Mask Workshop with Prof. Stephanie Campbell 26th of Feb. @ Albany Campus

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The Expressive Arts Programme is delighted to present a MASK WORKSHOP with Prof. Stephanie Campbell on Wednesday 26 February, from 2-5 pm in the Rec Centre Studio at the Albany Campus.

Stephanie Campbell (MFA Acting/Directing, University of  Arizona) is  an international Mask Methods specialist. More information about her work can be found at www.maskexploration.com.

An actress, stage director and improvisational comedy artist, Stephanie is also a theatre professor at Montana State University. Montana State University is a sister university to Massey University. Please refer to Prof. Campbell’s profile page fore more information.  Professor Campbell has researched uses and application of mask work worldwide and will offer a workshop introducing participants to the process of Character Creation.Places are limited. First come first served. Please register your interest by emailing Dr. Rand Hazou on: r.t.hazou@massey.ac.nz

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A film portrait of Prof. Stephanie Campbell ‘Behind the Mask’ by Emily Narrow is available on Vimeo online.

 

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About Rand Hazou

Rand is an Australian/Palestinian academic and theatre facilitator. In 2004 Rand was commissioned by the UNDP to travel to the Occupied Territories in Palestine to work as a theatre consultant running workshops for Palestinian youths. In 2009 Rand was awarded a PhD in Theatre and Drama at La Trobe University. His thesis examined the latest wave of political theatre in Australia dealing with Asylum Seekers and Refugees. In 2011 Rand was awarded a Cultural Leadership Skills Development Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts to develop The 7arakat|Harakat Project, involving a series of theatre-related initiatives between Australia and Palestine. As part of this grant, Rand travelled to Palestine in October 2011 to participate in an internship with Al-Kasaba Theatre in Ramallah. In November 2012 Rand convened 'The 7arakat Conference: Theatre, CUltural Diversity and Inclusion' which was hosted by La Trobe University. The conference explored practice, research and advocacy in the performing arts with a particular focus on Palestinian Theatre, Arab/Australian Theatre, and Applied Theatre with refugee/migrant groups. The conference brought together theatre-makers, scholars, creative producers and community development workers to examine issues of exclusion in the performing arts sector and the theatre's role in providing networks of participation and social inclusion. For more information visit: www.latrobe.edu.au/7

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