Pierrot's mask claimed the attention of the great theater innovator Edward Gordon Craig. [58] Craig's involvement with the figure grew with time. In 1897, Craig, dressed as Pierrot, gave a quasi-impromptu stage-reading of Hans Christian Andersen's story "What the Moon Saw" as part of a benefit performance for theater artists in need. [59]

2023年11月6日 · Many theories relate sad clowns to the human condition itself. We all hide our inner sorrow behind masks. Pierrot gives artistic expression to this universal experience – the tears beneath the smiles. Pierrot inspired a pantheon of melancholy clowns.

All in all, both impossible loves and, whereas all other servants are obsessed with food, Pierrot thinks only about his love, so he’s more sensitive than Zanni, Pulcinella and Harlequin. Maybe because of his melancholic mood, the popularity of this mask slowly decreased in …

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2022年8月1日 · Performing unmasked, with a traditional white powdered face, Pierrot is constantly downhearted over Colombina’s rejection and infidelity. From his first appearance in the second half 16 th century, he paints a tragic picture of insecurity and naivety.

2021年6月16日 · Pierrot, the sad clown in white face and loose blouse, expressing slowly and subtly in the liminal space beyond words, emerged in the nineteenth century from his roots in stock comedies and pantomimes to become the embodiment of a certain strain of artistic sentiment: sensitive, melancholy, and intrinsically alone, playful and daring through the...

His character in postmodern popular culture—in poetry, fiction, the visual arts, as well as works for the stage, screen, and concert hall—is that of the sad clown, pining for love of Columbine, who usually breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin.

Unlike previous studies of commedia dell'arte characters; this book focuses as much on Pierrot as a literary metaphor and mask as on the roles and dimensions of his stage character. Originally published in 1978.

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2014年7月14日 · Robert Storey's lively and gracefully written study of Pierrot is the first scholarly history of this fascinating popular figure. Unlike previous studies of commedia dell'arte characters; this...