scenario "Lady of the Rings"
March 27th at 5:00, Northeastern University, Ballroom Theatre – free and open to the general public. To sign up: http://www.northeastern.edu/issi/events.html

"Smell of Money" scenario and entertainment for children
Friday February 13th at 5:00 at Boston Children's Museum – open to the general public, see the program on this link.
For admission: italianculturenight2015.eventbrite.com

Commedia dell'Arte course, runs for four Thursdays starting on March 12th 7:00-9:30, Actors Training Program at Apollinaire Theatre, 189 Winnisimmet Street, Chelsea MA

"Masks in Motion" workshop and demonstration with the scenario "Two Gentlemen and a Sausage"
Friday April 3rd time TBA, Wellesley College.

"Lady of the Rings" scenario, Sunday May 10th as part of the Newton Festival of the Arts – Newton Centre Green time TBA, free and open to the general public.

"Masks in Motion" workshop and demonstration Thursday April 16 at 4:00, University of Vermont

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Chiara Durazzini is a native of Florence, Italy, and has been working as a
theatre actress both in Italy and in Boston. She is a co-founder of the Commedia dell'Arte Troupe Pazzi Lazzi. She has often performed in Italian shows for various Italian cultural organizations. Some of her other credits include Tinker Bell in "Pan" (Company One), Carmen in "The Balcony" (Boston Directors' Lab) and the Virgin Mary in "Anger Box" (Apollinaire Theatre). She had also previously appeared in numerous Italian productions, including plays by Moliere, Goldoni and Pirandello. She has trained with the actors of Odin Teatret and studied extensively Commedia dell'Arte at the Scuola Sperimentale dell'Attore near Venice.
She obtained her Master's degree in Art, Music and Theatre at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Maya Attia is a vocalist in the Boston area and is pursuing certification in Speech Level Singing. She first discovered Commedia dell'Arte when she saw a touring theater group perform "Servant of Two Masters". She fell in love instantly with the art form. She has been studying and performing Commedia dell'Arte for three years and is very excited to be working with Pazzi Lazzi. She holds a BA in music from Umass Boston and maintains a vocal studio in Brighton, MA.

Emanuele Capoano is a performer from Cirò M., Calabria, Italy, and has lived in Boston since 2011. He has over 10 years of theatre experience, both in Italy and in Boston. He is a co-founder of the Commedia dell'Arte Troupe Pazzi Lazzi. Some of his other recent credits include Tom Merritt in "Spoon River Anthology", the Husband in "Sorry I Didn't Realize You Were Sleeping" by Jane Birkin, Jim O'Connor in "The Glass Menagerie", "The Tempest" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (theatrical reading for children's audiobook) playing Alonso, King of Naples. He has done extensive radio as a host in a show called L'Italia Chiamò, on the magazine Bostoniano.info, and voiceover works for NewsinSlowItalian for Italian language learners around the globe. - Emanuele trained in several acting workshops in Italy, including one taught by Yves Lebreton. He studied Theatre in Officina Teatrale 'O in Florence, Italy.

John Tyson is a winner of the Bodky International Competition, the Noah Greenberg Award, and a former student of Frans Bruggen. He has appeared as soloist in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, England, Scotland, Chile, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia and throughout the United States, as well as with major ensembles in Europe and the US. Tyson has recorded for Erato, Harmonia Mundi, Sine Qua Non, Titanic, and Ventadorn Records, and with Bostonʼs Handel & Haydn Society under Christopher Hogwood. His solo CD, "Something Old, Something New" features Baroque and contemporary music for recorder and strings. A recognized expert in Renaissance music and improvisation, Tyson is music director for the Historical Dance Foundation of New York. He has been on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music since 1978, the Corso Internazionale di Musica Antica in Urbino, Italy since 1990, and in 2001 became acting chairman of the department of historical performance at Boston University. Tyson is also an Emerson Instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In collaboration with The American Recorder Society and the National Endowment for the Arts, in 2002 Tyson released an instructional video for recorder teachers entitled "Recorder Power!" In 2003, he premiered the longest recorder concerto every written – "Triptych," composed for him by Chilean- born composer and conductor David Serendero for the 30th anniversary of his orchestra Reinisches Collegium Musicum in Wiesbaden, Germany. Tyson has been Guest Soloist at the Montréal Recorder Festival, Artist in Residence at Northeastern University and has taught at the University of Connecticut, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Boston Symphony Orchestraʼs Tanglewood Institute.