THIS IS SOME PICURES ABOUT WORLD OF MASK
Masks in performance
Batak mask dance at a funeral feast in the Dutch East Indies, 1930s.
Throughout the world masks are used for their expressive power as a feature
of masked performance - both ritually and in various theatre traditions. The ritual
and theatrical definitions of mask usage frequently
overlap and merge but still provide a useful basis for categorisation. The image
of juxtaposed Comedy and Tragedy masks are widely used to represent the
Performing Arts, and specifically Drama.
In ancient Rome the word persona meant 'a mask'; it also referred to
an individual who had full Roman citizenship. A citizen could demonstrate
his or her lineage through imagines, death masks of the ancestors. These
were wax casts kept in a lararium, the family shrine. Rites of
passage, such as initiation of young members of the family, or funerals, were
carried out at the shrine under the watch of the ancestral masks. At funerals
professional actors would wear these masks to perform deeds of the lives of the
ancestors,[24] thus
linking the role of mask as a ritual object and in theatre.
Masks are a familiar and vivid element in many folk and traditional pageants, ceremonies, rituals and festivals, and are often of an ancient origin.
The mask is normally a part of a costume that adorns the whole body and embodies
a tradition important to the religious and/or social life of the community as whole or a particular group within
the community. Masks are used almost universally and maintain their power and
mystery both for their wearers and their audience.The continued popularity of
wearing masks at carnival, and for children at parties and for
festivals such as Halloween are good examples. Nowadays these are
usually mass-produced plastic masks, often associated with popular films, TV programmes or cartoon characters - they are, however, reminders
of the enduring power of pretence and play and the power and appeal of
masks.
Batak mask dance at a funeral feast in the Dutch East Indies, 1930s.
Throughout the world masks are used for their expressive power as a feature
of masked performance - both ritually and in various theatre traditions. The ritual
and theatrical definitions of mask usage frequently
overlap and merge but still provide a useful basis for categorisation. The image
of juxtaposed Comedy and Tragedy masks are widely used to represent the
Performing Arts, and specifically Drama.
In ancient Rome the word persona meant 'a mask'; it also referred to
an individual who had full Roman citizenship. A citizen could demonstrate
his or her lineage through imagines, death masks of the ancestors. These
were wax casts kept in a lararium, the family shrine. Rites of
passage, such as initiation of young members of the family, or funerals, were
carried out at the shrine under the watch of the ancestral masks. At funerals
professional actors would wear these masks to perform deeds of the lives of the
ancestors,[24] thus
linking the role of mask as a ritual object and in theatre.
Masks are a familiar and vivid element in many folk and traditional pageants, ceremonies, rituals and festivals, and are often of an ancient origin.
The mask is normally a part of a costume that adorns the whole body and embodies
a tradition important to the religious and/or social life of the community as whole or a particular group within
the community. Masks are used almost universally and maintain their power and
mystery both for their wearers and their audience.The continued popularity of
wearing masks at carnival, and for children at parties and for
festivals such as Halloween are good examples. Nowadays these are
usually mass-produced plastic masks, often associated with popular films, TV programmes or cartoon characters - they are, however, reminders
of the enduring power of pretence and play and the power and appeal of
masks.