Masks in impro - 2 Days Workshop by Mark Jane

To work with masks is to work with the sensation of pure spontaneity. A mask can only operate in the present moment, it is never in the future or the past. Masks also develop the notion of another "self", a character that is not you even if you are its vehicle. The experience of mask allows the participants to open up their personal awareness of the "moment" and develops their spontaneity and expression on stage. The full masks will work on connection, listening, relational stakes and building a scene one moment at a time. The half masks will provide an experience of truly “letting go” as actors transform into masked characters with their specific personality and vision of the world. This workshop is based on the techniques of Full Mask and Trance Mask developed by Keith Johnstone