6 weekly workshops - 1.5 hrs each meeting
We will explore the tradition of toy theater - miniature flat paper cutouts of famous theaters and the plays performed within them. This art popularized in 19th century Europe and is presently exploding among puppet theater artists across the US and elsewhere.
Price: $325
Date: TBD
In this six-session course, students will each design, build, and devise an original toy theater puppet show. Inspiration will be mined from selected puppet viewings, examples of scenography and stage design, and music. During the process, we consider various tools of visual storytelling: framing, rules of engagement, and the emotive capacity of line and materials.
Lesson 1: Intro to Toy Theater
January 25 (Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST)
Lesson 2: The STAGE and SCENOGRAPHY
February 1 (Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST)
Lesson 3: Liveness
February 8 (Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST)
Lesson 4: Crafting a Story
February 15 (Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST)
Lesson 5: Feedback
February 22 (Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST)
Lesson 6: Toy Theater Showings
March 1 (Monday, 7:00pm - 8:30pm EST)
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● Cardboard Boxes (corrugated and non-corrugated boxes from the mail as well as cereal boxes)
● Utility Knife
● Hot Glue Gun with Glue Sticks
● Duct Tape
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● Cutting mat (a piece of cardboard can be used as an alternative)
● Wire (approx 12 gauge, or a coat hanger wire)
● Needle-nosed pliers with a wire cutter
● Black Sharpie marker
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Kate Brehm | Movement Director & International Puppeteer
KATE BREHM directs and devises visual theater with puppets, physical acting, and scenic dramaturgy. She is an accomplished international puppeteer and movement director certified to teach the Margolis Method of Physical Theater. Her New York based company, imnotlost, has devised original theater and interactive events since 2003. She teaches practical and theoretical tools for performative visual thinking.
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