The workshop will look at:

 

• Puppetry principles

  • We will explore the essential principles that are needed to bring any puppet to life.

 

• Object manipulation

  • Putting puppetry principles into practice through the use of objects.

 

• Bunraku-style 3 person puppetry and half-worn puppets

  • Building on the principles by learning to use a 3-person bunraku style puppet, gaining confidence on each body part and building towards improvising as a team on a puppet.  This may lead onto working with Sparkle and Dark's very own range of half-worn puppets which use similar principles to bunraku.

 

• Midweek taster afternoon of other puppetry styles  

  • As a treat, we will ask the group to vote on a style they would like to spend Wednesday afternoon exploring! This can range from shadowplay, muppet-style glove puppets or food puppetry!

 

• Building a character for a puppet

  • We will bring a selection of texts and extracts to look at, from which to build a character. We will then learn how to project that character into the puppet.

 

• Presentation

  • We will aim to devise small performances in groups or individually, using our characters and the skills we have learnt over the week.  You may choose to work on a solo piece that you can take into an audition or work in a group to enhance your multi-person puppetry.

 

 

If you would like further information, email us at info@sparkleanddark.com.  If you would like to apply for the workshop, please fill out the booking form below.  

 

Deadline for applications is Friday 10th April 2015, but we will be allocating placements as we recieve applications, so don't wait until then to send it in!