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Neutral Mask Weekend Intensive Mar 13–14
Posted February 6, 2010
Note: Posted as received.
Utilizing the innate wisdom of the body, the neutral mask enables us to find freedom, awareness, and expression. It is a foundation and point of reference for building all character. It pushes us to our growing edge, guides us into a dialogue with our habits, and arrives at the truth through essential gesture.
The neutral mask is in fact a full-face mask that you wear through a series of exercises. The mask engages a large space and beckons you to expand your presence. The lines and planes of the mask correspond to universal rhythms in nature. In "identifying" with nature, we translate into action the sensations aroused through resonating with the "essence of life:" a method encouraging the actor to discover physical movements and to feel the structure and force of spatial dynamics.
It allows us to experience how the great movements of nature correspond to the most intimate movements of human emotion. It is a refining process of separating "self" from "characterization." It provides a clear slate upon which we can inscribe character.
Working with the neutral mask will help to:
- Free your body to respond without the control of the mind
- Develop a larger presence and broaden your play
- Heighten your spatial awareness
- Find a greater command of stillness and clarity of movement
There are three masks:
- The one we think we are
- The one we really are, and
- The one we hold in common.
This course is open to individuals of all levels.
About the Instructor:
Dody DiSanto was trained in Paris, holding an esteemed position as a teaching protegé of the late Jacques Lecoq, whose teachings she carries on at the Center for Movement Theatre in Washington, DC. She is currently on the faculties of the Academy for Classical Acting for the Shakespeare Theatre at the George Washington University, teaching mask and clown and at The Catholic University of America, teaching mask and clown. She has also taught neutral mask at The Yale School of Drama.
When:
Saturday, March 13, 10am–5pm
Sunday, March 14, 10am–5pm
(Lunch from 1–2pm
Where:
Chelsea Studios
151 W. 26th Street (between 6th & 7th)
New York, NY
How Much:
$225; $75 deposit due with registration
Registration & More Information:
thisisthecenter.com
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