http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFOLxpnstSc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eruiBsmyuQ8
Two links. The first video clip shows Irish mummers, or Strawboys as they are also known. A year or so ago, towards the end of the Yuletide season, I had the opportunity to try on one of these straw mummer's masks—an original from Ireland. The world was transformed by the mask. While in the mask you are in the world, but the world isn't in you anymore. You can make contact with your audience, but because they can't see your real face, they can't really make contact with you.
The second link is to a Revel's performance. I love Revels, but I prefer my mummer's plays in the streets or in the kitchen. Or in my bedroom, for that matter.
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