 Masks, masques and masquerades: a living tradition.
Author: Wilson, David (editor) Published: 2006 The proceedings of a conference held at the St Bride Institute, London, on 25 February 2006, the intention of which was to review the use of masks in drama and dance from antiquity to the present day and across the known world. Those whose papers are presented here are Yana Zarifi (Satyr dance in ancient Greece), Karl Toepfer (Masks in ancient Roman dance theatre), Daniel Tércio (Masks and dances in Portuguese history), Anne Daye (Masquing vizards), Barbara Sparti (The mask in the dance etchings of G M Mitelli), Barbara Segal (Henrys and Harlequins: masquerade balls in 18th century England and the subversion of social order), Margaret Coldiron (Masked performance in Bali and Japan), and Frances Tucker (Masks for dancing). |
