Ali Landvatter

ALi Landvatter, author of Exploring Modern Commedia dell'Arte and founder of Tut'Zanni Theatre Company, is based out of New York City. She was brought up in theatre, performing in musicals and plays in community theaters. She studied various forms of theatre throughout school and in her own personal studies, having a growing affinity towards more unconventional styles such as mask technique and shadow puppetry. As an adult, she continued working as she moved to Los Angeles, where she performed with the physical theatre/dance theatre company Mimoda Jazzo in THE SECRET, and has performed in The Berubians production of THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. In 2006, ALi studied various forms of physical theatre at the Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy as well as acting and directing Shakespeare, and Japanese theatre at the University of Utah. She has studied many forms of movement, and is a YT-200 certified Yoga Instructor. ALi has ran the theatre department for STAR Education, one of the largest afterschool programs in Los Angeles from 2013-2014, and then brought STAR out to New York City. She has had the opportunity to continue exploring her craft in her own time and with peers, which led her to founding her own physical theatre company, Tut'Zanni, which has performed and taught internationally in cities across the US and into Europe from 2012-present. Their projects include ART FOR SALE, LOVE LETTER LOST, and DON'T SAVE THE PRINCESSES, and they are currently developing multiple new shows including BEEP & BOP, CINDERELLA CUBED, and MONEY, SEX & BIG CHECKS.