Residency 2 : Contemporary mask
Art of the Mask, Tool from Our Past/ Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnerships
In collaboration with organizations on Les Hautes de Chambery, the Lišov Museum and Theatre Transformations, events for young people, teachers, youth facilitators, artists and locals.
Dates: from 10 to 21 February 2025
Masks as a tool used today
The conferences
A platform for in-depth discussion and knowledge sharing
Links between museum masks in Lišov and Carnival.
Exploration of the rich history and cultural importance of the mask and its links with carnival celebrations.
Learning, Creativity and cultural appreciation.
Bring together diverse perspectives
and various experiences
Tool Kit: Two mask Kits
The mask making activity will continue with Lišov Museum and Theatre Transformations completing the 2 mask kits.
Key events
Two weeks in and around Chambery.
A rich, educational and fun program of exchange and discovery of contemporary masks of the museum team, Residents of Chambery and their partner organisations.
Exchange of mask making techniques:
Tool kit of masks
Collaborative session between:
Jakub Dvorský,
Co-founder of Lišov Múzeum
ADELa JELOKOVA, Lišov Múzeum
Tracey Boot, artist, mask maker and performer
Helene Lenoir, artist, workshop leader and performer
Four conferences
CSC des Combes, MJC Chambery and Ciné Malraux
These conferences provided a platform for enriching discussions and knowledge sharing between educators, youth facilitators and youth, fostering a spirit of community and collaboration. By bringing together diverse perspectives and experiences, these events fostered learning, creativity and cultural appreciation.
Share our project/ promote European collaboration
Collaborative session
- 4 conferences on masks and 1 workshop on initial mask making for families, collaboration with the Ciné Malreau 1 fixed exhibition, 4 days(14-17/02/25 at the Maison des Jeunes et de La Culture de Chambéry( Youth and Culture House)
- 2 workshops/ conferences/ exhibitions: masks in motion (heritage of masks and contemporary performance), 2 half days (13 and 20/02/25 at the Combes Social Center.
Contemporary mask
Practical sessions
- 1 professional meeting, 1 half day (15/02/2025) with cultural actors, educators and artists. With:
David Sillet, mask creator, teacher and performer: presentation and workshop with animal masks.
Charlotte Bauduin, Mask performer and teacher: presentation and demonstration of her method (mask and padded body foam). - Theatre Transformations and Lišov Museum: sharing our project and promoting European collaboration.
- 2 representations of contemporary masks.
Contemporary representation 1, 15/02/2025 at 10am, La Moufle by Théâtre Transformations (Chambéry, 73).
Contemporary representation 2, 15/02/2025 at 6pm, Frimousse Contre Vente et Galères, Pilouchat Company (Montreuil, 95).
Techniques and styles of masks theatre
Practical session
Visit: Workshop Werner Strub
https://wernerstrub.ch/
Mask play workshops with young people
Practical session
Various workshops and activities to understand mask performance.
Creation of miniature masks
Practical sessions
Introduction to clay and character design / creation of small clay faces
Partners
