Masopust
Direction, make-up, props: Tereza Buskova
HD video, 7 minutes 30 seconds
‘Masopust’ takes place in the snowy Bohemian landscape and explores the mysterious carnival rituals found there. After watching the young men of Doudleby perform the traditional Rose Ritual of Masopust Buskova and her performers pay tribute with their own adaptations. The footage of both ceremonies is combined.
Cast: Zoe Simon, Joni Levinson, Eliska Kasparova, Pedro Prazeres & Residents of Doudleby, South Bohemia in Czech Republic
Costume makers: Mariana Novotna & Marie Bartosova
lighting: Jan Komarek
Editing assistants: Stifani Brothers
Composer: Bela Emerson
This video has been kindly supported by the Arts Council, Czech Centre London, Shaw & Co
HD video, 7 minutes 30 seconds
‘Masopust’ takes place in the snowy Bohemian landscape and explores the mysterious carnival rituals found there. After watching the young men of Doudleby perform the traditional Rose Ritual of Masopust Buskova and her performers pay tribute with their own adaptations. The footage of both ceremonies is combined.
Cast: Zoe Simon, Joni Levinson, Eliska Kasparova, Pedro Prazeres & Residents of Doudleby, South Bohemia in Czech Republic
Costume makers: Mariana Novotna & Marie Bartosova
lighting: Jan Komarek
Editing assistants: Stifani Brothers
Composer: Bela Emerson
This video has been kindly supported by the Arts Council, Czech Centre London, Shaw & Co
