11/2/2022 0 Comments Drama masks![]() ![]() “As they are on every Yale Rep and School of Drama show, they have been resourceful, upbeat, and professional. “I am inspired by the wisdom and creativity of our shop personnel in coming up with such good ideas, and then contributing their expertise in fabricating to these projects,” said Yale School of Drama Dean James Bundy. ![]() All are working from home using their personal tools and sewing machines, and materials provided or purchased by the school. School of Drama design students have also recently joined the mask-making effort. Six members of the costume shop staff have spent the past three weeks making some 400 cloth masks for donation to Connecticut Hospice, and an equal number of carpenters are fabricating desperately needed plastic face shields for Yale New Haven Hospital. It is the face of the arts, but it is the root of the arts.Yale’s theater stages have gone dark for now, but members of the School of Drama’s costume and scene shops are still hard at work: They’re putting their talents to use by making masks and face shields for local health facilities to address the critical shortage of these items during the COVID-19 epidemic. Whether it’s related to ancient Greek times or as a general statement in the arts, it is always connected back to theatre and I think it is something that will be remembered hundreds of years from now. Theatre is not the same without this symbol and is remembered by so many. ![]() These are all absolute favorites of mine and I think they’re the most distinct when thinking of comedies and tragedies. Some comedies that come to mind are Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night and As You Like It. Some tragedies that come to mind instantly are Macbeth, King Lear, Othello, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Shakespeare plays are a popular genre that comes to mind when thinking about those two very distinct types of plays because Shakespeare literally writes comedies and tragedies. I think it’s interesting to take a deeper look into some of the actual plays that are considered comedies and tragedies in theatre. Of course, there are some modern takes on the masks, but nothing totally out of the ordinary. Through the years, many versions of the masks have been designed, but they all portray the same basic emotions of happiness and sadness. It is said Janus lent the name to the masks. They have also been linked to the Greek God Janus which is known as the two-faced god of beginnings. The masks depict the happy and sad emotions that drinking wine can bring. People often relate the masks to Dionysus originally. Melpomene and Thalia were the daughters of Zeus. Thalia comes from the Greek verb thallein meaning to flourish or be verdant. Melpo is the shorter name for Melpomene, meaning a celebration of dance and song.Īlthough this doesn’t seem overly appropriate, because Melpomene is the tragedy mask, it does fit in a theatrical sense in general. The name Melpomene represents the tragedy mask or Muse of Tragedy and the name Thalia represents the comedy mask or Muse of Comedy. In a historical sense, there are two names for each mask. It was considered a costume piece and then made itself more present until it became well known and a worldwide symbol. People often think these masks were just a symbol or design created by early thespians, but it actually started out as a tangible mask that was worn. It was easier for audience members who were sitting far away from the stage to see the masks and the emotions they were portraying.Īt that time, women were not allowed to act in any of the plays, so the men were able to wear these masks, especially if they had to play a female part. If we go back to Ancient Greece, it is said these masks were used in early plays to represent the emotions the characters were feeling. It’s one of my favorite symbols and is still widely used today. This includes theatre, film, and television. The comedy and tragedy symbol dates back to Greek Mythology and has been the central representation of the creative arts for decades. When people think of theatre, it’s probably one of the most well-known symbols that comes to mind with many interpretations that go beyond just the comedy and tragedy, happy and sad meaning. ![]()
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