Antonio Fava

Teaches at Piel Canela Dance School

ANTONIO FAVA is an actor, author, theatre director, Maestro of Commedia dell’Arte and of Comedy. He directs the International School of the Comic Actor in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and teaches Commedia dell’Arte in schools, universities and drama academies around the world. He designs and makes leather masks for use in his School and performances, and many are on display in some of the most important museums and cultural institutions. As an international director, Mr. Fava has directed performances in Italy, England, Turkey, and America, to name a few. He is also author of the book La Maschera Comica nella Commedia dell’Arte, published by Andromeda, (English version, The Comic Mask in the Commedia dell’Arte, published by Northwestern University Press www.nupress.northwestern.edu).