BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11729@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T170000 DTSTAMP:20260821T102426Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/trance-mask-workshop-2-days/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Trance Mask Workshop (2 days) DESCRIPTION:An introduction to Keith Johnstone's Trance and Full Masks. A p owerful way to unlock the actor's creativity and to discover how to be ex pressive by engaging the whole body. Facilitated by Simone Tani\, co-foun der of the award-winning clown and bouffon company Teatro Pomodoro. The w orkshop will focus on improvisation exercises without masks\, with half a nd full-face masks to explore different approaches and learn how those aff ect the performer's body.\n\n \;\n\nBookings: https://www.tickettailor .com/events/simonetani/2067198\n\nThis workshop is recommended for actors\ , performers and improvisers who want to discover through movement and pl ayfulness the freedom of expression unlocked by masks.\n\nTo guarantee an intimate and focused learning experience\, the workshop is limited to just  10 participants.\n\nSaturday 18th and Sunday 19th of April from 10 am to 5 pm.\n\nLed by internationally renowned theatre artist and mask speciali st Simone Tani. With over 20 years of experience devising\, performing\, and teaching across the globe\, Simone brings a rich\, multicultural persp ective to the workshop.\n\nSimone is the co-founder of two acclaimed theat re companies: i Bugiardini\, based in Rome and known for their hit show S hhh – a standout success at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe – and Teatro Po modoro\, a Liverpool-based company whose award-winning Cabaret From The S hadows has toured internationally to critical acclaim.\n\nHis career has taken him from Norway to Japan\,  Hong Kong to New Zealand\, and his tra ining includes mentorship under legendary practitioners such as Philippe G aulier\, Peta Lily\, Carlo Boso\, Keith Johnstone\, Michael Gellman\, and John Wright. As an educator\, Simone has delivered mask play workshops at prestigious institutions including the University of Chester\, National T aiwan University of Arts\, and LIPA. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/02/Simone-Tani-workshop-image.jpg CATEGORIES:Theatre,Workshops LOCATION:Bluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United K ingdom GEO:53.404542;-2.984173 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=School Lane\, Liverpool\, L 1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bluecoat:geo :53.404542,-2.984173 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR