Mask Work: Persona & Identity - An Experiential Workshop w/Jade Gordon

Sat Sep 06 2025 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-07:00

Philosophical Research Society | Los Angeles

The Philosophical Research Society
Publisher/HostThe Philosophical Research Society
Mask Work: Persona & Identity - An Experiential Workshop w\/Jade Gordon
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In this experiential workshop, participants will explore the concept of masks, both literal & symbolic, and how they shape our identities.
About this Event

In this experiential workshop, participants will explore the concept of masks, both literal and symbolic, and how they shape and express our identities in the world. Grounded in Jungian psychology, particularly the idea of the persona, we’ll examine how internal psychological dynamics and external social roles intersect to influence our behaviors, relationships, and sense of self. Through drawing exercises, embodied movement, and theatrical techniques inspired by Brazilian theater director and activist Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, participants will explore the everyday masks they wear and the cultural and societal forces that have shaped them. No theater experience is required, only a willingness to move, reflect, and engage.Jade Gordon, MA, AMFT, is a therapist, performance artist, and educator working at the intersections of healing, creativity, and collective liberation. Deeply rooted in Jungian and depth psychological traditions, her approach bridges inner inquiry with outer transformation, drawing on archetypal imagination, psychodrama, and experimental performance to explore the symbolic dimensions of the psyche. Before becoming a therapist, Jade spent over 25 years as an interdisciplinary artist specializing in live art, mask-making, site-specific performance, and video installation. She holds an MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University and an MA in Applied Theater Arts from the University of Southern California.


Tickets : $35 (in person event only)

This event is held in the upstairs LECTURE ROOM at PRS, accessible by an outside staircase. If you need any special assistance, please email [email protected] or phone 323-663-2167.


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Mask by My Barbarian (Jade Gordon, Alexandro Segade, and Malik Gaines)from The Audience is Always Right (2016) at the New Museum, NY


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by Jade Gordonfrom Statues and Attitudes at Human Resources LA (2017)

A collaboration between Jade Gordon and Megan Whitmarsh


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States

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USD 39.19

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