Masking Unmasked: Four Approaches to Basic Acting

by Eli Simon

Book Overview

Masking Unmasked is a basic guide to using the ancient art of acting with masks to develop character and movement in four sections that correspond to mask size: Full-Face Masks, Clowning, Bag Masks, and Half-Face Masks. Each section addresses fundamental acting principles and shows how the ancient technique can be applied to the contemporary stage. It is the perfect book to use as background to traditional, non-masked acting principles. Actors in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403962952
• ISBN13: 9781403962959
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.5"