ColleCtif Masquetrans Mission: woMen, Men and gender in Mask

Presents

Directed by: Mariana araoZmariana.araoz@collectifmasque.com

Come and join us in this two-level workshop to experienCe moments of rare theater intensity. Behind the mask and thanks to it you will reveal your own personality

and Bring to life extraordinary CharaCters and unforgettaBle adventures.

level 1:July 4 - 7

time 10h to 17hregistration fee: 2.800 kr

level 2*:July 29 - 31 anD august 1stregistration fee: 2.800 kr

*level 1 or mask experience

level 1 and 2: 4.600 kr

Address: ravlunda, sweden | Black jogging required. | rsVP by June 27 to mariana.araoz@collectifmasque.com

the Maskancestral and related to sacred and profane elements, the mask allows us to reveal what is hidden in us. revealing our fears, our fantasies and our joys, mask unmasks.the body is designed and stylized, near the dance and ritual mask the vehicle of trance and transformation.actresses and actors will wear masks created and inspired by their obsessive body. the mask requires a particular script, where the action, emotion and gesture predominate over words; this is why actresses and actors will express themselves through movement and choreography.

the Mask teChniquesWe Will use different mask techniquesand the chorus Gameby Mario gonzalezprofessor at national conservatory of paris (cnsad)

handmade Wooden masksby etienne Championcreator of the “empty mask” and co-director of collectif masque Japanese noh masksby Marta Cicionesi theatrical designer

the Work is divided in three parts:

1. neutral Maskand Chorus gaMethe neutral Mask or “empty mask” and the Chorus game will allow us to find the Balance: the study of the architecture of our body and our space.We will relearn to breath, to move, to look, to listen and to accept our own mistakes.We will work on our relationship towards others; essentially the chorus, the group and the constitution of a troupe.the quality of the look we will give to others is what we will get in return. We will practice rules, with neutral Masks, so we can play together the same game.the neutral Mask leaves visible only eyes. it is the look that becomes essential strength of acting. With the look, you can evaluate distances. it is the look that weaves the link with the space and partners. the goal is to remove all external expressions and find one’s neutral point, humility and openness.this exercise helps the actor to master the space, the timing, the eye contact, the listening, the concentration, the break down of movements, the use of errors (mistake is part of the play) and the control of the audience.

2. Birth of the CharaCtersthe actor will use expressive mask to build characters starting from completely neutral point. this birth opens a whole new ways of creation. the characters live intensely the present moment. they appear, they shine, and then they disappear.

character maskfinally, we will bring to life a Character. We will go from the Balance to the unbalance, to create somebody different. the mask will unveil what is hidden in us, revealing our fears, our fantasies and our joys; mask unmasks. the body is sculpted and stylized as in dance.

3. iMprovisationsWith the rules and the characters we are now ready to play together and speak the same theatrical language, to develop and to participate in the same story.

collective movementonce we have created a character we will improvise in a collective way. We will focus on modern and classic stories from the Japanese noh tradition. the Music will be an essential dramaturgical element.

All pictures are from Stefan Ridel, taken in Teater Halland for a workshop in june 2006. This was the beginning of a project called Transmission, an European project. This workshop is a part of this project.

mariana araoZtrans-mission’s project designer and co-director of the venus museum

Born in Buenos aires and based in Paris, director and actor Marianaaraoz is co-founder of Collectif Masque, where her productions andco-productions as a director include Antigone, Mother Courage and Her

Children, Twelfth Night : Galaxy 4.2, and Venus Machina. otherdirecting work in france includes Fear and Misery in the Third reich, AMidsummer Night’s dream, La rosa de la Boca, and the performanceart of Nadia roz. she has directed extensively in sweden, where herproductions include The Maids, The Threepenny Opera, Antigone,eye of the Wolf, The Miraculous Journey of edward Tulane. Mariana’swork in the united states includes the ongoing collaboration betweenCollectif Masque and the Bricklayers in Chicago (twelfth night : galaxy 4.2and Mother Courage), and her work at st. olaf College, directing scapinin 2005 and co-directing, with gary gisselman, The Imaginary Invalid in 2012. she is, since 2007, the driving force behind transMission, a researchinto women, gender and mask. Passionate about mask theater, Mariana has acted, since 1990, with the mask under Christophe Patty,Kamel Basli, and Mario gonzalez, whose collaboration resulted in longrunning productions of dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1996), don Juan (2002), Georges dandin 2007), and Tartuffe (2012). she also played under the direction of Jean luc Paliés, yamina Hashemi, alicia Bustamante,Kergourlay françois, gérard audax, yves Javault ...

Mariana teaches at « ecole de Jeu » in Paris, as well as on contracts with Conservatoire nationale superieure d’arte Dramatique and ecole superieure d’art Dramatique de la Ville de Paris, Columbia university, Carlton College and the institute Boris schoukin in Moscow. she is an invited professor and schollar at st.olaf College since 2002.she has a degree in Biology from the university of rennes ii, and trained at the Conservatoire nationale

de rennes and Drama school theatre en actes, before earning a degree in theatre studies from the sorbonne (Paris iii). Her teachers include Mario gonzalez, Christophe Patty, Christian rist, and elisabeth Chailloux.she works since 1993 with etienne Champion a mask maker , and has created the company Collectif Masque with him and Christophe Patty since 2004. www.collectifmasque.com