From: "Amy Weinstein" <saltamontesarts-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: PUPT: Puppetry Workshop in Germany
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:36:05 -0400


PUPPET BUILDING/PERFORMING WORKSHOP

Two exciting Puppetry Workshops are happening this summer in Bavaria, 
Germany. As part of the "Natur in der Stadt Cham 20001“ (Cham Garden Show 
2001), sculptor Sebastian Roser offers two workshops for building and 
performing rod puppets.

These workshops are specifically geared for professional puppeteers, 
actors/theater professionals, visual artists and visual arts students as 
well as teachers of all kinds of arts. The number of participants is limited 
to allow the most one-on-one teacher/student contact possible. The principle 
languages of the workshop will be German and English with Spanish and 
Japanes translation readily available.

Each workshop will last three weeks and the participants will build a rod 
puppet in the style of "Michl", the puppet which will be performed 
throughout the Cham Garden Show. "Michl“ is an official presenter and 
moderator of the show and several "Michls" will be performing in different 
areas of the Garden Show, interacting with the viewers as well as pointing 
them to the various areas of the Gardern Show.

The sculpted parts of the puppet will be done by the papercut or paper 
sculpture method, which was developed by Professor Albrecht Roser. This type 
of sculpture permits artists of all levels to form very impressive 
sculptures with simple means. The interior construction and control of the 
puppet will be patterned after that of the puppet "Michl". This is a control 
which allows an incredible range of movement and expression but aims to be 
lightweight and accessible to those without a degree in engineering!

Rehearsal and performance techniques will also be important components of 
each workshop. Besides learning "Movement Techniques, Exercises and Ideas 
for the Puppeteer“ and participating in "Group Puppet Dynamics“, each 
participant will actually perform one of the "Michl“ puppets for the 
audiences at the Garden Show. This is an opportunity to discover what your 
puppet can do and how you, as a performer, can interact with a wide variety 
of audience members. As participants complete their own puppets, they will 
also have the possibility to perform them in front of colleagues as well as 
public audiences.

Two days a week classes will be conducted in the studio (8 hours with a one 
hour lunch break). Three days a week the mornings will be dedicated to work 
in the studio with the afternoons given to rehearsal and performing of the 
puppets throughout the village of Cham, in various points of the Garden 
Show.

The remaining two days will be free for the participants to travel and visit 
points of interest in the region. Southern Bavaria is one of the most 
beautiful areas of Germany and Cham is right in the Bavarian forest, which 
boasts plentiful hiking, quaint towns, river sports and lots of biergartens! 
Cham is only a 3 hour train ride from the splendid city of Prague as well as 
a 2 hour ride from world famous Munich.

Sculpting and constructing the puppets as well as movement techniques and 
exercises will be taught by Sebastian Roser and Amy Weinstein. Rehearsal and 
performance will be directed by professional puppeteers, employed by the 
Cham Garden Show 2001 to perform "Michl" throughout the duration of the 
Show, among them Dragica Ivanovic, Amy Weinstein and Gabi Weißenfels.

The first workshop session is June 18.through. July 6. The second session 
runs from July 16 through August 3, 2001. Each session is limited to eight 
participants. Application for both sessions will be considered.

The will be no fee for participation in the workshop. Full participation in 
all activities, however, will be expected. The cost of materials / tools for 
each participant is U.S. $75 . Cost for accomodations and meals will be the 
responsibility of the registrants. Inexpensive accomadations / restaurants 
are available in the town of Cham. A list of accomodations will be provided 
upon acceptance to the workshop.

To apply, interested persons should send a letter of intent (fax, e-mail or 
traditional mail) no later than May 31, 2001. This letter should include 
your reasons for interest in attending the workshop, information about any 
past and present experiences relevant to the workshop, first choice of 
session dates and your full name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

Application letters should be sent to:

Sebastian Roser
Bildhauer
Lieblstraße 27
D - 93059 Regensburg

Or

email: sebastian.roser-AT-t-online.de

For further information in Germany, contact Sebastian Roser:
Tel.: 0941-893136
Fax: 0941-891236
email: sebastian.roser-AT-t-online.de

For further information in the United States, contact Amy Weinstein:
Tel: 860-456-8782
Email: saltamontesarts-AT-hotmail.com

For further informations about the town of Cham and the Garden Show, please 
see:
www.cham.de (Keyword "Natur in der Stadt Cham 2001")



INFORMATION ABOUT WORKSHOP LEADERS

Masks and puppets in the work of Sebastian Roser:

1960-73 Primary and secondary education in Cham, Germany, culminating in 
university entrance qualification. During this time, attended lectures in 
the studio of the puppet artist Albrecht Roser.
1973 Apprentice in the Studio Roser, designing puppets for street theatre 
perfomances during the "Bonner Sommer" in Bonn, Germany, and assisting in 
the mounting of the UNIMA puppet exhibition.
1974 Assistant designer. TV production Szenen zum Leben Goethes for the WDR 
(West German Broadcasting Company)
Enrolled in the visual arts education program at the Academy of Visual Arts 
in Munich, under Prof. Dr. Thomas Zacharias.
1975 Assistant puppet builder in the Studio Roser for the TV production Der 
Gulp for the family program of the SDR (South German Broadcasting Company),
1976 Assistant puppet builder to the stage designer Kurt Spöri for the TV 
production Der Held for family program of the SDR.
1977 Studied wood sculpture at the Academy of Visual Arts in Munich under 
Prof. Erich Koch.
1978 Studied art history, ethnic studies and educational theory in the 
Ludwigs-Maximilians University in Munich.
1979 Mask designer for street theatre performance of Alfred de Musset's 
Fantasio
Received State certification to teach visual arts at secondary level.
1980 Continued studies in wood and stone sculpture.
Curator of Sculpture: Bavarian Folk Art Museum.
1981 Awarded Master of Fine Arts Degree from the Academy of Visual Arts in 
Munich
Free-lance sculptor and museum exhibition designer.
Continuing education studies in ethnology and art history at the University 
of Regensburg.
1983 Established the Städtische Gallerie im Cordonhaus, a gallery of
modern visual art.
Built the Raven's mask for Albrecht Roser's Rabentanz.
1984-87 Author of essays on folk legends of Regensburg, Germany, from the 
16th century to the present.
Exhibited work in several solo and group sculpture shows.
1988-89 Designed and built scenery, masks as well as shadow and rod puppets 
for Gluck's Don Juan, directed by Albrecht Roser and Wolfgang Veit.
1990-93 Free-lance sculptor, experimenting with different materials,
realization of several commissions for sculptures and public spaces.
1993 Designed and built masks, puppets and decor for Stravinsky's The 
Soldier's Tale, directed by Albrecht Roser and Wolfgang Veit.
1994-95 Assisted in the revised production of Stravinsky's The Soldier's 
Tale directed by Albrecht Roser.
1996-98 Assisted on the production of How Much Space a Man Needs from the 
novel by Tolstoy.
Worked as a freelance sculptor.
1998 Produced shadow puppets Debussy's La boite joujoux, performed by Studio 
Roser with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra
1999 Assisted Albrecht Roser at the 4th Academy of String Puppetry at the 
University of Connecticut at Storrs.
Initiated a project to establish a school for string puppetry in East 
Bavaria
2000 Assisted Albrecht Roser at the 5th Academy of String Puppetry at the 
University of Connecticut at Storrs.
1990-2000 Received private and public sculpture commissions
2001 performed a workshop for sculpting masks at the University of 
Massachusetts in Amherst.

The puppeteer Amy Lynn Weinstein:

SALTAMONTES PUPPET THEATER TROUPE originated in Bogotá, Colombia in 1994. 
Specializing in shadow theater and shadow puppets, SALTAMONTES performed in 
a wide variety of venues in Colombia from 1994 until mid-1998. SALTAMONTES 
members also gave workshops for all ages as well as participating in local 
arts councils and organizations.

In July of 1998, co-director Amy Weinstein arrived in Connecticut to begin a 
two-year Master of Arts program in Puppetry Arts at the University of 
Connecticut as well as to continue the work of SALTAMONTES in the United 
States. Since then, SALTAMONTES has had the opportunity to perform and give 
workshops in a variety of venues such as the University of Massachusetts 
Medical Center, Village Heights Community Center, the Portuguese Festival in 
Provincetown, Massachusetts, New Britain Museum of American Art and the 
“Know Your Town” fair in Mansfield, Connecticut to name a few. The show, 
“Puppet Cabaret” appeals to audiences of all ages, with a wide range of 
themes, puppets and stories. In February of 2001, Amy travelled to Germany 
to begin preparations for the Cham Garden Show 2001, working together with 
Sebastian Roser.


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