Mask Makers and Their Craft: An Illustrated Worldwide Study - Hardcover

Bell, Deborah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786443995 ISBN 13: 9780786443994

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Profiling 30 mask makers from around the world, this book explores the motivations and challenges of contemporary artists working to bring the traditional methods and conventions of mask making to an evolving global theatre. There are 181 photographs--including two sections of color plates--of mask makers and their works illustrate how the mythic iconography of masks is used in the modern fields of dance, mime, theatre, and storytelling. Topics include the ways in which mask artists and performers maintain a sense of universality despite varying local customs; the legacies of Italian mask makers Amleto and Donato Sartori and of the California-based Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre; and the ways in which traditional approaches in mask artistry continue to influence commercial mask performance ventures in film, on Broadway, and in touring companies.

About this title

About the Author

Deborah Bell is a professor in costume design at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she has taught for three decades.

Review

"Excellent...recommended." --Choice

"Fascinating study...excellent discussions." --Theatre Design and Technology

"Of great value." --American Reference Books Review

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0786443995
• ISBN 13: 9780786443994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236