Have any of you who make masks using liquid neoprene ever run into a problem where the neoprene has been left in a mold for a couple of hours and when the...
Just to let you know that there are just five days left to sign up for Commit to the Chaos, a course in American commedia taught by Zuppa del Giorno, the...
Hi, There are several different things that may be happening. Is this a new mold or an old one? If new, the water in the plaster needs to evaporate. Let your...
While we're on the subject....How do the members of the list deal with latex allergies? How do I find out if my students have a latex intolerance? Should I...
Hi, You should check with the manufacturer on this one at spartan@... . Neoprene and latex are different. Neoprene is synthetic, latex is plant based....
Alyssa, Thanks for your help! Until recently I've making masks by lining my molds with 7-8 layers of paper mache'. I am new to the neoprene world. Thanks, Dan...
Hi everyone. At times in the past we have worried about performing outdoors when the weather gets bad. We haven't actually hit a torrential downpour - though...
In our troupe we use leather masks that I made. Our main problem is with Arlecchino (being so active) sweating out his mask. The lacquer sealed inside of the...
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Our Troupe has performed in some really rainy conditions and found that Friendly Plastic Masks have worked the best for us in those conditions. We melt the...
Ish, friendly plastic? You can't make a decent mask from that. Leather and Neoprene can handle water just fine, if they are well made... Jeff Semmerling...
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May 9, 2008 8:00 pm
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It has suited our needs and I think many masks have come out very well such as the one found at http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_5161659/952c/__sr_/ad09.jpg? ...
Dear friends of Inside Out Art Studio and Semmerling & Schaefer Masks, We are gearing up for summer! We are doing an art show with our masks once a month...
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May 22, 2008 2:37 pm
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Here's a new page just went up featuring a show and series of workshops I did on an Oppenheimer grant @ Farragut High School. ...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the commediadellarte group. File :...
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For those of you in and around LA - I've just posted a flyer in the Files section; I'll be teaching two workshops starting later this month, both in commedia...
Roving Classical Commedia University* (*Totally Unaccredited) with Mask Arts Company Presents Commedia dell'Arte Summer Intensive Workshop Sunday, June 22 -...
Hello all! My name is Dan Stone. I am the Artistic Director of Sanctuary Stage in Eureka California. I am very interested in hosting a Commedia dell'Arte ...
... I am very interested in hosting a Commedia dell'Arte ... Dan, Sounds like a wonmderful idea. Are you getting inquiries? Do you have a time frame beyound...
zanni4 Yes, there does seem to be some interest in an event like this. I've had a number of emails from people who are interested in participating. We're ...
Hi, everybody! We have a new show! The coming 20th of June, our Play "Die Liebe zu den Drei Orangen" (The love of the tree oranges), free adaption of the Carlo...
Hi everyone. Maybe I've not looked in the right places, but does anyone know of any symbols, colors, logos, flags, banners, etc, that early commedia troupes...
Thanks. I'm not sure where my copy of Ducharte's book is at the moment but I was going to snag one from the library soon. I must have always just jumped over...
Hi, everybody! Next Wednesday, the Circus Rosetti will perform in Munich again! From the 16th till the 18th July at 20:00 at the Munich University LMU. If the...
Learn how to make expressive masks in neoprene Alyssa Ravenwood is an award winning mask designer whose masks have been seen in performances in the USA,...
Hey all -- my one woman show is oping in a couple of weeks in LA - come see! Only EIGHT shows! Wendy Gough " ...hysterical, heartrending and surreal." --...
Chicago dell'Arte is holding general auditions for their 2008/2009 season. Actors are asked to prepare a 1-2 comedic monologue or performance piece (physical...