Carnival and the Masks of Bacchanal
‘Carnival is… the loss of self’ – Roger Turton. Bacchanal is a Caribbean word for confusion, scandal or wild revelry. It is also the corybantic freedom experienced during the pre-Lenten days of Carnival, only to be reined in on Ash Wednesday. For these few days, social hierarchies are willingly displaced. In this course, we revellers will displace our own poetic hierarchies. We’ll inhabit Masks of Bacchanal with a touch of hedonism. Using Carnival props, music and food we’ll experiment with becoming and writing with other voices, and perhaps even, learn how to play our selves.
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