Following the spirit of Le Paravent.Marionnettes, we present our Puppet Creation Workshop, which aims at developing the student’s patience and creativity as well as teaching the recycling and material recovery philosophies.

Description:

Creation of Theatre hand puppets, Paper Mache and fabric.

Age Group objective:

Children from 7 to 12 years old. (Ideally, 10 kids per workshop.)

Duration of the Workshop:

Five two-hour sessions (10 hours).

Target:

Creation of a puppet, using the student’s imagination, old materials and recycling as much as possible.

Materials:

Included! However, the student can bring material for their own use of to share it with the rest of the group (egg cartons, fabric swatches, wool strings, etc.), the purpose being to make students aware of recycling.

Animator:

Tomás Villavicencio Robles and a volunteer (either a parent or a representative of the organization that hires Le Paravent.Marionnettes).

Workplan:

Session 1: Project

Presentation of the workshop. Introduction to the different styles of puppets. Puppet’s design. Preparation of Paper Mache.

Session 2: Sculpture

Puppet head sculpture with Paper Mache.

Session 3: Hair and makeup

Painting of the puppet: makeup and hairstyle.

Session 4: Wardrobe

Presentation of the wardrobe pattern for the puppet.
Cutting of the fabric and hands. Sewing.

Session 5: Final details

Final details to finish the puppet: makeup, hairstyle, wardrobe and final touches. If time allows it, we can play with our creations since… Little by little, step by step and my puppet is there! Handout of Diplomas, end of the Workshop.

Le Paravent.Marionnettes reserves the right to photograph and/or record the development of the workshop, in order to promote our events. In case there exists an objection to these practices, the persons responsible for the workshops should be previously advised in order to act accordingly.

The animator will highly appreciate to have the presence and collaboration of a representative of the organization who hired Le Paravent.Marionnettes or a student’s family member.

Important note: This workshop can be adapted in those issues related to hour distribution, the technique, puppet style and student variety (grown ups, teenagers or children between the ages of 5 and 6).

Le Paravent.Marionnettes proudly presents its express puppet workshop. This workshop is for a public between 7 and 99 years old, and, as usual, it can be adapted to other age groups...

The estimated construction time for this rod or finger puppet varies, depending on the student’s age, between one and a half and two hours.

The participant will choose one among the five characters that the company proposes, mount their puppet and do the make-up of the tiny face according to their inspiration. Quick, quick my puppet is done!

This workshop is given to groups or individually. For more information, do not hesitate to contact us.

If requested, our Company also offers Puppet Conferences (history, types of puppets, types of manipulation, show staging, etc.); during these events, participants are invited to handle the puppets; browse magnificent books about legendary characters of the Puppetry world; and improvise a castelet on the spot. This demonstrates that with a little imagination, we can make a Puppet show wherever we are. At the same time, we will put into practice the manipulation techniques mentioned during the conference, i.e. puppet and marionette handling. All these elements make of the conferences a colourful interactive activity that simply lures us into entering the puppet world. Duration: one hour approximately.

For more information, please visit Let's talk about puppets and marionettes.