Masks

“One does not become enlightened by imagining light, but by making the darkness conscious”

- Carl Jung

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

The Inner Critic

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

The Trickster

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

“Before I had cancer, I lived my life for art. After I had cancer, I lived my art for life.”

- Anna Halprin

Cancer

Anger and Rage

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

Courage

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

Shame and Guilt

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

Persephone

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

The Siren

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

Queen of the Underworld

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

Tree Spirit

Mask Triptychs

Radiation

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.

Grief and Loss

I create masks to express mythological narratives such as Descent and Acsenion, to represent archetypal figures, and to bring to life aspects of ourselves we encounter in our own personal underworlds. Mask As Metaphor is a Rite of Passage Dance modality for telling personal mythologies through Dance Ritual Theatre.