Zan Ganassa (, ; – ) was the stage name of an early actor-manager of commedia dell'arte, whose company was one of the first to tour outside Italy. Ganassa's real name was probably Alberto Naseli (also spelled Naselli).

Ganassa is first mentioned in 1568 as the leader of a troupe in Mantua.

From 1574 to 1584 Ganassa performed in Spain during the reign of Philip II,

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  • Senelick, Laurence (1995a). "Ganassa [Zan Ganassa; Alberto Naseli or Naselli]" in Banham 1995, p. 409.
  • Senelick, Laurence (1995b). "Harlequin" in Banham 1995, p. 472.
  • Shergold, N. (1956). Ganassa and the "Commedia dell'arte" in Sixteenth-Century Spain. The Modern Language Review, 51(3), 359-368. doi:10.2307/3718388
  • "The Commedia dell'Arte: Its Origins, Development & Influence on the Ballet" by Marino Palleschi (5 December 2005) at the "In the name of August Vestris" website.