The first day of the conference (Thursday 20th September 2018) will conclude with a two-hour Commedia dell’Arte acting workshop to be held in the Judith E. Wilson Drama Studio in the Faculty of English on the Sidgwick Site of the University of Cambridge (9 West Road, CB3 9DP).

One of our keynote speakers, Professor Richard Andrews (University of Leeds), will give a short introduction to Commedia dell’Arte before the workshop which will be led by Ludovico Nolfi, director and theatre trainer from Rome (Ars In Fieri).

After a few warm up exercises, participants will be able to learn movements for stock characters, explore solo lazzi, as well as develop short improvised scenes for pairs of characters. There is no participation fee, but advance registration is required as spaces are limited.  Participation is not limited to conference attendees.

For further information, registration and if you would like to participate in the workshop then visit www.intersectionsconferencecambridge2018.wordpress.com.  There will be a waiting list – please, let us know immediately if you can no longer attend.

Parts of the workshop will be filmed and photographed.  This material may appear on social media. Please, let us know if this is a problem.