Upcoming Events
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.
Ongoing BOSTON COMMEDIA LAB - Chiara Durazzini, Pazzi Lazzi's artistic director, is organizing 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.
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. Donations gratefully accepted. REGISTER HERE
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 - Donations gratefully accepted. REGISTER HERE
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.
This is a two-lesson package, in English (with some Italian).
Regular Admission $90 - Working Artist $70
Limited spots - REGISTER HERE
Recent Past Events
Sunday May 4th, 2025 at 2:00 PM By popular demand, SOUTHERN ITALIAN FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP with Carmen Marsico. Carmen will teach the steps of Pizzica and Tammurriata, the two folk dances most popular in Italy right now. If you travel to the regions of Campania, Puglia, Calabria, Basilicata and Sicily, and happen to attend a local festival or “sagra paesana”, thanks to this class you will be able to dance together with your Italian family and friends! More info and Registration coming soon. TICKETS HERE.
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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Saturday May 18th, 2024 at 7:30 PM All'italiana - Boston Italian Theatre Company presents Una Voce di Dentro End of Year Demonstration of the Italian Theater Lab Livello 1. Free Event, Register HERE
May 4th and 5th, 2024 To celebrate Pazzi Lazzi Troupe's 10th Anniversary, we will be offering a series of practical workshops at SOMart at the Hive in Somerville, MA. Open to all, no previous experience required: Commedia dell'Arte Intensive Workshop with Chiara Durazzini, Stage Combat for Commedia with Jesse Garlick and Southern Italian Folk Dances with Carmen Marsico.
Saturday May 4th at 7:30 PM Pazzi Lazzi Troupe presents Isabella Unmasked - The Legacy of an Italian Renaissance Woman. One Actress, Ten Characters. One Musician, Ten Instruments
At SOMart at the Hive, 561 Windsor St. 4th floor, Somerville, MA. Free event, suggested donation $15
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Thursday March 7, 2024 at 6:30 PM IO MI CANTO DA SOLA - STORIE DI DONNE MAI ARRESE (I Sing My Own Song - Stories of Women Who Never Surrendered) A collection of monologues by historical women victims of violence. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo', 24 W 12th St, btw 5th and 6th Ave, New York City. Free and Open to All.
Saturday February 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM In celebration of International Commedia dell'Arte Day as well as of the 10th Anniversary of Pazzi Lazzi Troupe -which debuted its first show at Northeastern University on February 24, 2014- we are presenting the new book 20 Commedia dell'Arte Scenarios of the 1570s by John A. Cross and Chiara Durazzini at I AM Books. In collaboration with I Sebastiani. Free and Open to All.
February 12, 2024 Workshop MASKS IN MOTION at Brandeis University - Italian Department - Waltham MA (exclusively for Brandeis University students and faculty).
January 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM Kids Carnevale Party at the Dante Alighieri Society in Cambridge. Arlecchino will make an appearance! $10 per family. Registration Required.
January 19, 2024 Practical workshop MASKS IN MOTION at Dartmouth College - Theater Department - Dartmouth NH (exclusively for Dartmouth College students and faculty).
January 24, 2024 Demonstration MASKS IN MOTION at McGlynn Middle Schools, Waltham MA (exclusively for McGlynn students and faculty).
Saturday November 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM FAVOLE AL TELEFONO by Gianni Rodari. A staged reading in Italian with the actors of All'italiana - Boston Italian Theatre Company
Free Event and Open to the Public in occasion of the "Don't Worry!" book launch party.
Thursday October 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music demonstration MASKS IN MOTION with Chiara Durazzini and Dan Meyers. Wilmington Memorial Library, 175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA 01887. Free and Open to All.
Friday September 15, 2023 MASKS IN MOTION Commedia dell'Arte workshops and presentation at Connecticut College (exclusively for the Connecticut College students and faculty).
June 2, 2023 at 11:30 AM MASKS IN MOTION Commedia dell'Arte demonstration at Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. Hotel Sheraton, Nashua NH
June 9, 10 and 11, 2023 IO MI CANTO DA SOLA - STORIE DI DONNE MAI ARRESE (I Sing My Own Song - Stories of Women Who Never Surrendered) A collection of monologues by historical women victims of violence. Supported by the Consulate General of Italy in Boston and Com.It.Es. Under the Auspices of Boston Italian Women. Tickets revenue will go to charity.
June 12, 2023 MASKS IN MOTION Intensive Commedia dell'Arte and Renaissance Music Workshop at St.Mary Academy Bay View, RI (exclusively for students and faculty).
