Upcoming Events
Ongoing BOSTON COMMEDIA LAB - Chiara Durazzini, Pazzi Lazzi's artistic director, is leading an informal Commedia dell'Arte Lab in order to offer an opportunity to deepen the training and the study of Commedia to participants who have already attended at least one of her Intensive Commedia dell'Arte Workshops.
Ongoing Italian Theater Labs for Native and Non-Native Speakers by All'italiana - Boston Italian Theatre Company. SomArt at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave. Somerville MA, 3d floor.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte Demonstration at the United Nations International School in NYC (private event for faculty and students).
Thursday February 26th, 2026 MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music Workshop at University of New Hampshire (private event for faculty and students).
Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 7 PM THE TWO LOOK-ALIKES (Li Due Simili) The Boston Commedia Lab presents a free Commedia dell'Arte performance, showcasing its work studying and improvising on a late 1500s Italian scenario titled "Li Due Simili" from the Corsinana Collection in Rome. The plot draws inspiration from Plautus' Latin comedy "The Menaechmi" and was later adapted by both William Shakespeare and Carlo Goldoni.
In English with some Italian. PG13. Free Event. Donations gratefully accepted.
SomArt at the Hive, 561 Windsor St. 4th floor, Somerville MA.
See the program HERE
Limited Seating - Register HERE
Monday, March 16th, 2026
MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte Workshop at William & Mary College in Williamsburg, VA (private event for faculty and students).
Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at 7:30 PM
ALL'ITALIANA OPEN MIC - WOMEN AUTHORS EDITION
All'italiana - Boston Theater Company will be closing the month of March as Women's History Month inviting you to an open mic evening dedicated to Italian women authors. Feel free to share a passage of your favorite Italian female writer, from Renaissance artists like Vittoria Colonna e Gaspara Stampa to contemporary voices such as Grazia Deledda, Alda Merini, Elena Ferrante, Dacia Maraini... there are so many to choose from!
Come along to read, recite, or simply relax and enjoy an evening in good company.
Light refreshments - Free and Open to All - Donations gratefully accepted.
SomArt at the Hive, 561 Windsor St. 4th floor, Somerville MA
Limited Seating - Register HERE
The event is made possible by the generous Giving Tuesday donors, and is under the Auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston and Com.It.Es Boston.
Thursday, April 9th and Friday, April 10th, 2026
MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music Workshops at Dartmouth College, NH (private event for faculty and students).
Saturday, April 11th, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SOUTHERN ITALIAN FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP with Carmen Marsico at SomArt at the Hive, 561 Windsor St., Somerville MA
Link to register coming soon.
Friday, April 24th, 2026
MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music Workshops at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA (private event for faculty and students).
Friday, May 1st, 2026
MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music Demonstrations at Waltham High School in Waltham, MA (private event for faculty and students).
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
SECRETS OF THE MASKS - This workshop explores how masks shaped performance from ancient Greek ritual to the lively stages of the Renaissance. Through hands‑on experimentation and historical insight, we’ll uncover how each era used the mask not just as a costume piece, but as a powerful engine of imagination, satire, and social commentary.
At Carleton College in Northfield, MN (private event for faculty and students).
Monday, May 11th, 2026
MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music Demonstrations at Guilford High School in Guilford, CT (private event for faculty and students).
Thursday, May 28th and Friday, May 29th, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Show CAMPIONATO DI CALCIO OVVERO FAR L'AMORE NON E' PECCATO written by Achille Campanile. End-of-year demonstration of the Italian Theater Lab - Livello Base Madrelingua and Non-Madrelingua. Directed by Francesca Eleonora Cordovani and Chiara Durazzini.
Saturday, May 30th, 2026 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 31st, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Show PARENTI SERPENTI inspired by the movie by Mario Monicelli. End-of-year demonstration of the Italian Theater Lab - Livello Avanzato. Directed by Francesca Eleonora Cordovani and Chiara Durazzini.
Recent Past Events
Monday, February 9th, 2026 MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte Workshops at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA (private event for faculty and students).
Saturday November 8th and Sunday November 9th, 2025 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Pazzi Lazzi's annual Commedia dell'Arte Intensive Workshop. Take a fascinating journey into the origins of comedy! Explore the stock characters' exaggerated physicality, the masks and the improvised scenarios. No prior experience needed, just be prepared to move! Early Bird before 11/2 $90 - Regular $100
SOLD OUT!
Monday November 10th, 2025 MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte in the Classroom at Boston Latin School (private event for faculty and students).
Saturday October 25th, 2025 - 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM All'italiana - Boston Italian Theatre Company presents OMAGGIO A STEFANO BENNI OPEN MIC NIGHT; we invite the community to remember the Italian author and playwright with readings from his works. Free and Open to All. SomArt at the Hive, 561 Windsor St., Somerville
Saturday September 20th - 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM Introduction to Commedia Mini-Workshop with Chiara Durazzini, as part of the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Apollinaire Theatre Company in Chelsea, MA.
Sunday May 18th and Sunday June 1st - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
INTERMEDIATE SOUTHERN ITALIAN FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP with Carmen Marsico
At Arts at the Armory, 3rd floor. 191 Highland Ave., Somerville MA
If you have taken at least one dance class with Carmen in the past, please join us in this intermediate workshop made of two meetings. You will have a chance to learn more and practice Pizzica and Tammurriata, having a blast with the upbeat music and energetic steps.
Saturday May 17th, 2025 at 7:00 PM UN AUTORE IN CERCA DI PERSONAGGI
End-of-year demonstration of the Italian Theater Lab Livello Base Madrelingua e Non-Madrelingua
At SomArt at the Hive, 561 Windsor St 4th Floor, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
Our students are native and non-native Italian speakers who will join forces to showcase the work they have done during this past year.
A renowned theater author and director needs to put on a new production... what should she do? A lively ensemble of characters attempts to capture her interest by showcasing scenes from famous Italian playwrights, from Benni to Goldoni, from Maraini to Pirandello.
The show is in Italian. It runs about 90 minutes with no intermission.
The event is sponsored by Com.It.Es. Boston and is under the Auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston
Free and Open to All - Audience space is very limited - Registration mandatory
Friday May 16th, 2025 at 7:00 PM SE UNA NOTTE D'INVERNO... E ALTRE STORIE
End-of-year demonstration of the Italian Theater Lab Livello Avanzato.
At SomArt at the Hive, 561 Windsor St 4th Floor, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
This year our advanced students will perform an excerpt from their last year's work on "Se Una Notte d'Inverno... Un Attore" loosely inspired by "Se Una Notte D'Inverno Un Viaggiatore" by Italian author Italo Calvino, staging, acting and directing selected scenes ("libri" in Calvino's novel). The second part of the show consists of a collection of scenes and monologues that the actors selected, directed, and performed.
The show is in Italian. It runs about 2 hours with one intermission.
The event is sponsored by Com.It.Es. Boston and is under the Auspices of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston.
Free and Open to All - Audience space is very limited - Registration mandatory.
Saturday, March 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM at the Club Cafe', 209 Columbus Ave. Boston. We are closing March - Women's History Month with a last run of our show against violence on women IO MI CANTO DA SOLA - I SING MY OWN SONG. The show is made possible by the Porciatti Family and is organized in collaboration with Com.It.Es. Boston and the Consulate General of Italy in Boston.
Saturday November 16th and Sunday November 17th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on both days
COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE INTENSIVE WORKSHOP Join Chiara Durazzini in exploring the Commedia stock characters, working with their masks, and improvising historical scenarios, delving into this ancient yet modern form of physical theater. At SomArt at the Armory - 3d floor. In English.
Cost: Early Bird before November 9th $90 - Regular: $100/person
Monday October 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM MASKS IN MOTION - Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music Demonstration at the Newton Free Library. Free and Open to All
Saturday October 19 and Saturday October 26, 2024 Intensive Workshop INTRODUZIONE ALLA DIZIONE ITALIANA E PUBLIC SPEAKING with All'italiana - Boston Italian Theater Company
Monday October 14th to Thursday October 17th
Pazzi Lazzi Troupe is touring to Purdue University and Indiana University - Bloomington to teach workshops and perform Isabella Unmasked - The Legacy of an Italian Renaissance Woman.
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