classes
ian by nikko, toronto 1973
Introduction to Mask/Clown      (a catalyst for creative awakening)

Sculpting your own mask on clay with the eyes closed
provides an opportunity to listen inside, and is a key
to uncovering your creative source.  The mask is built
using papier mache and paint, becoming a tool for
self-discovery through a series of improvisations with
emphasis on gesture, communication, body language and
voice, bypassing the thought process.  Your masks lead
you into the creation of your clown/trickster.  
Trickster medicine wheel takes you on a journey facing
yourself in 6 directions. The seventh mask,
trickster/clown/buffo/zanii/heyoka brings all 6
together and is represented by the clown nose.

In our workshops, you may make 6 masks (one for each
direction), 3  axis masks (N/S,E/W,Above/Below)
developed and taught by Jan Henderson and Nion or,
the latest development in the evolution of "pochinko
training" the *NEW* 6 in 1 mask taught by
Nion (Ian A. Wallace) and Sara Tilley, where you make
1 mask containing all 6 rhythms. This new approach
allows us to offer a baby clown workshop in a shorter
period of time.
pochinko mask & clown training*

created by Richard Pochinko and Ian
Wallace beginning in 1970 in Toronto,
Canada, provides a unique and simple
approach to self-knowledge & expression,
combining european and amerindian mask &
trickster.                                         
*(c).ian wallace.1997
Richard Pochinko Mask/Clown teachers
karen-rae, ju-ee goh, ian, sara at St. John's Church in Vancouver
London, Ontario, Cheryl Cashman

Vancouver, S.F.U., Penelope Stella
(combines Linda Putnam, river work)

Vancouver, Ian Wallace

Vancouver, David MacMurray Smith
ian in st. john's newfoundland, memorial university 6 in 1 mask/clown workshop, sioban, jamie, matthew, sara tilley