⟡ Masks Across Cultures | Week I
An intro to a four-part exploration . .
This session opens a month-long exploration into masks as cultural tools.
Every culture has made masks.
Not to hide, but to step beyond the ordinary self.
Masks grant permission to speak, act, and feel differently.
From ritual and theatre to ceremony and protest, masks appear wherever identity becomes flexible: at moments of transition, performance, and anonymity.
We’ll explore:
⟡ Why masks appear across civilizations, again and again
⟡ Their role in ritual, performance, and social disruption
⟡ The difference between a costume, a mask, and a role
⟡ What masks make possible — individually and collectively
⟡ Is this journey into parallel identity right for you? Insight into the other three sessions.
🗝️ This first gathering stands on its own, but it also functions as a threshold.
Some will leave ready for a journey.
Others may recognize a doorway they aren't ready to cross.
Those who continue through the full series will move from history into personal inquiry, physical mask making, culminating in an embodied experience. A masquerade gathering.
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