| Program Type | Workshop |
| Art Form | Theatre |
| Curriculum/a | STEM | Social and Emotional Learning |
| Target Grades | Elementary School (1st - 5th grade) | Middle School (6th - 8th grade) |
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Description
An in-depth, hands-on class in the fine art of marionette manipulation, led by our award-winning master puppeteers. Workshop participants will be provided with handcrafted marionettes for the duration of the workshop. Each puppet has been balanced and tuned like a fine instrument, so that participants will experience firsthand what it is like to work a professional-quality marionette. The marionettes are short-strung to allow the participants to work them at floor-level.
Objectives
• to give an overview of marionette stringing and construction, with an emphasis on the different types of joints typically found on a human marionette
• to teach participants the basics of marionette manipulation through the experience of working with a professional-quality marionette
• to encourage partipants to carefully observe real-world movement, and to translate those observations into puppet movement
• to move beyond facial expression to explore the body language of emotions, and to translate those observations into puppet movement
• to spark an interest in puppetry and puppet-making as avenues for creative expression
• to teach participants the basics of marionette manipulation through the experience of working with a professional-quality marionette
• to encourage partipants to carefully observe real-world movement, and to translate those observations into puppet movement
• to move beyond facial expression to explore the body language of emotions, and to translate those observations into puppet movement
• to spark an interest in puppetry and puppet-making as avenues for creative expression
Pricing Information
One 45-minute OR 60-minute workshop: $260
Additional workshops (same location): $260 each
Additional workshops (same location): $260 each
Program Length
45 minutes OR 60 minutes
Participants
Maximum number of workshop participants: 26
Workshop limited to ages 8 and up (Younger ages do not have the fine motor skills and/or attention span for marionettes, and will only find the workshop frustrating. The sweet spot for this workshop is 6th grade.)
Workshop limited to ages 8 and up (Younger ages do not have the fine motor skills and/or attention span for marionettes, and will only find the workshop frustrating. The sweet spot for this workshop is 6th grade.)
Technical Specifications
The workshop requires an empty space large enough to allow up to 26 participants to move freely with their puppets.
We will need 15-20 minutes to set up for the workshop, and about the same amount of time to pack up at the workshop's conclusion.
The Puppet Manipulation Workshop is only offered in conjunction with a performance, on the same day and at the same location. If a sponsor wishes to offer the workshop without the performance, a minimum of three workshops must be scheduled for the same day, and at the same (or nearby) location.
We will need 15-20 minutes to set up for the workshop, and about the same amount of time to pack up at the workshop's conclusion.
The Puppet Manipulation Workshop is only offered in conjunction with a performance, on the same day and at the same location. If a sponsor wishes to offer the workshop without the performance, a minimum of three workshops must be scheduled for the same day, and at the same (or nearby) location.