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Tut’Zanni is a physical theatre company that travels the world performing and teaching workshops. We combine commedia dell’arte, clown, puppetry, acrobatics, music, dance, and other folk arts to create a stunning exploration of imagination and heart. 
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Artistic Vision:

Tut’Zanni’s primary inspiration is commedia dell’arte, a traditional Italian style of street theatre based on very strong archetypes. Although it is a very old form of theatre, we believe it is very applicable in our day and age. People recognize and relate to the classes and hierarchies that still exist today, although they may not seem as obvious. Colombina may not be a traditional housemaid, but a secretary in an office, still overworked and underappreciated. And we can definitely find Pantalone, the wealthy, tightwad merchant in our corporate CEO’s. 
We also utilize other forms of physical theatre such as clown, neutral and contemporary mask, among others. We love to explore other physical and folk arts, such as puppetry, shadow puppetry, acrobatics, music, dance, and the use of improvisation to create our shows. 

By using folk arts and “people’s theatre”, we create something that all people can relate to, and are able to bring forward ideas and concepts in a way that they can not only easily understand, but feel a part of. It is our vision to create art that can pierce through language and social barriers to bring people together in a way that will encourage tolerance and understanding for a stronger sense of community.

Mission Statement:

Tut’Zanni exists to bring communities together through introduction to and education in various forms of physical theatre and folk arts- primarily commedia dell’arte, along with other forms of mask, clown, music, storytelling, puppetry, and visual arts.
Bringing a variety of mediums to diverse audiences, we are striving to expand the views of not only what theatre can be, but what people can be. Tut’Zanni desires to use the stage as a means to incite dialogue, social change, and to bring people of all backgrounds together into a feeling of unity that will hopefully continue past the moment the curtains are drawn.