Craft and Mystery- Mask Making and Mask Performance for the Theatre

From Culturalist@ Joan Schirle:

Craft and Mystery - A two-week journey into Mask Making
and Mask Performance for the Theatre with Dell’Arte Instructor Bruce Marrs.

This very popular workshop teaches papier mache mask-making techniques as well as how the mask and the performer meet. Study the craft of character sculpture and the making of professional quality theatre performance masks. Technique, modeling, & painting. Learn what makes totally engaging and magical mask performance. The same acting notions particular to successful masked performance translate back to acting in any style; the vocabulary of the craft finds a life in the body. Studios are open 24/7 for individual or group research.

two weeks: $825 | All levels. Fee includes materials.

About Bruce Marrs:
Bruce trained at Ecole International du Mime Marcel Marceau, Ecole du Mime Etienne Decroux, the Lilly Reyers Ballet (Paris), and with Edward Tamiz. He has worked with many groups and ensembles including the Oregon Dance Theatre and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland) as a mime, clown, dancer, choreographer, and actor. Bruce began teaching for Dell'Arte's youth programs in 1986.

In 1997-98, Bruce developed the movements for the title character in the Hollywood release of Godzilla. Bruce has been an artist-in-residence in many schools in Humboldt county and around the country. For several years Bruce ran teen ensembles in Arcata and Eureka in partnership with their Recreation departments. He has his own mask design and manufacturing studio and supplies masks to many colleges and theatre companies; he has created masks for a number of Dell’Arte Company productions. Bruce has performed his solo show for many schools in Humboldt county, and performed with the Dell'Arte Company in KORBEL and THE THIRTY SHOW.
Check out Marrs’ masks at www.marzillamask.com