PAPER MASKS Construction Workshop

In this world, Man created forms magic, mythic, ritualistic and recreational, hiding behind overnight disguises which he called "masks". For the most perfect expression, this Man has perfected the aesthetic character of the mask, individualizing their manufacture. According to the use to which the masks were employed, he studied its impact on the social group to which he belonged, adapting them to different aspects of the supernatural and demonic forces that he thought discover and learn.

By this way, he created a diverse morphology among diverse cultures that have multiplied. What is man but "multiple faces" with different expressions...

This workshop is directed by Pedro Domingues Leal, Plastic Artist and Performer, which has in his training several national and international formations, linked to the universe of the Animated Forms, including Special and Prosthetics Characterization in Cazcarra Image Group with Ismael Reinón (Barcelona), Kathakali (Gesture Theatre) with Master Jon Kalamandalam (Kerala, India), School of Mask Technique (Commedia dell'Arte) with Philip Crawford at the Theatre House of Comedy (Lisbon) as well as the different construction techniques of Nepal masks with Master Dhan Bahadur Lama (Changu Narayan, Nepal) and Bali Masks with Master Ida Bagus Anom Suryawan (But Village, Bali, Indonesia).

Audience Target: Actors, Entertainers, Educators, Teachers and others interested in this construction technique

Formation Hours: 18 hours

Number of Participants: Minimum 5 participants / Maximum 10 participants