From: "Pam Corcoran" <corcoranpuppets-AT-hotmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:53:49 -0500 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Advice for Puppetmaking with Children Hi Olivia, I have done a number of projects with VSA. What are the ages of the children, and how much time do you have to work with them? Pam >From: Olivia Huff <ohuff-AT-dcn.org> >Reply-To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >Subject: [Puptcrit] Advice for Puppetmaking with Children >Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:10:38 -0700 > > >Dear Friends, >I am currently teaching a puppetry course through Very Special Arts. >I have 26 or 27 children from a regular class and disabled class >combined, along with their teachers, who have joined me on an >adventure through the various forms of puppetry. We have a public >performance in Mid-May which I have started to prepare for. > >I'm thinking of "Who's in Rabbit's House" done with "bunraku" style >puppets (in that they are big puppets, requiring 2-3 children per >puppet). I thought building heads on plastic jugs with handles might >be an easy way for the children to control the head. Any advice from >those who have experience in this? Hints on building up the head, >getting effective manipulation, etc? I intend at this moment to do >papermache (alla Mr Bottomley with the paper bags). I know I'll be >doing the bulk of the work with students doing a little bit of each >of the steps for the experience of contributing to making the puppets. > >Any advice you might have would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks in advance, >Olivia Huff >Tinker's Coin Productions >_______________________________________________ >List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >Admin interface: >http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org >Archives: http://www.driftline.org _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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