#harlequinade

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HARLEY QUINN by PEACH MOMOKO | ICONS

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Muscadins costumes from “Harlequinade” - by Robert Perdziola

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Costume design for Columbine in Harlequinade, by Robert Perdziola.

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Batman: The Animated Series (1992), “Harlequinade”

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Yipeng Xu | The Australian Ballet | Photo by Chris Rodgers-Wilson

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Original Art - Harlequin (1962)

Art by Vigil Finlay

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My favorite Joker and Harley dynamic is when they’re both murderous psychopaths who have a violent and indescribable love for each other to the point where you just have to shrug and say “love wins?”

Ideal Joker x Harley got me feeling like Robin in ‘Harlequinade’

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PC CPA KIRCHNER, ARTIST SIGNED, HARLEQUINADE, BURTON GALLERIES, Q1-6 (b2296)

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Monami Aoki performing Harlequinade (YAGP finals 2022)

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Batman The Animated Series Original Production Cel: Harley Quinn and Joker

MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12 Field PRODUCTION: Batman The Animated Series, Harlequinade SKU: IFA7561

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Joseph Grimaldi’s Grave

Pentonville Chapel, later known as St James’s Chapel, was built in the late 18th Century. Whilst the chapel itself survived until the 20th Century (though suffering subsidence and fire before its eventual demolition), its burial ground was transformed into a public garden during the latter part of the 19th Century. Many of the old gravestones were moved, and today can be seen stacked against what was once the boundary wall of the burial ground. However, one grave remained in situ, with its resident providing the current name of the park.

Joseph Grimaldi was an actor, comedian, and dancer, who would become the most popular performer of his day. Born in 1778, he made his stage debut just two years later, appearing alongside his father at Drury Lane in 1780. It was in an Easter play in 1800 that he would take on the role of Clown in the Harlequinade – a slapstick part of a pantomime derived from the Commedia dell’arte. So well-received was Grimaldi in this role, that he was cast as Clown in another pantomime later the same year, and soon became recognised as one of London’s leading Clowns, reprising the role again and again. Grimaldi’s distinctive whiteface makeup continues to influence the designs of modern clowns, and some of his catchphrases are still heard in present-day pantomimes.

After many years of chaotic and energetic clowning, which had caused him to sustain several injuries, Grimaldi officially retired in 1823, though would occasionally tread the boards again to gain some income. His latter years were sadly spent in depressed, alcoholic obscurity; he died in 1837, and was buried at St James’s Chapel. His fame persisted after his death though, with Charles Dickens even publishing the memoirs of Grimaldi. Perhaps it is because of this that his grave survived, and that in the 1940s St James’s became the first “official” church for clowns in London (this honour would later transfer to Holy Trinity in Dalston).

Nowadays, Grimaldi’s grave is surrounded by black railings, fronted by the sock and buskin (the ancient symbols of comedy and tragedy). The railings are often found adorned with streamers or balloons, left by the clowns who continue to make pilgrimages to the grave. Nearby, two bronze, coffin-shape inlays can be found in the ground; these are an art installation entitled An Invitation to Dance on the Grave… Visitors stepping on the metal plates will find they make a sound similar to a xylophone – it is apparently possible to play “Hot Codlins,” a song which was made famous by Grimaldi himself.

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Marcus Morelli | The Australian Ballet

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Harlequin: The Trickster

I've noticed that not a lot of people, even clown blogs, are familiar with the characters of a traditional Harlequinade. I've decided to offer this quick lesson.

Harlequin: Harlequin is not a pattern, or type of clown, he is a specific character. Harlequin is a light-hearted, romantically-minded, but devilish trickster. He is a lower classed servant, who typically plays the fool, in order foil his masters plans. He is typically seen trying to to woo a lady of higher class. His main love interest is Columbina. He is an agent of chaos, but, ultimately good hearted, and willing to laugh things off. Traditionally, he is easily bribed with food and wine. Originally, Harlequin was portrayed as having magical powers.

Pierrot: Pierrot is a saturnine and hapless fool. He is in love with Columbina, and is therefore the butt of much of Harlequins mischief. He is Pantaloon's servant, but is still of a higher social class than Harlequin.

Pantaloon: Pantaloon is Columbina's greedy father. He hates Harlequin, and always seeks to keep the young lovers apart. He is easy to trick, and even easier to anger.

Columbina: Columbina is the crafty daughter of Pantaloon. She is sometimes portrayed as being betrothed to Pierrot, but, finds him tedious, and it is always by her father's choosing. She is in love with Harlequin, and is, in many ways his match. She enjoys, and occasionally joins his mischief making.

Clown: Clown is a servant of Pantaloon. He is mean-spirited and bumbling. Clown always ends up causing Pantaloon to miss is chance at catching Harlequin