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About Behind the Mask Theatre
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Put on a mask and anything is possible. Suddenly you
can move, act, and think differently. The mask
embodies the potential for transformation of all
kinds - emotional, spiritual, physical, and
symbolic. It is a tool to connect the individual or
group with magical forces. Behind the Mask creates
dazzling performances combining traditional
storytelling with original masks, music, dance and
puppetry. Behind the Mask Theatre is led by Artistic
Director, Eric Bornstein, an award winning mask
maker who has studied with masters Agung Suardana in
Bali, and Donato Sartori in Italy. Bornstein
received his MLA in Art History along with the
Thomas Small prize (Summa Cum Laude) from Harvard
University.
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Asian-Pacific Studies
English Language Arts
Foreign Languages
History and Social Science
Multicultural Studies
Theater
Visual Arts
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Dear Sue,
We are pleased to announce that Behind the
Mask Theatre, has joined the Young Audiences of
Massachusetts' roster of artists! See below for
information on their school programs.
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Cat Mountain
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Adapted from a book by Francoise Richard and
inspired by a Japanese folk tale, this is the story
of Sho, a servant girl who journeys to a strange and
far-off mountain where she hopes to find her freedom
and her lost cat. But to her dismay, the people she
meets on the way all tell her that no one has ever
returned from Cat Mountain! Performed solo, the
little girl’s special visitor, in the form of a
sacred ancestor, tells the tale with an assortment
of masks, storytelling, original music, traditional
Japanese songs, vocabulary, and theatre-styles.
Performance Length: 45 minutes
Grade levels: 1-12
Audience Limit: 200
Single: $415 Double: $660* Triple: $870* Quad:
$1,040*
*Add $35 for 2 locations.
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The Woman Who Outshone The Sun
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The Woman Who Outshone The Sun is a story about a
beautiful and mysterious woman with magical powers
who is exiled from her mountain village. The river,
the village's only source of water, leaves also, for
this is a magic river, in love with the heroine of
this tale. Through their suffering over what they
have lost, the villagers learn important lessons of
tolerance, forgiveness, and the frailty of the
ecosystem. Performed as a bilingual play (Spanish
and English), and adapted from book by Rosalma
Zubizarreta, based on a poem by Alejandro Cruz
Martinez, which is inspired by a Zapotec folktale.
Performance Length: 45 minutes
Grade levels: 1-12
Audience Limit: 200
Single: $830 Double: $1,320* Triple: $1,740*
*Add $35 for 2 locations.
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Add a Student Workshop!
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Two Behind the Mask Theatre artists lead students in
design and construction of shadow puppets of their
favorite characters in the plays, The Woman Who
Outshone the Sun or Cat Mountain.
Grade levels: 1-12
Participant Limit: 25 students
Price: $170 each (for two artists)
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Preview Behind the Mask at our Fall Showcase on
Wednesday,
October 4th at the Douglas MacArthur School in
Waltham, MA. For more information call 617-629-9262
or visit our website at www.yamass.org/showcase.htm
Kira Gay Hiller
Young Audiences of Massachusetts
phone:
617-629-9262
Now entering it's 45th year, Young Audiences is
Massachusetts' only statewide arts organization for
children. Our mission is to initiate lifelong
involvement in the arts by making them integral to
every child's education.
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