Mask Show Meeting Notes (15/12/11), Meeting #1

THOUGHTS:

-Let's keep the show ideas simple

-Consider letting someone watch you during rehearsals for your pieces (Ruth would be happy to do this)

-Let's make sure to use the paper maché masks we all made.

SHOW IDEAS:

STRUCTURE:

-We agreed on having 6 or 7 (or however many) main performance pieces with smaller characters/situations showing up every once in a while throughout the evening

-Set it up like a Dreamscape (if confused about meaning, see Imre) with and without recurring characters. Anyway, we develop this sort of weird feeling, otherworldly.

-3 reoccurring characters interrupting scene with a simple activity of some kind -- like fighting over a pencil

-Evolution of the masks/characters (similar to the Amoeba exercise, but only in the sense that an evolution is taking place, Fabiola)

-Neutral Masks could help create environments (forrest, city, ocean, grocery store, etc)

-Neutral Masks or Larvae Masks could set up for the scenes

-Various Dumpster Masks could be passing in the background constantly.

-One character/object could link each of the scenes (for example, a prop being reused from one scene to the next, or a character walking on stage lost looking for the scene then finding his stage partners and beginning the scene)

-Latex Masks in the balcony like the two old guys from the muppets (Imre's grandma, Yanet's Cigar Guy)

SCENES/CHARACTERS:

To Begin Show:

-Body Bag piece

-Ritual with music using Javanese Masks (Fationa, Yanet, David) -- maybe take place in the middle of the audience, with a High Moon Body Bag character starting the possession of the Javanese Masks

-Neutral Masks start the show?

Middle Scenes:

-Throne Scene (Imre, David, Sam, Ruth, Signe)

-Hip-Hop scene (Fabiola, Signe)

-Poker Game

-Larvae Masks at the cafe (Bikash, Fationa, Signe)

-Imre and David's Body Bag characters from the lamp scene

-Rock Concert with Latex Masks (David, Yanet, Bikash)

-Dumpster Collection Team (Fabiola, Yanet, Imre)

Show Endings:

-Family Photo

TO-DO LIST:

-Everyone should come back after the break with two ideas/characters and we will have another meeting. Yay!

AVAILABILITY/PREFERENCES:

1) Fationa -- available all break (ritual, bar larva mask)

2) David -- returns Jan 2nd

3) Fabiola --available all break (Hip-Hip scene)

4) Signe -- available all break (Hip-Hop scene, Throne Scene, up for other stuff, Call Her!)

5) Imre -- returns Dec 29th

6) Ruth -- returns January 2nd (Moon Body Bag character, her own paper maché mask)

7) Kamal -- available all break

8) Bikash -- available all break

P.S. People, we rock!!!

Love,

Yeah this guy again