The mask handbook : a practical guide / Toby Wilsher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilsher, Toby.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masks--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Masks.

Acting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Acting.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

In The Mask Handbook: A practical guide, Europe's leading mask director and co-founder of the Trestle Theatre Company sets out to demystify the process of using masks. In an age of bland realism on television and technological excess in film, masks have the ability truly to play the fundamental game of theatre - the suspension of disbelief. They ask the audience to participate in the theatrical process in the way children do, with a desire to believe in the simple transformation of actor into character, and to connect their imaginations to those of the actors.

Full of simple explanations and written by a director with over 25 years' experience of writing for, directing and acting in masks, this book includes: an introduction to the origin of masks, advice on preparing, making and using masks, tips on writing, devising and directing mask work, lots of fun and effective practical exercises. This accessible and inspiring handbook will empower students, teachers, directors and actors fully to explore the world of the mask.

Contents:

1 Masks!? In the Twenty First Century!? 5

2 Where Do Our Masks Come From? 11

3 How the Mask Works 29

4 Applications 39

5 Preparing for the Mask 45

6 Using the Mask 69

7 Devising with Masks 87

8 Directing Masks 123

9 Developing Time On Stage 135

10 The Half Mask 145

11 Other Mask Types 157

12 Mask Design and Making 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-182) and index.

ISBN:

0415414369

0415414377

0203967798

OCLC:

68694140