Professional puppeteer Noel MacNeal ("Bear" of Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House, among others) will guide kids in making simple puppets from paper, based on his "how-to" book 10 Minute Puppets.
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Professional puppeteer (& “Muppeteer”) Noel MacNeal (“Bear” of Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House, among others) will guide guests in making simple puppets from paper, based on his ‘how-to” book 10 Minute Puppets. Join Noel for this fun, interactive, and lively workshop showcasing the simplicity and magic of puppetry!
Make a pretty darn rad hand & rod puppet using a variety of materials, glue guns, & scissors with Sesame Street puppeteer, Stacey Gordon. Children welcome to attend with a dedicated & helpful adult.
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Ever wondered what would happen if a professional puppet builder built a sock puppet? You're about to find out in this fun workshop with Sesame Street performer, Stacey Gordon! You'll go home with a beautiful sock puppet of your own creation, complete with arms and arm rods. Use of scissors, rulers, and hot glue guns is required.
Make a sandwich puppet with Sesame Street puppeteer, Stacey Gordon. Learn to make your very own peanut butter & jelly sandwich puppet. Don't forget to bring your helpful grown up!
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Sesame Street puppeteer, Stacey Gordon, will lead children in making a sandwich puppet that they can bring to life and take home with them. Each child should be able to sit for 45 minutes, use a ruler and scissors, as well as be able to follow simple, one-step directions. Grown-ups, please be prepared to help your child with their project.
From marionettes, to rod puppets, to moving-mouth puppets, & finger puppets; enjoy an engaging discussion about how each puppet builder on this panel approaches their craft.
With an amazing cast of puppet characters and professional puppeteers to boot, you'll not want to miss watching or even participating in Puppet Karaoke. Let loose & join in on the fun.
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Puppet Karaoke is a relaxed, fun evening where professional puppeteers, newbies, and everyone in between can put on a show together that you won't soon forget. Come to watch, or come to participate. Either way, you'll have a great time. I mean, just imagine a sandwich singing your favorite Hamilton song. Glorious. Some puppets will be provided, however we also encourage you to bring your own.
A short Q & A, followed by a chance to mingle and hang out with some of the professional puppeteers attending Gen Con. A great time will be had by all.
Calling all puppeteers! This casual meet-up is a great way for you to connect with puppeteers in your area as well as an opportunity to meet other puppeteers from around the country.
The influence of puppetry on the evolution of robotics (& vice versa).
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As robots become more prevalent in our society, scientists are turning to the ancient art of puppetry to help them communicate and live along side their human counterparts. Hear about how puppetry has influenced human-robot interaction and how robots are opening up an entirely new medium of performance.
Sesame Street puppeteers Stacey Gordon & Noel MacNeal will field guests questions & share their own insights, views, & personal experiences of their time on the show.
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Now nearing 50 years on television, “Sesame Street” has become an icon of Public Television & a benchmark of quality educational content. But how has it changed after all these years? How has the real world impacted its goals? What educational issues have & have not worked? And what’s coming up? “Sesame Street” puppeteers Stacey Gordon (now cast as “Julia” to help children understand autism) & Noel MacNeal (puppeteer, writer, director, & production consultant) will field guests’ questions & share their own insights, views, & personal experiences of their time on “The Longest Street on Earth.”
Kids will get to choose, color, cut out, & perform simple translucent shadow puppets with veteran shadow puppeteer, Jim Napolitano. Learn techniques to further explore shadow puppetry at home.
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Make your very own shadow puppet with Jim Napolitano. Participants will create and perform simple shadow puppets with simple easy-to-acquire materials. Additional information will be presented that will allow further exploration of shadow puppetry beyond the workshop. For this workshop kids should have proficiency with scissors, or an adult-like assistant who is proficient with scissors.