Shadow Theater

I have been invited to design an exhibit for the next exhibition of the Bloomfield Science Museum of Jerusalem. The subject is the Science of Superheroes and it is due to open in Pesach 2012.

Models for the exhibit design at the Museum.

Below some photos of  work in my studio. My first work with masks for Shadow Theater was with the group "Transparencias' that was formed in the Collegium Musicum of Buenos Aires under the direction of  Beppi Krauss in the 70's. We created big masks on metal mesh wire. Acting with them meant keeping the masks parallel to the screen. In my present work I want to use masks that allow the children and visitors to see their own shadows.The masks must therefore be placed differenty on the head than the ones we used back then. Furthermore two planes intersected give masks that throw  shadows at all times while the body moves 360 degrees.




Below a picture from a course in Shadow Theater at Hebrew University



I also give private lessons to individuals and groups both to amateur and professional puppeteers and actors.

A selection of pictures of student work over the years.