"The Harlequin Studies," is no theatrical groundbreaker. It is, however, a touching tribute to the traditions of clowning, whose roots go back to the commedia dell'arte troupes of the 15th century.

“Harlequin, Colombia and Paglia are all traditional names in Commedia,” says Talbot. “But they are still our characters – Harlequin sticks to the principles of the Harlequin archetype but ...

Harlequin Unmasked promises an exhibition at Toronto's Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art that features porcelain figures of characters from the Italian commedia dell'arte. It seems like a good title ...

Other characters include Harlequin's wife, Columbine, as well as Pantalone, Ruffiana, Dottore and Capitano. There also is a pair of young lovers, Isabella and Tristano.

“Harlequin, Refined by Love” was an unlikely choice of play for a budding director: Written in 1720 by Pierre de Marivaux, a master of romantic comedy, it taps heavily into the commedia dell ...

After a parade of characters in "Dances of the Commedia dell'Arte," including "Chaconne for Harlequin," performed by Caroline Copeland, and "Sarabande for Columbine," danced by Sarah Edgar ...

In One Man, Two Guvnors, the central character of Francis Henshall is loosely based on a stock theater character — the harlequin, a comic servant known for his agility and resourcefulness found ...

Channeling the Harlequin character of Commedia dell'Arte, Criss not only stunned in his multicolored checkered blazer, he carried a campy makeup look that seriously made us stop and stare.