Margaret Coldiron

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Margaret Coldiron

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Margaret Coldiron

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Biography

In English

Margaret Coldiron is currently Deputy Head of the BA in World Performance at East 15 Acting School, University of Essex and a member of Gamelan Lila Cita and Lila Bhawa dance troupe. She has studied and performed Balinese topéng since 1997 and has led workshops throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. Trained as an actress at the Drama Centre London, Margaret Coldiron toured the United States with the National Shakespeare Company and has taught and directed for professional theatre programmes in the United States and United Kingdom.

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In Indonesian

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https://www.intellectbooks.com/margaret-coldiron

Examples of work

Scholars Room Lions, Witches, and Happy Old Men: Some Parallels Between Balinese and Japanese Ritual Masks

The visual and choreographic parallels between Japanese and Balinese mask traditions are striking, and, though the exact interrelationship between masks of these two cultures cannot be proven with historically verifiable data, juxtaposition of the similar genres is useful for understanding mask dance. The masks discussed are the dog/lions Shishi ( Japan) and Barong (Bali), the witch-like Hannya ( Japan) and Rangda (Bali), and the sacred old men Okina ( Japan) and Sidha Karya (Bali). Possible links include cultural diffusion and patterns of human perception. However, the visual language in which these mask characters are expressed and the mythology that delineates them probably comes from Indian Tantric models.

Scholars Room Women in Balinese “Topeng”: Voices, Reflections, and Interactions

This paper charts the increasing involvement of women performers in Balinese topeng (mask dance) and emerged from discussions and emails among the authors. Following an overview explaining women’s traditional absence from this form and noting the pioneering women who have been at the forefront of change, the authors discuss how, as non-Balinese female performers and researchers, they discovered that they shared many similar stories, curiosities, and challenges relating to their training and experiences. Their insights provide a detailed picture of some important issues for women in Asian theatre.

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