Join us for our workshop….
July 14th to July 31st, 2025
This workshop is for actors, theater artists, and teachers. It is a collaboration between Per Brahe and the Karangasem Ensemble, a troupe of local Balinese theater artists who are transforming the iconic Balinese Theater into a new form. The workshop will consist of mask work, dance and voice training from indigenous Balinese theater artists, performances, and residence at the beautiful Bali Purnati Center for the Arts.
All Mask work will be under the artistic direction of Per Brahe, former teacher at Yale, NYU Tisch, Purchase, William Esper Studio, and many more.
Workshop managed by I Wayan Erik Wahyudi
Join us for this fantastic collaboration of world theater, which culminates in working with your own personal mask, created specifically for you.
The workshop’s artistic home:
Bali Purnati Center for the Arts
Our workshop will take place in the open air training hall, right above its dining room and across from its pool. The training hall is a short walk from the rooms where you stay, and the Arts Center is 20 minutes outside of Ubud, the home of countless different craftsmen in Bali of all trades and types.
Daily Schedule:
7am: Warm up with the sun coming over the rice fields
8am-9am: Breakfast buffet
9:15am-12:15pm: Learning from the respected artists of the Karangasem Ensemble
12:30pm-2:30pm: Lunch. After lunch, a rest dedicated to yourself and your soul.
2:30pm-6pm: Working with the material in three different methods/teachers - Clowns, Voice (shadow puppet), and Masks made in Bali (Poleng Mask style, not indigenous Balinese ceremonial masks). All three methods or teachers do not necessarily work at the same time.
6pm: Dinner. After dinner is either leisure time or dedicated performances/conversations. We play it by ear, day by day schedule.
Workshop Program Schedule:
July 14th: Arrival & Pick up
July 15th: Jet lag day & introductory Mask work
July 16th to 22nd: Work with the Karangasem ensemble on basic movements of the body, spirit and voice. Atmosphere of love & joy.
July 23rd: A comforting tour to the hot springs inside the volcano Mount Batur
July 24th to 27th: Dedicated to adding more artistic tools in Form, Beauty, Sensation of Whole and Spirit, building towards a joint event accomplished with our collaborators.
July 28th & 29th: The Accomplishing event. We look forward to creating new experiences beyond what is commonly done in the performing arts communities.
July 30th: Closing work with your own personal mask.
July 31st: Departure
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner through the whole program, except for the meal during the excursion to Mount Batur.
A room at Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, shared with one other person. Single rooms available at an extra cost.
Your own personal mask made specifically for you.
Transportation to and from Ngurah Rai Airport in Denpasar, Bali. Flight to Bali not included.
Cost: $2,500 USD
Contact this email: pertopeng@gmail.com to secure your place in the workshop.
If needed, payments can be made in installments.
What is included in the workshop?
