Commedia and Masks with Lianca Pandolfini

Wearing a mask opens new possibilities: the body takes on unexpected shapes, the voice discovers new tones, and gestures become stage action.

This course invites participants to explore the mask as a driving force on stage, through improvisation, with special attention to Commedia dell’Arte. Using handcrafted masks, characters are not built—they are discovered: through movement, in space, and in relation with others.

A journey to unlock creativity, curiosity, and stage presence.

Lianca Pandolfini was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She trained as an actress at the Emilia-Romagna Teatro in Modena, and at the Teatro di Pontedera. In Livorno she then collaborated with the Teatro Agricolo, with which she practiced the Commedia dell'Arte and street theatre. In 2008 she joined Divadlo Continuo Theatre in the Czech Republic. Since 2011 she has been living in Switzerland where she received her master's degree in physical theatre from the Accademia Teatro Dimitri, and founded Teatro Zigoia, a company that produces performances, community theatre projects and theatre in nature.