Puppet Construction takes puppetry manipulation skills to the next level by allowing students to design, craft and build their very own tabletop sized puppet.

Using simple brown paper techniques, students will follow our process of design prototyping, resulting in the construction of a one of a kind creature, ready to be included in a scene or performance.

In this workshop, students will create their own character and be introduced to simple puppet mechanisms as well as briefly explore the principles of puppetry (Focus, Breath and Gravity), and the hierarchy of manipulation.

Students will:

• Learn about the biomechanics of movement and grow
  their understanding of manipulation and functionality
• Explore design and form
• Build a tabletop puppet
• Create costume and external design features

Drama curriculum links: Visual Theatre, Contemporary Performance, Puppetry and Children’s Theatre, Devising and Ensemble Performance.