A Dance Of Masks
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Author | : Barbara Mauldin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
This is a state-by-state guide for collectors and general folk art enthusiasts to learn about the types of masked dances still carried out in Mexico's Indian and mestizo communities today. Close to one hundred color photographs of authenticated masks from the collection of the Museum of International Folk Art are presented, including finely carved pieces from the nineteenth century to simple face coverings made in the past ten years. The masked ceremonies are brought to life with documentary photographs showing masqueraders acting out their roles. --Amazon.
Author | : Donald Bush Cordry |
Publisher | : Austin : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Art |
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Author | : Bryan J. Stevens |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780764340277 |
In the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz, old masked dances have survived in isolated mountain regions. These dances include wonderful masks of humans and animals, masks with beautiful, comic, or wicked faces. Created by Indigenous master carvers, mascareros, these masks and puppets appear during religious fiestas. Over 700 vivid color photos reveal these masks and puppets in all their glory. The thoroughly researched text answers the questions about who made these beautiful works of art, who these dance characters are, and the nature of the religion they represent. The Spanish conquerors strove to convert the Indian inhabitants of Mexico to Christianity. However, these converts secretly retained important deities from earlier times to accompany Christian elements, creating a poetic blend of beliefs. Given that these indigenous peoples have suffered many injustices, the masks, puppets, and dance dramas reflect many unresolved societal tensions along with veiled wishes for divine justice.
Author | : Janet Brody Esser |
Publisher | : Museum of New Mexico Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Explores masks as integral aspects both of costumes and ceremonial performance across Mexico's widely diverse cultural borders. Covers origins and uses. A thorough, scholarly monograph that the lay reader will find easily accessible. Some 275 photos (11 in color). 9x12" The catalog of an exhibition of the Museum of International Folk Art (N.M.). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Daniel B. Reed |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2003-08-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780253216120 |
Ge, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of Côte d'Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In Dan Ge Performance, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover what resides at the core of Ge. He finds that Ge is defined as part of a religious system, a form of entertainment, an industry, a political tool, an instrument of justice, and a form of resistance—and it can take on multiple roles simultaneously. He sees genu (pl.) dancing the latest dance steps, co-opting popular music, and acting in concert with Ivorian authorities to combat sorcery. Not only are the bounds of traditional performance stretched, but Ge performance becomes a strategy for helping the Dan to establish individual and community identity in a world that is becoming more religiously and ethnically diverse. Readers interested in all aspects of expressive culture in West Africa will find fascinating material in this rich and penetrating book.
Author | : Kyŏng-uk Chŏn |
Publisher | : 열화당 |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
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Author | : Jonathan Peters |
Publisher | : Three Continents |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
This text searches for themes about African self-identity by exploring images of the mask in the poetry of Senghor, the fiction of Achebe, and the drama of Soyinka. It focuses on the mask as a concept - an interplay that involves the mask and its wearer.
Author | : Sears A. Eldredge |
Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780810113657 |
Because mask improvisation work is relatively new in American theater training, this book is designed not only to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation but to instruct them in the techniques of method as well. Featuring dozens of improvisational exercises in the innovative spirit of Viola Spolin, and supplemented with practical appendices on mask design and construction, forms and checklists, and other classroom materials, this book is an invaluable tool for teacher and student alike, as well as compelling reading for anyone interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of masks as agents of transformation, creativity, and performance.
Author | : Jim Pieper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : |
Both long time devotees of the Guatemalan mask/dance culture and newcomers to the subject will be equally fascinated by this colorful and informative book. Hundreds of masks, many accompanied by contextual photographs, appear in full color and are identified in detail. The author also explains how to evaluate the age of a mask through an examination of patina and repair. Village rental agencies, calledmorarias,their walls and ceilings covered with costumes and masks, are also featured, as are masks used by life-size folk saints. Several original dance scripts have been translated, giving the reader the rare opportunity to view the relationship of the masked characters to their place in the ritual dance culture.
Author | : Rick Meyerowitz |
Publisher | : Workman Publishing |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1998-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780761112440 |
Truly nutty ideas never die. They just lie in wait to come back when you least expect it. Exactly twenty years ago, those two wacky books of nasal disguises, Nose Masks I and Nose Masks II, appeared and America seemed to inhale them. There were nose mask parties, celebrities wearing nose masks, nose masks in parades. Today, like the Beetle, the yo-yo, and aviator shades, they're back. Return of the Nose Masks is wackiness for a whole new generation of grown-ups, children, and grown-ups with an inner child. Created by the original nose mask auteur, Rick Meyerowitz, here are 150 original costumes for the nose. Printed in four-color and perforated, there is the Fat Cat, Cooool Cat, and Cocktail Cat. Lawrence and Lenore of Arabia. The Velvet Frog. Nefertootsie and the Tut Mask. The three freedoms--Freedom to Sing, Freedom to Dance, Freedom to Shop. Holiday nose masks, underwater nose masks, career noses masks, modern art nose masks. There are little square nose masks and big vertical nose masks. Mustache nose masks, nose ring nose masks, and the Big Tongue page. Even the Buddha, for that mood of spiritual longing. The nose masks come with instructions for any-size nose on any-age face. The fit is snug, and the look is just right. Ships in time for Halloween.