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The idea of using a neutral mask to train actors was first introduced by Jacques Copeau at The Theatre du Vieux Columbier. Copeau started with hoods, moved to a blank form and then discovered the need for a mask that represented neutrality. His students carried this idea away from his school. It was Jacques Lecoq along with the Italian sculptor Sartori who fully developed the methods and the neutral mask itself for actor training.
Some of the most difficult Masks to create, Neutral Masks must be devoid of character and emotion.
Good examples of full face character masks.
These half-masks have been based on the stock characters of the Commedia dell'Arte. They are intended for a high energy, physical style of comedy improvisation.
A step by step process, where students work together in threes.
Games and exercises for mask and puppetry work.
People sometimes look like animals: their faces, their movement rhythms, their postures and gestures, their habits and internal characteristics resemble those of their animal equivalents. This page shows 20 pictures of animal-like character masks.
A company selling many different kinds of masks (neutral, greek, animal, Balinese, commedia, and Noh). Much too expensive for us to purchase, but the pictures are interesting.
A company selling leather commedia masks.
Good designs of half and three-quarter character masks.
Good designs of full face character masks.
Good designs of animal and creature masks.
The title says it all.
Working with felt and other materials.
An entire web site devoted to mask making.
Here's help for when you instinctively know a particular image is being used in a symbolic way, but you're not quite sure what the full implications of the symbol happen to be. We will spend a lot of time in this class discussing symbolism, so here's a great research tool to get to know. This is by no means as comprehensive a research tool as Cirlot's A Dictionary of Symbols, but it's a good place to start.
Originally performed by JOHN BOGAR and ELENNA STUAFFER at Columbia University
as part of Anne Bogart's Collaboration class. Directed by Genevieve Bennett with a bare bones set.
Not very detailed, but worth a look.
Clear pictures, good solution for voice work with masks.
Character and neutral masks.