面具课 Lesson 1
May 18
This lesson will cover the basic tenets of making a playable mask, finding how we can match that mask with our bodies and then looking at some of the rules of mask play to bring a small scene alive!
- as big a space as possible when on Zoom - depth is better than width. so we can see the whole body if possible
- please have a few (1 or 2) bits of clothing - hat, jacket, glasses scarf available always throughout the whole workshop. As your character emerges this will get more specific but it's good to have a little bit of a 'dress up' at hand!
- Extra materials you'll need by the end of this week/over the weekend : vaseline, elastic, an old cotton shirt or sheet, Elmers PVA glue
- Instructor Richard encourages us feel free to send any questions or updates
Introduction 开场 大家介绍自己背景和选课原因，共8个学员，多数为行业从事者进修，比如CB是偶剧directer想学怎么引导孩子更自如地运用肢体表达。
Background 面具的运用和历史 （自行搜索补充） Mask serves a transition to help participants understand under other's skins It also gives us permission to take on any role
Warm Up 热身/介绍 如何运用：骨盆pelvis - 胸chest - 头head，手指练习-模拟照顾baby，波浪式由后往前再相反
基本面具有哪几类
中性面具 Neutral Mask
The neutral mask is a mask of calm. It is without expression and represents a being that has no past and no thought of the future. It exists only in the present. The mask is used to help the actor understand and develop a heightened sense of discovery, awareness of the space, a greater presence and a profound awareness of self. It is an extraordinary tool for actor training.
未成熟面具 Basel/Larval Mask
「未成熟面具」(Larval Mask)是一種處於過渡性狀態的面具, 能引導演員重回有如小孩般純真直接的狀態, 這種粗線條、輪廓簡單分明甚至有如幾何圖形的面具, 讓演員去體會和發掘「最簡單、最簡約的失衡傾向」所能產生的戲劇性和動態
用途
These masks were created specifically as masks for schools, colleges and universities as well as individual teaching artists. There are several different worlds of larval represented in these designs. The Larval Masks (Basel Masks) are part of a training sequence that also involves neutral mask, full face character mask or character half mask and then commedia mask.
Character Mask (Full & Half)
即兴艺术喜剧半面具 Commedia Masks
「人性喜劇半面具」(Human Comedy Half-Mask)是一種半面具, 它既讓演員的口部活動為觀眾所見, 也容許演員即使戴了面具也能發聲甚至說話; 換句話說, 相比起表情面具的「抑壓」, 這種半面具的特性是「表達」。它表達的根源, 就是人類種種慾望、渴求或需要(desire, yearning and need)。但有意思的是, 這種面具上除了刻劃著慾望放射的動態之外, 也烙印了權力地位的痕跡; 因此, 這種面具盛載了原始慾望跟社會階級的交纏、衝突和張力, 以及在這兩極之間激盪出的種種強烈激情(passions)。這種面具能讓演員跟最原始的生命動力(primitive impulse)連繫, 並同時要求演員掌握各種跟權力關係相連的社會姿態和生存模式。除了「人性喜劇(源於意大利即興喜劇)」這種風格之外, 這種面具亦能幫助我們探索和開發各種跟社會與人性相關的戲劇風格, 如鬧劇(Farce)、諷刺性的社會怪誕劇(Social Grotesque)以至關於小人物在社會掙扎的現代悲喜劇等。
让我们来看看面具
下图首行第一个和第三个，你会更相信谁？你觉得他们走路起来会是怎么样的？ 注意第三个的不对称性，当你从左边看或右边看，会出现所谓两面派，那怎么展示ta的性格呢？
我们再来比较下最右边上下两个面具，你觉得谁的情绪更紧张？ 注意观察嘴巴，当嘴成一条线紧闭时，仿佛没有呼吸流通
肢体训练
Main question: What part of my body leads the character? And how does it affect the other body parts?
大家最好站在能显示全身的位置，pin老师Richard为主频以了解指示，每次练习后Richard集中召回大家到屏幕前，选取同学示范，并通过添加提示/要求，让表演者进一步即兴
鼻子 Aliana - old lady Kathleen - skeptical but lovely lady 骨盆 Felicia - finger movement adding the spidery thought to character，changing to one hand flat while one hand smoking then a resturant server pops up，imaging someone asking for lots of stuff and how would this server reacts Andrea - use pelvis to get book，put the chair down 和道具互动 胸 CB - cleaning floor 完全可以想象一切场景，并不需要真实道具 Ryan - superstar 先设想主部位怎么移动（可以向前或一侧），然后play with其他部位比如手或者步伐 当骨盆遇到胸 Charles 挺胸的憨厚角色 遇到 Andrea 凸肚的毛躁角色
