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Mask Performance Intensive (4 hours) by Tony Fuemmeler

Mask Performance Intensive (4 hours) by Tony Fuemmeler

Masks are one of the original elements of theater as we know it. They inspire character and transform the actor. In this workshop, participants will learn about how to harness the power of the mask while simultaneously improving their movement vocabulary and specificity.
A variety of mask styles will be used in the investigation of performance and the creation of a vibrant mask character.This workshop is appropriate for multiple levels of performance experience.

Bring neutral clothes in which you can move easily: Yoga pants, thin sweat pants, t-shirts, tank tops, etc. We will be working barefoot.

Sunday, February 22
11:00AM~3:00PM
Cost:$40
at the City in Motion School of Dance Studios
3925 Main, Kansas City MO 64111

Tony Fuemmeler
Mask Maker, Director, Teaching Artist, Puppeteer
Tony, a Missouri native, is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist specializing in mask work and puppetry. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has designed masks for multiple productions on the west coast. Tony's interest in masks began in undergraduate study at KU, and continued through work with In The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre of Minneapolis and further training at the Dell'Arte International School (Blue Lake, California) and with Nyoman Setiawan in Ubud, Bali. He has taught mask performance and creation classes across the country for the past 12 years. Tony recently returned from a volunteer trip to India, where he made masks for the The Maya Project, a collaboration of Teach For India and Artists Striving to End Poverty.
Websitewww.tonyfuemmeler.com
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