More puppetry events and opportunities, Aug/Sept 2011
On Monday I got the latest issue of OPEN and it was so chock full of good stuff that I can’t help but repost the whole issue; there’s simply no reason for me to copy and paste the whole thing. There’s also an interesting update today from UNIMA Australia, about the birthday celebrations of Punch and Judy taking place in the UK next year. Details as follows:
The issue of OPEN contains: reminder for the Tarrengower Puppet Festival; news and dates for a few upcoming shows and workshops (one with Joan Baixas, well-known Spanish puppeteer) in various states; and a couple of editorials from puppeteers sharing their work. There’s also a piece about UNIMA International holding a seminar in Jakarta, and a memorial on Steve Hansen (American puppeteer) by Richard Bradshaw. Download the issue here (pdf).
The other news comes from UNIMA Australia, and it regards the 350th (!!) anniversary of Punch and Judy. The Bristol Festival of Puppetry will be hosting a big celebration (note that the email from UNIMA Australia was a bit confused, so I’m not 100% sure if this is being run by the Bristol Festival organisers or someone else…):
The Big Birthday Party day (with parade, mass ceremony/photocall, misc silliness, plus international performances ) will be in Covent Garden Piazza [England] on Sat May 12th with an enhanced May Fayre in the Churchyard on Sunday 13th 2012. Events tba are pencilled in at the Little Angel in the evenings running up to the big weekend.
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@Suly,
... School of Puppetry on How to make a muppet-type puppet: Human Foam Puppet PatternThe "Human Foam Puppet pattern" is not aimed at kids; it's for intermediate/professional puppeteers. It's also not a puppet you could wear on your head, it's a muppet-type puppet like what you see in Sesame Street.
I recommend checking out this article, which lists different types of puppets from easiest to make to hardest.
You can make a human puppet in other ways, as explained here.
Human-ness is just a matter of aesthetics, which means you can make puppets in any way you like, and then add facial features which give the puppet the appearance of being human.
Alternatively, you can purchase the pattern, build the puppets yourself, and then let the kids decorate them. (I assume that’s what you meant: kids building puppets themselves, not puppets to be built by you and used with kids)
Hope that helps!