Live mask creation

Between the Osteria Al Ponte and the underpass of the Casa dei Maestri (formerly Sala De Luca), on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, you can see Andrea Darman and Matteo Dagai, mask makers from Rocca Pietore, and Matteo Crepaz, a masker from Arabba, carving the masks for the ritual parades of the towns in Alto Agordino live.

These are beautiful faces and ugly faces that evoke the old and the new generation, winter and spring, good and evil, wealth and poverty. In Laste and Sottoguda, they are accompanied by the ritual masks represented by the Matacinch and Laché in Laste and the Matazin in Sottoguda. The parades are led by the Chief Mascora.

The event is organized by Borgo Piave ETC aps and is part of the “Belluno Città del legno” exhibition.

ANDREA DARMAN
born in Cologne (DE) on October 22, 1998. His father, then an ice cream maker in Germany, decided to return shortly after to his homeland in Rocca Pietore, where he still lives. Passionate about the mountains both from an alpinistic and cultural viewpoint, he is a member of the alpine rescue team of Val Pettorina and of the Grop de Bal Marmolèda. His passion for drawing, particularly pen drawing, evolved over time into sculpture. The development and revival of archaic masked traditions in Agordino sparked his interest in creating masks. He actively participates in the “Mascorèda di Sottoguda” and the mask events in the surrounding valleys.

MATTEO DAGAI
born on May 2, 1998, in Feltre, lives in Laste di Rocca Pietore. He began carving bas-reliefs and simple figures at a young age, following in the footsteps of his father, an avid hunter, who during winter evenings carved trophy shields. His true passion was born in adolescence with the local mask traditions, specializing in carving wooden masks. Tied to the territory, he is the contact person for the “Mascorada da Laste,” a member of the Grop de Bal Marmolèda, and a volunteer fireman in Caprile.

MATTEO CREPAZ
born in 1994, he is from Feltre and lives in Arabba. Deeply connected to the charm of the Dolomites and the rhythms of the mountains, he has found his expressive dimension in sculpture during his free time in recent years. Through carving and working with materials, Matteo gives shape to his ideas, pursuing a passion that combines the patience of craftsmanship with love for his own territory.

HOURS
Saturday, November 14 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.