THE WANDSWORTH MASQUERADE 2025 - SIGN UP & ENROLMENT FORM

FREE Mask Making, Mask Acting & Performance Drop-in Classes

An intergenerational project for young people (18+) and elders (60+)—all are welcome if you’re 18+!

From 1 May to 21 June 2025 @ Tooting Works

Over 8 weeks, Dendê Collective will host open workshops where you can:

✅ Create your own professional-quality papier-mâché mask – FREE!
✅ Design your costume and bring your masked character to life
✅ Learn mask acting techniques and explore movement & storytelling
✅ Take part in a public walkabout performance across Tooting Broadway, followed by a celebration!

 No experience needed. All materials provided. Completely Free.

DATES & TIMES

Workshops: Thursdays & Fridays | From 1 May to 20 June 2025 | 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Main Stages:

- Mask Making (Weeks 1–6): Thurs & Fri, from 1 May to 6 June (3–5 sessions to complete your mask)

- Costume Design & Mask Acting (Weeks 7–8):  Thurs & Fri, from 12 to 20 June 

- Walkabout Performance: Saturday,  Sat 21 June 2025

Join at any time! However, mask-making slots are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis or by booking a slot.

Tooting Works, 89 Bickersteth Rd, London SW17 9S

ABOUT DENDÊ COLLECTIVE:

Dendê Collective is a vibrant, community-driven theatre company with a strong Brazilian flavour. Since 2000, we have been creating projects that blend visual arts, music, and performance, celebrating diversity and fostering intergenerational connections.

Our Drama for Elders program, running since 2017 in Westminster, has been a hub of creativity and community, while our mask-making projects have connected residents across London through performance, and celebration.

Meet the Artists:

André Pink — Artistic Director of Dendê Collective, Mask Specialist & Theatre Director.
André began working with masks in his native Brazil in the 1990s and has taught mask acting internationally since 2000. He has directed all Dendê Collective projects to date, championing community engagement and cultural celebration.

Caroline Jones — Theatre Designer & Maker.
Caroline has worked extensively in Australia and the UK, bringing her expertise in theatre design and community-led creative projects. Her mask-making workshops blend craft with storytelling, creating powerful, visually dynamic pieces.

www.dendecollective.org

Contact: andre@dendecollective.org | 📞 07984 451 796

A Dendê Collective project, part of WAF 25, supported by Wandsworth Grant Fund and London Borough of Culture.

PARTICIPANT SIGN-UP & ENROLMENT: To register, please fill out the form below.

Our funders require us to collect demographic and consent information, but you can express your interest in taking part by emailing us instead. Enrolling now speeds up the process and avoids paperwork on your first day!

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This project is exclusively for Wandsworth residents, as required by our funders. However, we may run similar projects in the future in other areas without residency restrictions. If you are not a Wandsworth resident but would like to be kept informed about future opportunities, please feel free to leave your details, and we will be happy to get in touch when new projects arise.
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Would you be interested in creating a costume and taking part in the street performance on 21 June? If so, we’d love for you to join us during weeks 7 and 8, where you can help design or put together a costume for your mask and explore how to perform with it.

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Dendê Collective, along with our delivery and funding partner (Wandsworth Council), will securely store your information for recording and monitoring purposes related to this project. Occasionally, we may also send you updates about other Dendê Collective activities that we believe may interest you, primarily via email and occasionally by text message.

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