A lecture combined with a performance: Commedia dell’arte. This marvelous art form, considered the cradle of modern theater, has influenced and inspired numerous creators in the performing arts and the broader world of art, including music, painting, sculpture, literature, and more. The lecture takes the audience through the development of Commedia dell’arte, starting with early Renaissance in Italy, and incorporates amusing scenes with the classic Commedia dell’arte masks, and even improvisational audience participation segments in the spirit of Commedia dell’arte.