Hovey Burgess and Stanley Allan Sherman founded RCCU in 2001 and combined their teaching, performing, acting, directing, writing and mask making talents to give students a firm grounding in Classical Commedia dell'Arte. Along with special guest teachers RCCU offers an integrated Commedia dell'Arte program of characters, masks, history, rhythm, Hébertism, music, mime, movement, dance, props, acrobatics, skills, improvisation, lazzi, scatology, scenarios and more. Hovey Burgess is now in semi-retirement and joins Stanley teaching as his schedule permits.
RCCU is committed to strengthening and drawing out the individual qualities of each student. Participants learn the physical style of Commedia dell'Arte as we believe it was "then" and how it may be used "now" as a creative tool for actors, performers, directors and teachers. Roving Classical Commedia University* would like you to simultaneously experience the momentum, effort, historical, physical, joyful and risky style of the Commedia dell' Arte.
