Mask making workshop organised at Bhopal

Character masks play an important role in theatre performances. Sometimes in musical dramas and traditional ballet form, masks are the expressions of the characters. To learn the importance of the masks, a mask making workshop is being organised in the city  by People’s Theatre Group.The workshop which began on January 5 at Mayaram Srijan Bhavan will continue till January 20.

The city theatre enthusiasts are learning mask making in a workshop. This 15 day workshop will take the students deep into the Mask-Making world. Under this 15 day mask making workshop the participants will learn Mask Design which includes, mold making, leather molding, cutting and trimming, and coloring and finishing. The students under this workshop will also get to know about the history of mask and mask making.

Not only this, but the students will also learn about the different kind of masks made around the world. The participants will be taken on journey of mask making which will be a different and unique art form to be learned other than other art forms for the participants.

This workshop includes basic supplies such as clay, sculpture tools, master mold making material and some finishing materials. The participants will make masks of characters, gods and goddesses too. The knowledge of the process and experience to create more masks is fun to learn.

According to the director Sindhu Dholpure such workshops make theatre enthusiasts an all-rounder. “Other than acting and music performance, a theatre person should know the back-stage art too. This enhances their personality,” he added.