With David Powell of Puppetmongers Theatre. Sunday April 26th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. At our new studio in Kensington Market. Fee $100 – click here to enroll
When David was a child, he made all sorts of toys out of Bristol Board, and eventually discovered a way to make amazing masks from card, masking tape and acrylic paint. He has been making masks for theatre companies ever since. These masks are long lasting, light weight, flexible, and easy to alter later on, if required.
So, the trick is to take a two-dimensional piece of cardboard and, with nips and tucks, turn it into a three-dimensional face. There will be discussion of facial structure, realism vs cartooning, and step by step construction instruction – everyone will come away with a first mask and the skill to make more.
David Powell, the other co-founder of Puppetmongers, has been involved with all levels of production: design, scripting, construction, marketing, touring, performing and administration. With Puppetmongers, he has created eleven new theatre works, toured extensively nationally and internationally, and received awards from both the theatre and puppetry communities in Canada and the USA. David’s other work has included design and building puppet, sets, masks and props for many theatre companies. He created Shuttle Dreams, a new-music shadow play with musicians Scott Wilson and Daria Kwiatkowska. He has taught puppetry arts at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, York University, University of Windsor, University of Guelph, the Toronto Teachers’ College, and at several C.O.D.E Conferences.
