The Mask is a Terrible, Mysterious Instrument

"The mask is a terrible, mysterious instrument. It has always given me and continues to give me a feeling of fear. With the mask we are on the threshold of a theatrical mystery whose demons reappear with static, immutable faces, which are the very roots of theater." -- Giorgio Strehler. (Un Theatre Pour la Vie, Paris, Fayard. 1980)

Photo credit: lan Ben Zion, Times of Israel. Neolithic Mask Collection Jerusalem.