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Professional Training for Puppeteers and Practitioners:
Glove Puppetry Mastercalss with Ronnie Le Drew
Sat 6 & Sun 7 March, 2-5pm (2 afternoons)
£45
The course will explore the potential movement of a glove puppet and improve the participants understanding of its character using voice and props. Participants must attend both afternoons.
Ronnie has been performing with puppets since his childhood, and became professionally engaged in the work in the early 1960's when he joined the Little Angel Theatre company under its founder director John Wright.
He has performed in most of the theatre's productions over the last 40 years. Film and Television roles includes Zippy from Rainbow, Sooty and Sweep, Muffin the Mule, Meerkat, Brains from Thunderbirds, and Jim Henson's Labyrinth and Muppet Movies. Recently he directed Cindermouse which played at Little Angel and at Norwich Puppet Theatre. He has just finished performing in Petrushka and also Splish Splash! www.ronnieledrew.com
Lesson in Ventriloquism with Nina Conti
Monday 15 February, 7-9pm - SOLD OUT
£10 (max 10 participants) Britain's
leading female ventriloquist Nina Conti and her monkey are keen to
teach the secrets of the resurgent art form. A certain amount of
puppets will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own to this
unique workshop. Nina learnt the art of belly speaking from the late
great Ken Campbell, who believed puppets could provide direct access to
the spontaneous uncensored mind. Whether you are shy, exhibitionist or
downright bewildered this promises to be a fun and informative session.
Table-top Puppet Construction Course with Peter O'Rourke
Mon 8 March - Fri 12 March, 10am-6pm (5 days)
£250 (max 7 participants) - SOLD OUT
Concentrating on the technical aspects of making table-top puppets, the emphasis will be on principles of construction to enable the maker to build good movement into puppets through an analysis and understanding of pivot points and jointing. Students will work from a prototype specifically devised to demonstrate ways of designing good movement, taking into account the needs of the performer. This detailed and in-depth course focuses on mechanics rather than aesthetics; the shapes used will be simple and the materials and approach means that each student should be able to take away their own prototype at the end of the course. Peter O'Rourke regularly works with Little Angel and is one of the UK's best designer/makers.
Carving workshop with John Roberts Mon 22 March - Fri 26 March, 10am-6pm (5 days) - SOLD OUT
£250 (max 6 participants)John Roberts is one of the most experienced course leaders in Europe having run carving courses since 1980 in the UK and internationally. The workshop will cover design of a marionette, working with wood and tools, and a unique combination of Chinese and European construction techniques with the aim of producing a fully functioning puppet to take away with you at the end of the week.
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