The Rumpelstiltskin Society
presents

PuppetFest MidWest
July 5-10, 2011

at
North Central Missouri College &
Grundy County Jewett Norris Library
Trenton, Missouri

 

workshop:
Developing Puppet Characterization

This workshop is about creating the skills necessary to make an audience believe the puppet is a real personality rather than an animated wooden figure. Sessions will focus on developing and performing characters of dimension. Specifically we will explore elements of script-writing, developing a train of thought, expanding movement vocabulary, and conveying the puppet’s personality and emotions to the audience. Although the workshop will use hand puppets, the performance techniques (other than basic hand puppet manipulation exercises) are applicable to all types of puppets.

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Please bring writing materials and wear comfortable clothes.

MATERIALS FEE: none

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 8

Note: workshops are not open to the public. You must be registered for the entire festival to attend.




Luman Coad
Coad Canada Puppets

Frequently called "one of North America’s leading puppet theatres", Coad Canada Puppets was founded in 1966 by Arlyn and Luman Coad. The company has performed throughout North America as well as seventeen countries across Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the Pacific Rim. The Canadian Department of External Affairs has sponsored nine of the international tours.

The troupe has won numerous major puppetry awards including First Prize at the 1977 International Festival of Puppet-Actors in Poland, and both the Puppeteers of America Trustees’ Award and the President’s Award (the highest honours in North American puppetry). The American Centre of l’Union Internationale de la Marionnette has awarded the Coads eight Citations of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry. They are frequent performers and lecturers at North American and international puppetry festivals and have taught their art at several universities.


Visit The Coad Canada Puppets website:
www.coadcanadapuppets.com

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