En Pointe: Central Wisconsin School of Ballet Unmasked

November 22, 2014 – February 22, 2015

To celebrate the Central Wisconsin School of Ballet’s 45th anniversary, expressive masks – along with initial design sketches – created for Wausau Dance Theatre’s “Alice in Wonderland” will be featured in “En Pointe: Central Wisconsin School of Ballet Unmasked.”

The oversized masks were designed and fabricated ten years ago by Joyce and Bob Ritz of Integrity Designworks “to pull characters off the pages of storybooks,” said Patrik Kasper, Wausau Dance Theatre artistic director. Utilizing elaborate masks instead of relying on stage makeup for character identification gives Wausau Dance Theatre’s “Alice in Wonderland” production a fairy-tale quality.

Exhibition Highlights

Design by Joyce Ritz, Integrity Designworks, Queen of Hearts, 2004
Design by Joyce Ritz, Integrity Designworks, White Rabbit, 2004
Design by Joyce Ritz, Integrity Designworks, Dormouse, 2004
Design by Joyce Ritz, Integrity Designworks, King of Hearts, 2004
Design by Joyce Ritz, Integrity Designworks, Mad Hatter, 2004

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