“To enter into a mask means to feel what gave birth to it, to rediscover the basis of the mask and to find what makes it vibrate in yourself. After this it will be possible to play [the mask] from within."

In theatrical traditions, masks are a tool of concealment and exposure. By hiding part of the actor, they allow the actor to more fully inhabit — i.e., play — the version of themselves that bodies forth their character. What are the masks imposed on us by social media, the internet, and society? Which ones do we choose? Which masks allow us to expand our inner sense of play? 

In this Study, we’ll play around with the mask as an object and a technique for inhabiting the world — and for thinking about the relationship between the sidewalk and the stage.

Text: Jacques Lecoq’s The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)

Date: Sunday, December 14th @ 3pm

Location: DUMBO with Jonathan & Richard