The Mask Handbook written and illustrated by Anita Sinclair

THE MASK HANDBOOK

Written and Illustrated by

Anita Sinclair

Author of ‘The Puppetry Handbook’

THE MASK HANDBOOK Written and Illustrated by

Anita Sinclair

DEDICATION To Mad Hat Theatre, where for me, it began in earnest.

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ISBN: 978-0-9750804-1-2 The Mask Handbook by Anita Sinclair.

1936 –

Instructional line drawings and cover design by Anita Sinclair.

Cover mask ‘Harvest Festival’ by Anita Sinclair.

Cover photograph, image editing and layout by Geoff Palmer.

Colour Plates Masks on pages 43, 44, 91 and 92 by Anita Sinclair.

Masks on pages 171 and 172 by Andrea Sinclair.

Author photograph by Jacob McFadden.

Photographs on pages 43 and 92 by Jacob McFadden.

Photographs on pages 171 and 172 by Andrea Sinclair.

Photographs on pages 44 and 91 by Anita Sinclair.

Printed in Australia by Snap Printing, Hoddle Street Abbotsford Victoria, Australia.

Throughout the ages humans have used Mask to create new characters and often new and impossible creatures.

The masked woman has added beauty, mystery and romantic fantasy to her life with a mask. The masked man has hidden his identity or turned himself into a terrifying warrior. The masked child has become a cat or a clown.

Now, not only the specialist performer, the teacher and the imaginative child are looking for fantasy and fun. The average conservative worker will seek out their own opportunities to be seen as exciting - to look amazing! They too want fantasy, art and drama in their lives.

THE MASK HANDBOOK

Through Mask you can change from female to male and back again in moments, from young to old, from worldly-wise middle age to virginal youth. You can go through a gradual sequence of changes that take you from Dr. Jeckyl to Mr. Hyde, from The Beast to The Prince, from Cinderella ‘before’ to Cinderella ‘after’.

This book will offer you some snapshots of past Mask activities around the world. It will present a range of possible applications for the future and inform you of up-to-date materials and methods for pursuing your own projects.

It is useful to both the professional and the beginner, providing clear instruction and many informative technical drawings.

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by Anita Sinclair Author of ‘The Puppetry Handbook’