Mask Makers Web

Traditional German Fasnacht troupe. Beautiful masks. " Zur Geschichte der Furtwanger Fastnacht Ende Januar 1926 wollten die Furtwanger Vereine - sie hatten die traditionsreiche b?uerliche Fastnacht bislang organisiert - wegen der schwierigen Wirtschaftslage "von jeder Fastnachtsveranstaltung Abstand nehmen". Doch die vielen Freunde der Furtwanger Fastnacht konnten sich damit nicht abfinden: Sie protestierten heftig und gr?ndeten die Narrenzunft Sp?ttlebuebe. ?ber 800 B?rger hatten sich dazu in der Festhalle versammelt. Der ?lteste Furtwanger Fastnachtsbeleg geht ins fr?he 18. Jahrhundert zur?ck, er bezeugt den "Hirschmendig", gefeiert an der alten Fastnacht. Weitere Belege dokumentieren auch f?r das 19. Jahrhundert eine an Einzelfiguren reiche Fastnacht, darunter wohl auch ein Strohb?r, so j?ngste Erkenntnisse."

Added on: Nov 22, 2002 | Hits: 8691

Traditional German Mask group for trad. carnival - Fasnacht. Wonderful witches among the characters. " Die Sage der Kohlwaldhexe, wurde vom fr?heren Rektor der Sulzbergschule, Herrn Traub, zur Verf?gung gestellt. 1989 gesellte sich zu den Kohlwaldhexen die Einzelmaske des K?hlers, mit dem, der Sage nach, die Hexen im Kohlwald droben ihren Mummenschanz trieben."

Added on: Nov 22, 2002 | Hits: 12527

Traditional German maskgroup - Narrenzunft. Beautiful masks and fascinating characters with great stories behind them...Site in German.

Added on: Nov 22, 2002 | Hits: 8638

The Tradition in Waldsee goes way back to to 15th century. Today there are 2100 hundred members and 2300 masks gathered her yearly!!1 Site in German

Added on: Nov 22, 2002 | Hits: 9886

Traditionroots way back to year 1483..Revival of devils and witches..Beautiful masks here. "Angeregt durch den alten Offenburger Fasentruf "Schelle, schelle Sechser, alli alti Hexe!", kommt im Jahr 1933 ein junges Offenburger P?rchen auf die Idee, eben diese "alti Hexe" zum Leben zu erwecken. Gedacht, getan. Mit Freude und Begeisterung werken, kleben, kitten und n?hen sie an einer Hexenmaske. Strohz?pfe h?ngen sie ihr an und stecken sie unter ein rotes Kopftuch."

Added on: Nov 22, 2002 | Hits: 8473

Mask, puppet and "foolery" company based in Calgary, Canada. Create their own masks and performances. Tour locally, nationally and internationally. FESTIVAL. Curates and organizes an international Festival of Animated Objects biannually (next festival in 2005) focusing on mask and puppetry.

Added on: Dec 19, 2002 | Hits: 10462

links to many B+P acitivities, interviews etc..

Added on: Dec 26, 2002 | Hits: 14021

Maskmaker, naturalist, entertainer

Added on: Feb 08, 2003 | Hits: 8371

Knowing that tales of the past hold precious secret, humans throughout time have looked to sacred texts, myths and life stories, hoping to gain access to a measure of distilled wisdom. Suzanne Benton's mask performances lay that wisdom bare to those who hear and see her tales. In cultures throughout the world, forms of traditional mask dance drama combine stylized voice, movement, and character masks to enact stories of human and divine experience. Benton has created her own version of this ancient dramatic practice, performing it for 29 years to audiences ranging from 50 to 5000 in 28 countries. She welds her expressive and unique masks out of steel, sometimes brazing them with bronze and uses them in performances that reclaim tales from worldwide sources, transforming them into personal and moving life stories

Added on: Feb 11, 2003 | Hits: 7820

( An excellent masktheatre company based in Berlin.MMW saw Fl?z live in DK, and highly recommend it.) " Fl?z production is a pool of professional theatre makers for highly qualified actors, mimes, clowns, musicians, directors, mask-builders, dancers, stage designers and light designers. Most of the artists have graduated at the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen and Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris. Fl?z production is not only touring internationally but is concerned with creating international theatre. It attracts a very broad and international audience. Fl?z production owes the richness of its plays to this fact, especially as the specific qualification of each member merge together and like a chemical reaction create a whole that has its own originality.It has never been attempted to adapt any existing play but to take advantage of the creativity of every individual artist by entering the process of creating a show with all the members together. Fl?z production is based in Berlin. Its members come from Argentina, Germany, France, Spain, United States, Switzerland, Slowakia and Italy"

Added on: Mar 01, 2003 | Hits: 9630

Site in Swedish. Teater & Atelj? Kompani Bastard erbjuder tj?nster ur tv? huvudsakliga verksamhetsgrenar - teater och hantverk. V?r breda kunskapsbas ger oss ocks? m?jligheten att erbjuda ett stort utbud av ?vriga tj?nster (Ad Hoc). Teater Bastard Teater med mask har urgamla traditioner. Kompani Bastard spelar teaterf?rest?llningar som bygger p? gamla europeiska masktraditioner vilka under 1500-talet utvecklades till commedia dell ?arte.

Added on: Mar 31, 2003 | Hits: 7955

Ziggurat Theater Ensemble, Los Angeles' Mythic Theater, presents original works written and directed by Stephen Legawiec. His company of actors are gifted mask performers. Using masks created by resident artist Beckie Kravetz, Ziggurat presents new works inspired by world mythology

Added on: Sep 18, 2003 | Hits: 10137

Sun & Moon Ensemble is an international performing arts organization founded in 2001 and based in San Francisco. The Ensemble's productions involve theatre, dance, movement, masked characters, giant puppets, and live music, played for an audience of all ages and backgrounds. Sun & Moon Ensemble is available to present indoor and outdoor performances and processions at theatres, festivals, schools, street fairs, and other events. We also teach workshops in theatre arts for professionals, amateurs, and youth. Artistic Director, Maria Lexa

Added on: Mar 24, 2005 | Hits: 13818

A rural touring company based in Gloucestershire,UK, using commedia dell'arte masks and traditions to create a financially viable theatre for as wide an audience age range as possible. Some masks and pictures, some commedia philosophy, some photos and a lot of persistance.

Added on: May 06, 2005 | Hits: 10865

Danish performer and puppetry- and maskartist Svend E Kristensen and his "Mediet og Masken" Stageart Theatre, which includes artexhibitions with sculptural value and artinstallation with sound and lights. Mediet and Masken works with an approach towards absolutely modern ritual context puppetry performancetheatre with life-sized hypernaturalistic puppets and masks. Mediet og Masken works also with huge marionettes for outdoorsettings, such as 3,5 meter tall marionettes mounted with parts from Hindsgaul Mannequins Denmark. A new Superpuppet is under construction, research in hypernaturalistic puppets, granted from the artcouncil in Denmark. The puppet will be constructed as a life-sized item in carbon fibers and epoxy. It will only be a display, hollow as it is, like a god, super strong and super light full body screen. Artexhibitions for especially kids are one of our new ways of expression after the huge succes with "The Dragon you will quite never see it" and "Traces of A Dragon" best visited exhibiton of senses in Kunsthallen Brandts Kl?defabrik in 16 years. Svend E Kristensen is translated into Japanese, english, with texts on ritual, religion, masks, puppetry and modern settings : Ritualistic Orientated Performance from cult to Epic. ASEF Singapore. More Texts are presented on the webside. www.medietogmasken.dk

Added on: Dec 16, 2005 | Hits: 12534

Mask - Mime - Music. Performances - workshops - projects

Added on: Mar 02, 2006 | Hits: 8660

Lothar Lempps Objekt-Komik-Theater A skurril performance with objekts, and masks made from objects. Nebelschwaden - D?mmerlicht, pl?tzlich ein gigantisches Unget?m: eine Riesenraupe. Sie kriecht langsam vorw?rts. Ihre Augen: hell strahlende Fahrradscheinwerfer, die Haut: Jutes?cke und ?bergest?lpte Fahrradreifen. Ein Schrei, glei?endes Licht, die H?llen fallen und schon steht Lothar Lempp auf der B?hne. Was dann folgt l?sst sich kaum auf einen Begriff bringen. Comedy, Maskentheater, Musik, Performance, das alles findet statt in seinem Programm ?SACHEN SUCHEN?. Nichts ist vor ihm sicher, kein Alltagsgegenstand, der nicht als Maske belebt oder als Instrument zum Klingen gebracht werden kann. Auch die Zinkwanne im Weltraum und der verstopfte Abfluss in der Oper sind f?r Lothar Lempp nicht nur denkbar, sondern auch spielbar. ?Man muss sich in die Dinge hineinbegeben, um die Perspektive zu ver?ndern ? nur so kann man sein Bewu?tsein erweitern.? Diesen Rat f?hrt Lothar Lempp auch praktisch vor: Er steckt seinen Kopf zur mentalen Reinigung in den Staubsauger, meditiert ?ber Rei?n?gel und Zollst?cke und kommt zu dimensionbrechenden Erkenntnissen. Musikalisch wird das Ganze noch untermalt durch innovative Instrumente wie Eierschneider und E-Schrubber. Lothar Lempp verbl?fft und begeistert. Indem er Ungew?hnliches mit gew?hnlichen Dingen macht, erschafft er eine phantastisch-skurrile Poesie der Zweckentfremdung.

Added on: Aug 09, 2006 | Hits: 8956

English version of website under construction 2007 - june.

Added on: Jun 17, 2007 | Hits: 10117

* Professional performances in classic style * Workshops in movement and improvisation * Mask making * Scenario writing and character development * Early music and dance * Stage combat lessons

Added on: Jun 17, 2007 | Hits: 10230

Masktheatre

Added on: Jun 14, 2008 | Hits: 10771