Making Masks for Art/Drama in Schools

Details

Course Code: 80342C
Date: 8th December 2008
Venue: Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shrewsbury
Time: 09:15 - 16:00

Target audience

All teachers or subject leaders of art and design and/or drama in both primary and secondary schools.

Course content

• Designing and constructing three dimensional masks in cardboard
• Designing and constructing masks using professional making techniques in clay design and papier maché construction
• A brief look at drama techniques for using masks and how masks work in performance

Intended outcomes

Participants will:

• learn professional mask making techniques adapted to work in the classroom
• learn how to make simple animal masks that can be constructed in half a day
• learn to make more sophisticated character masks that can be constructed over 4 days or 8-10 sessions
• gain an insight into how masks work in performance

Five Outcomes: Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a Positive Contribution, Achieve Economic Well Being

Programme

Tony Davies has been leading mask theatre and mask making workshops with pupils in schools and training workshops for teachers for the last 21 years.

"Trading Faces are, rightfully, well established for their creativity in performance and workshops with masks. This is a company that opens people's eyes to the possibilities of mask work and converts the steeliest sceptic." John Hucker, National Drama.

This course will appeal to:

• secondary art teachers who wish to explore mask making for art, design and technology
• secondary drama teachers who want to make masks with pupils for use in drama
• art and drama departments who would like to collaborate on an art/drama project
• primary teachers who would like to create masks for story enactment and art/design technology

Please come in clothes suitable for drama (trainers or soft-soled shoes and trousers ideally) and bring an apron to get messy! The majority of the day will focus on making skills, but there will also be a short look at using masks and mask performance technique to inform the making process.

We aim to put finalised course programmes on the website two weeks ahead of the course date.