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April
9 Friday, 7:30 pm $12 - $16 adult;
$8 - $12 student/child Inventive, magical, and never less than completely absorbing vignettes include a mix of monologue, physical comedy, and theatre. You won’t believe what a difference an expression or body posture makes. Discover the artistic, cultural, and psychological use of masks. Faustwork Mask Theatre performed this past summer at the SummerWorks Theatre Festival in Toronto, Canada. Faustwork Mask Theatre is committed to exploring and celebrating the art of the Mask, and challenging and delighting audiences of all ages with a unique synthesis of theatre, physical comedy, music, dance and poetry. Since 1983, the company has appeared worldwide at a variety of venues, including The Sydney Opera House in Australia, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., The Kentucky Center for the Arts, and The Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Faustwork’s solo and duo shows tour annually to theatres, festivals, universities, corporate events, and schools primarily in the United States and Canada. Rob Faust offers performances suitable for a wide range of venues. In addition to his public performance, he will be providing school assemblies and student and adult workshops on the art of performing with masks. Faust's evening performance of The Mask Messenger is a series of vignettes ranging from comic to bizarre to poignant. Body language, psychological insight, and humor are the driving forces that captivate audiences ranging in size from 200 to 1200. The show, illuminates and expands the concept of the mask, exploring its relationship to human psychology, business, fashion, art, dance, and theatre. The set consists of an impressive collection of masks, created by Mr. Faust and the company, exhibited center stage. After a brief and informative mock-lecture about the myriad uses of masks in cultures throughout the world, he begins to demonstrate the power of transformation by removing the masks from the wall, and assuming the emotional state expressed in each face. A variety of characters spring to life, including some who speak dialogue, wearing Commedia Dell'Arte style half-masks. Full masks are worn on top or back of the head, creating distortions that baffle the eye and tickle the funny bone. The success of The Mask Messenger is due to the fact that it offers not only comic exuberance, but also new insights into the artistic, cultural, and historical aspects of the mask. The show has been performed over 2000 times at festivals, corporate events, universities, and in theatres throughout the United States and the world. Faustwork was presented by Caldwell Fine Arts in 1994 and was engaged again as a result of an e mail message this year reminding Sylvia Hunt, the executive director, that she had said, “This school show is the benchmark by which all performances should be measured.” The Mountain Home Arts Council expressed interest in block-booking this performance, so they are presenting this performer on Thursday, April 8, before our April 9 performance. Both of us have received support from Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Idaho Commission on the Arts (ICA).
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Fine Arts l 2112 Cleveland Blvd. l Caldwell, ID 83605 l cfa@collegeofidaho.edu Copyright 2003 Caldwell Fine Arts |
