AN IMMERSIVE EXPLORATION – with workshops, covering the basic skills for creating puppet theatre.
Two weeks – Mondays through Fridays – June 10th to 21th, 2024
From 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (so you can park nearby)
At Puppetmongers studio in Toronto – click here for directions
We invite puppetry and theatre professionals to join us in this course.
This program is designed to inspire understanding of puppetry as a theatrical form, and to integrate this understanding into the practice of visual performance. In the first week, participants will explore elements of puppet design, construction and performance, with additional sessions on elements important in the creation of puppet theatre: music and sound effects, story planning and scripting techniques, direction, choreography and improvisation
In the second week, under the guidance of Ann, David and a guest director, participants will develop a short piece for performance as an overview of the creative process, Participants will take part in the full gamut of activities required to go from page to stage, as they immerse themselves in Puppetmongers Theatre’s innovative methods of puppet design and fabrication.
This program is focused on discovery. It will inspire an understanding of puppetry as a theatre form and integrate this understanding into the practice of visual performance. It is for actors, directors, designers, puppeteers, teachers, and writers who wish to integrate puppetry into their creations.
Participants will be taken on a hands-on exploration of the principles and practicalities of new work development with puppets, under the expert guidance of Ann Powell and David Powell of Puppetmongers Theatre, and guest artists.
Focusing on disparate puppet styles, we will explore elements of puppet design and construction, scripting techniques, the animation/manipulation of puppets, puppets in performance, and we will experiment with the puppet/puppeteer relationship.
Participants will discover how to imbue puppets and objects with the semblance of thought, emotion and life: how to make the puppet appear to think, feel and act as a living being – all to foster a better understanding of the inner workings of puppets, and their potential in theatre.
APPLICATION is simply by sending us an email saying a bit about yourself and why you would like to participate. Contact us at info@puppetmongers.com or 416-538-6210
FEES & REFUNDS
TO REWARD EARLY REGISTRATION: Before May 6th it was $1,000 / Before May 13th it became $1,025 / until May 20th it is $1,050 / until May 27th $1,075 / After May 27th $1,100. If you wish to sign up for only the first week, the Early Registration is $600 – N.B. No second week only registrations.
OUR REFUND POLICY: If you have to cancel before May 20th we can offer a 75% refund / If between May 20th and June 1st – a 50% refund / After June 1st – no refund. If by any chance we have to cancel the program, we will refund 100%
We offer two scholarships for BIPOC students. Application is simply through sending us an email saying why you should get the scholarship. Deadline is “the earlier the better”.
Contact us at info@puppetmongers.com or 416-538-6210
