Εργαστήριο Ελεύθερου Φωνητικού ΑυτοσχεδιασμούΣαβίνα Γιαννάτου
26 March 2026
Μουσική ανακύκλωσηNίκος Βελιώτης
26 March 2026Maskmaking Workshop
Coordination: Martha Foka
Duration: 30 hours
Hours: 10.00 – 14.00 & 17.00 – 19.00
(the hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the workshop)
Language: English, Greek
1 - 7 July
(1.7 arrival date / 7.7 departure date)
The main objective of this workshop is for the participants to get familiar with the theatrical mask -an important acting and transformation tool that has been used since ancient times- by designing and consequently making their own mask, using techniques that they will later be able to apply towards educational purposes or within the context of a theatrical performance.
The creative process starts from envisioning the desired character and extends -in a way- to an anthropological study relative to morphological/anatomical face features, but also its expressional capabilities. The first and most important material for the building process is clay. It's at this sculpting stage that the mask's shape takes form, then followed by the construction of the mold used for the final material -in this case, gauze- to get applied on. Finally, we process and paint the final form. At the end of the workshop all participants get to keep the mask they created.
Martha Foka
Martha Foka is a maskmaker, set and costume designer. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Drama). In 2009 she participated in the international workshop "Art of the mask at Commedia dell'arte”, directed by Donato Sartori in Padova, Italy.
She has collaborated with institutes such as: National Theatre of Northern Greece, National Theatre of Greece, Greek National Opera, Cyprus Theatre Organization, Theatre of Thessaly, Municipal Regional Theatre (DI.PE.THE.) of Serres, Sfendoni Theatre, Horos Theatre, Black Box Theatre (Holstebro, Denmark) and others, as well as Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Kypria Festival, Cyprus Choreography Platform (Limassol, Cyprus), UTE Festival (Romania), Die sieben leben des Maximilian-Festival fur aktuelles musiktheater an sieben orten (Land Tirol, Austria).
Since 2008 she is steadily collaborating with director Simos Kakalas and has alongside worked with directors and choreographers such as: Michail Marmarinos, Yannis Rigas, Anna Kokkinou, Eleni Efthimiou, Dimitris Mpaslam, Michalis Sionas, Thanasis Georgiou, Konstantinos Dellas, Tasos Ratzos, Apollon Papatheocharis, Olia Lazaridou, Rimini Protokoll, Angelos Frantzis, Fotis Nikolaou, Antonis Foniadakis and others.
She has instructed theatrical mask making at: National Theatre of Northern Greece- Drama School (academic year 2018-2019) and at the 2nd Meeting Of Young Artists Of Southeast Europe (2018), Therino Manteio (DI.PE.THE Ioanninon, 2018-2019), Aloni Theatre Pelion (2017), DI.PE.THE. Kozanis (as part of Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation’s “Ancient Drama in 21st Century Education” program, 2016), Drama School “Empros-Theatroergastirion”(academic year 2008-2009) and others.