She Said Yes!, White Rooster Theatre and RCA Theatre present:

NEUTRAL MASK with Sara Tilley
February 2012

Women’s Work Festival Workshop Series
Level I – Saturday February 25, 2012 1-4 pm (3 hrs)
Level II (prerequisite Level I) – Sunday February 26 1-4 pm (3 hrs)
$40 regular/$20 students -one session $65 regular/$35 students -both sessions
TO RECEIVE $10 OFF REGULAR PRICE, REGISTER & PRE-PAY BY JANUARY 15, 2012. Limited spaces. Pre-register at whiteroosterproductions@yahoo.ca or text to 709 682 5951
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Dress in comfortable clothing; bring a yoga mat or thick blanket.
LEVEL I will focus on the essentials for work with the mask. We will use the mask as a clearing tool for the body, to help shed old habits, gestures and postures in order to be ready to take on new experiences. Neutral Mask work is moving meditation – an opportunity to exist wholly in the present moment.
LEVEL II will take the neutral mask experience further into its application as a sponge for energy and experience. Using the mask to channel different natural energies and to create the foundations for character, this session will build on the work done in Level I. We will look at a variety of ways to use the mask as a springboard for creative expression.

Sara with Neutral Mask. Photo by Janet Shum.

Sara Tilley has studied neutral mask with Ian Wallace, Dean Gilmour and Jill Courtney. She is a trained mask teacher, and works with artists and non-artists in Neutral Mask, Pochinko Clown Through Mask and Kinetics.
NEUTRAL MASK is a powerful tool for any creative person – it allows you to simplify, to reconnect to the physical body, and to live in the present moment. The neutral mask pares us down to the essential. It is a beginning place from which to approach any new character or project. This work is beneficial to all artists – actors, writers, musicians, dancers, visual artists – as well as to anyone who is curious about mask.