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 ...

“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 ...

"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.

But to fans of 18th-century commedia dell’arte, the sight of a trademark black mask instantly revealed the presence of the character Harlequin.

Tracing the many avatars of Harlequin from jester servant in Commedia Dell’ Arte to a member of the Suicide Squad in the DC universe Updated - August 24, 2016 06:33 pm IST - Bengaluru ...

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 ...

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.

The players were the stock commedia dell`arte characters: the mother figure Isabella, the elderly man Il Doctore, the hero Brigella, the heroine Columbine, and Harlequin.

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 ...

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.