Mask Makers Web

John Jaramillo's (Hara-mee-yo) Pueblo Indian heritage was the inspiration for OLD MAN KOKOPELI. John and Artistic Director, Sandra Hughes, direct, choreograph and perform bringing to life one of the Southwest's most enduring characters, the humpbacked flute-player. The story, told in mask theatre, mime and puppetry, concerns the healing of a grieving Pueblo Indian woman during a chance encounter with a magical stranger. Masks for the production were created by award-winning mask maker, Michael Hickey. A specially constructed transformation mask makes it possible for Old Man Kokopeli to transform into a young man in an instant

Added on: Jul 19, 2002 | Hits: 3664

Telling Moves: Solo Perfomance Performance for Young Audiences Giant Spectacle: Dragon Quest Site-Specific Performance: Dunes and Woods, Mountains and Meadows Theatrical Performance Community Based Performance

Added on: Jun 04, 2002 | Hits: 3445

Spiderwoman is the Creatrix Goddess among Native Americans of the Southwest. She is, according to their legends, at the center of the Web of Life, the great Spinner. To visit Spiderwoman is to visit the Web that links us to the lives of all Beings - and to see the fragile strands that weave together our own lives. I have enjoyed presenting SPIDERWOMAN'S WEB as participatory Theatre. It is a gathering of Voices. Some are primal powers that urge us to reclaim them. Some are contemporary, voices that tell stories about mending the Web within. At the conclusion of the performance, the audience is invited to weave, tying strands of rope together. As each names a broken link, a torn strand, he or she re-ties it, adding their own voices. At last a Web is spun from illuminated posts. At its center is Spiderwoman, just as She has always been, with Her many faces. As I developed my website, I remembered a Navajo legend. They say that when Spiderwoman returns, the world will enter a new age. It occurred to me that the World Wide Web is probably Her latest appearance.

Added on: Jan 16, 2001 | Hits: 2889

the play

Added on: May 19, 2002 | Hits: 2824

PART OF WEBSITE - See " Maskensembles"

Added on: Dec 30, 2000 | Hits: 2712

Transported back to a medieval world of theatre and music in moments. The Ophaboom Theatre's half mask interpretation of the classic,Victor Hugo novel is both refreshingly different ( in a very familiar way?) and totally absorbing. This performance illustrates the difference between stage and screen most emphatically. The dialogue is crisp, witty and spontaneous. The performance dynamic, explosive and passionate.

Added on: May 01, 2001 | Hits: 2614