On Saturday, March 3rd from 6 to 9PM, Draught & Draw returns to Waterfall Arts in Belfast. Draught & Draw is a unique extension of Waterfall Arts' Life Drawing program that features a rotating cast of dancers and actors as models. Artists of all skill levels are invited to drop in, enjoy a beverage and be inspired by the unique costumed poses of artist Beverly Mann.
Beverly Mann is an actor, mask theatre performer/educator, movement theatre artist and mask maker. She tours Faustwork Mask Theatre’s solo show “The Mask Messenger” to schools and festivals. Beverly has performed in over 40 states, Canada, Mozambique, South Africa and Peru. She was a company member of IMAGO Theatre based in Portland, OR from 1986-’89 and again in 1992-’93 performing mask, movement and visual illusion touring the U.S., Germany, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong with appearances on “Good Morning, America” and the Disney special “New Vaudevillians, Too.” She was a company member of TheatreSports, an improvisational theatre company based in Seattle, WA. For the past eight years she has been busy collaborating with several artists in the state of Maine. She has been seen in several mid-coast productions including: Pinocchio, Deathtrap, Gertrude Stein and a Companion, Sylvia, Wiley and the Hairy Man and Scapino. Beverly has taught numerous workshops and residencies in mask making, mask theatre technique and theatre improvisation throughout Maine, across the U.S. and abroad.
Draught & Draw will be broken up into three drawing sessions with a mix of long and short poses. Mike Fletcher, Life Drawing class monitor extraordinaire, will MC the event.
There will be a $10 drop in fee for Draught & Draw, which can be paid at the door. Participants should bring their own preferred drawing supplies. Easels and drawing horses will be provided. Locally brewed beer and wine will be available for attendees over 21.