Make a professional quality shadow puppet. Participants will learn & have access to a variety of materials & be taught techniques in design, hand cutting, color application, & joint construction.
Description:
During this class participants will learn all the professional tricks of the trade for shadow puppet construction. The skilled staff of Sea Beast Puppet Company will cover a wide range of techniques that will allow for durable puppet construction & beautiful design. They will discuss the difference in overhead shadow puppetry vs. the more traditional against the screen method & teach which kinds of joints & construction techniques work best with each. Then students will be provided all the materials necessary to make & take their own puppet.
A panel of experts will lead a discussion and demonstration of tabletop puppetry with audience participation & lots of fun.
Description:
Tabletop puppetry dates back hundreds of years & spans many cultures. This style of puppetry is common practice in pop-culture--moreso than a lot of people realize. Come learn what it takes to be a tabletop puppeteer.
Use improv to create unique puppet personalities in this workshop led by top local Indianapolis puppeteers & improvisers.
Description:
In this workshop we’ll go over the basics of improv, & puppetry & then through putting basic character ideas in random made up scenarios based on spontaneous suggestions given we’ll create unique puppet personalities!