In these workshops students will work with a professional puppeteer and will be introduced to the basic skills of puppetry through demonstration and exercises exploring focus, breath, gravity, rhythm, and character development, as well as expressiveness through movement and voice.
During the workshop students will focus on making and operating a simple material based rod puppet e.g Paper or plastic bags . All students will work creatively and collaboratively to devise and perform their very own short puppet show and entertain their classmates!
These extraordinary workshops are perfect for exploring character and how to use alternate forms of communication to best effect, especially when exploring sensitive issues for example. Sessions also make a great end of term treat, or for enrichment days or arts weeks.
Each masterclass session is 2 hours in length and caters for a class group of 30 pupils.
