Drama & comedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy, a talented young actress and a beautiful individual.

In theater, the masks reflect the power of drama and the twin themes of joy and despair which constitute the human condition.
It is believed that early Greek theater evolved out of festivals to Dionysus (God of grape-harvest, winemaking, fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre in ancient Greek religion and myth)

From a symbolic perspective the masks freed their wearers from conformity and hidden desires allowing people to express themselves without fear.

The twin genres represented by the masks are both intended to serve as a form of catharsis.
Comedy acts to deflate our preconceived notions and remind us how foolish we trully are
while tragedy permits us to grapple with dark realities such as death and failure, in a safe context.

The symbolic linking of the two masks emphasize both their common roots as drama and the complex depth of human experience.