Commedia dell'arte in crossroads territory: the king of hell becomes Saci.

• Main Author: Kodi, Douglas
• Publication Date: 2022
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Móin-Móin (Online)
• Download full: https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/moin/article/view/22420
• topic: Commedia dell'arte; Arte da Comédia; Arlequim; Saci; grotesco; Commedia dell'arte; Art of Comedy; Harlequin; Saci; grotesque

This article will elaborate the idea of a Commedia dell'arte spirit, synthesized in the Harlequin mask from its origin in the historical phenomenon and its diabolical myth. To expose the reflection in a practical way, it is crossed with the concept of crossroad by Leda Maria Martins (1995, 2003) that understands Brazil as a territory of amalgamation of cultures. To provide practical support, the character/mask Saci - and the origin of Sacy Pererê - from the play Aconteceu no Brasil enquanto o ônibus não vem do grupo Arte da Comédia (Curitiba-PR) will be referred to as a possible analogue of Harlequin, and the relations of the grotesque that are inherent to both the theater style and the masks.