Mask Makers Web

Purpose of Lessonplan: 1) To become aware of the social purpose and significance of cultural artifacts such as masks. (2) To recognize the influence that stereotyping can have on one's response to artifacts of a different culture or society. (3) To explore connections between cultures and societies -- including American society -- relating to their use of masks.

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A presentation of original masks created by workshop participants December, 2000 One of the activities of the 2000 Maya World View Workshop was the creation of animal totem masks by participants. This page includes images of all of the masks and links to comments by the artists.

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Deaf and hard of hearing students of MacArthur High School, in San Antonio, Texas explored people and history through crafting masks from different times and cultures. Here is a sampling of the students' work.

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Masks can be a very powerful means of communication and form of hiding our true self and identity. We all wear many masks in our daily lives, the masks we present at work, to our friends, family, partner, child are all very different. These masks are in a sense invisible but so familiar. There are times when we choose to remove these masks, such as during a therapeutic session, or when we've had too much wine or sampled other forms of drugs, then we reveal the masks we keep so well hidden. In making our own masks we can make visible those many sides of ourselves we keep so very private. Mask making is therefore an amazingly powerful way of unlocking our inhibitions and allowing the varying sides of ourselves to emerge.

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Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute ....MoliEre used this idea of the mask to portray his characters as always masked to some degree as to their true nature. For MoliEre, it was a human characteristic to try to appear to be more or better than one is.....

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Submitted by Sarah Morgan, art teacher, Broadwater Academy in Exmore, VA Materials: plastic face molds plaster cloth vaseline acetate sheets paint feathers

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Red Cross in Berlin arranges maskworkshop for patients: ?Bei der Arbeit mit der Maske habe ich gesp?rt, dass der andere Teil von mir, der kraftvolle, spontane und fantasievolle lebendig wurde. Das war etwas ganz Befreiendes und ein St?ck Gl?ck.? Aussage einer Krebskranken

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LESSONPLAN Children will work together to create costumes and plan an animal masquerade parade. This activity will help develop social interactions and creative-thinking, fine-motor, and observation skills.

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This site is for a gallery of masks of different types and genres, from Commedia dell Arts to Neutral, Four Temperaments to Naiive. It also includes workshops on making and using masks, and the application of masks in psychodrama and psychotherapy.

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The World in Me. These masks were created by elementary, middle and high school students ... Very nice site..Beautiful masks and a story goes with each mask.

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Drama therapy combines the aims and techniques of drama/theatre with those of psychotherapy to treat individuals in crisis and help those with special needs to expand their quality of life. New York University was the first in the country to develop an academic program leading to a Master of Arts degree in drama therapy. The program attracts theatre professionals and educators, therapists, and those working in the fields of medicine, nursing, and special education. Students come from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds to study and apprentice with the leading professionals in the creative arts therapies. Classes are small and instruction individualized. The drama therapy program has been approved by the National Association for Drama Therapy. (See also Music Therapy in this department and Art Therapy in the Department of Art and Art Professions.)

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This summer the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble will again act as the host for the year 2000 Noh Training Project with internationally acclaimed Noh expert Richard Emmert. Now in its seventh summer, the Noh Training Project is a three week intensive training in the dance, chant, music, and performance history of Japanese Noh Drama.

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During the spring of 1997, Gina led a group of 5th and 6th grade students of Hogg Elementary School in Dallas, Texas, in making Olmec Colossal Masks. The student composition of Hogg Elementary is primarily Hispanic, and this project was intended to expose them to the natural art of their Hispanis heritage.

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Open Art is a one-of-a-kind arts organization that offers school residencies in puppetry and poetry, "suitcase art" for single visits, amazing giant puppets and arts events via the Open ArtMobile that travels to your location--homes, schools, art centers, museums, parades, libraries, retreats, summer camps, festivals, company picnics, home schooling groups. We provide an artist-designed and built portable interactive puppet exhibit that inspires children to create at their own pace.

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We run a wide range of education activities, ranging from individual workshops to longer term residencies. We are currently taking bookings for workshops that will run alongside our tour of Robin Hood in 2002 - details are provided below of what we can offer. For autumn 2002, we are planning to run a series of residencies in schools and colleges around Greater London, each culminating in a showcase performance. If you are interested in finding out more about any aspect of our educational work please complete the contact form.

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In Education ~ traditional and contemporary bilingual and cultural specific performances encourage greater cultural awareness and understanding of particular language and culture within the Australian LOTE (Languages Other Than English) curriculum context. We take Bilingual Performances and Residencies/Workshops to schools and institutions in metropolitan, regional, and remote areas, throughout Australia, and overseas. Languages used......English, Indonesian/Malay, Spanish, and Portuguese. In Community ~ diverse range of activities, consultancies and projects include Community Cultural Development, Community Theatre, Forum Theatre, Special Workshops and Residencies for Personal Growth and Professional Development. Cross Cultural, Multicultural, or Hybrid....Performances of Mask, Dance & Puppet Theatre are Dynamic and Vibrant.....performed at Festivals and Special Events

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You Will Need / Making the Masks / Using the Masks / Scenarios I use this exercise with my fourth-graders when they study Ancient Greece in Social Studies. Naturally we discuss Greek Theatre, and one of the most interesting characteristics of this form is the fact that the actors were masked. For this reason it seems natural to introduce mask work at this time, and to relate it to the Greeks. However, mask work can be used at any time in a drama curriculum, and can be just as easily tied to any of several other historical forms, including Commedia. The masks used in this lesson plan are designed to be simple to make. (They can be made in the drama classroom, ordinarily in a single period and without the help of the visual art teacher.) However, if you have more time or an art teacher who wants to get involved, there is no reason you shouldn't make more solid or elaborate masks........ Matt Buchanan

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To introduce students to the significance of masks in virtually all cultures, while allowing them to gain experience in a sculptural technique using papier-m?ch?.

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Improvisation and Creative Process Creative Dance, Drama, and Masks For Children Mask Making Mask Magic Masked Journey

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lessonplan Students will: 1.understand balance through use of symmetry 2.explore ideas of different "masks" they wear. 3.create a mask incorporating pattern and texture.

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Description Students move through a series of study centres to examine cultural contexts for masks. They design and build a mask for themselves. This activity is a part of the unit `Behind the mask'. The unit explores the idea of masks, from facial expressions and mime, through face painting and tattooing to more formal masks.

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These crafts projects are for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children. The crafts use materials found around the house, like egg cartons, cardboard, paper, boxes, string, crayons, paint, glue, etc. See a page about color mixing to see how to combine paint to make all the colors of the rainbow.

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Shamanic Theatre can be about masks, dance, ritual, storytelling, improvisational theatre, visualization, and the poem made visible...there are marvelous, playful personas within each of us that bring vitality and renewal. And there are neglected "shadow" aspects of self that ask to be known and healed. "Giving them voice" within sacred theatre can provide opportunities for change and integration. Ceremony is a primal, participatory artform. Through creative Ceremony, we can celebrate joyful occasions, create Rites of Passage for important transitions, and release what has passed from our lives - and most importantly, attune to the greater Circles of life upon our magnificent Mother Earth. Lauren Raine offers a variety of "Co-creative" Workshops for groups, and also delights in assisting others to create Ceremonial Events and Rites of Passage. She also offers courses in the Craft of Maskmaking for artists

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Excellent guide online. Step by Step guide to creating your own Life Mask! " Whether your interest is "purely artistic", more playful, or deeply soulful, making your Life Mask can show you something truly surprising and wonderful... what I call: "the spirit of the mask".Masks made of plaster gauze bandages. Lots of other offers as well - Like:" Commissioning Me to Create Your Life Dream Portrait "

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Mask Movement Juggling Acrobatics Music Dance History Theatre Commedia Dell'Arte Hovey Burgess, Julie Goell and Stanley Allan Sherman are combining their teaching, performing, acting, directing, writing and mask making talents to give students a firm grounding in Classical Commedia Dell'Arte.

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