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the indirect Object
Naked Hand & Hand Puppetry Workshops
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DISCOVER YOUR BODY AS A PUPPET
Hand Puppetry is one of the oldest forms of puppetry,
and traditionally one of the most irreverent. The Naked
Hand & Hand Puppetry Workshop aims to introduce
participants to Hand Puppet making, manipulation,
creation and performance.
The workshop begins with an introduction to traditional
booth Hand Puppetry techniques, co-ordination and
disassociation exercises, then applies these techniques
to physical theatre. After an introduction to basic
manipulation techniques including: fixed-point, eye-line,
isolation, and posture, participants will develop character
gestures such as: walks, sitting, sleeping, climbing, flying,
sneezing, etc and build unique characters for their
puppets.
Improvisation exercises will explore how we can use our
bodies to tell stories, use body parts to create puppets,
create environments for hand and naked hand puppets,
and how we can use our hands as puppets and
performers together to create short scenes.
Bring:
Hand Puppets – if you have any
Water for drinking
Comfortable clothing – preferably black
A musical instrument – if you have one
About the Facilitator:
Beth McMahon is a puppeteer from Australia. She has
worked as a performer, director, and workshop facilitator
for 11 years. From 2000-2003 Beth was Artistic Director of
Southern Edge Arts (SEA), Western Australia's premiere
youth arts company. In 2002 she was awarded two
Community Development awards for her arts programs
with young people with disabilities. Beth studied acting
and scenography at École Internationale de Théâtre
Jacques Lecoq, trained in hand puppetry with famed
French hand puppeteer, Alain Recoing at Théâtre aux
Mains Nues, and has undertaken a series of puppetry and
object theatre masterclasses in Europe.
Hand Puppetry is one of the oldest forms of puppetry,
and traditionally one of the most irreverent. The Naked
Hand & Hand Puppetry Workshop aims to introduce
participants to Hand Puppet making, manipulation,
creation and performance.
The workshop begins with an introduction to traditional
booth Hand Puppetry techniques, co-ordination and
disassociation exercises, then applies these techniques
to physical theatre. After an introduction to basic
manipulation techniques including: fixed-point, eye-line,
isolation, and posture, participants will develop character
gestures such as: walks, sitting, sleeping, climbing, flying,
sneezing, etc and build unique characters for their
puppets.
Improvisation exercises will explore how we can use our
bodies to tell stories, use body parts to create puppets,
create environments for hand and naked hand puppets,
and how we can use our hands as puppets and
performers together to create short scenes.
Bring:
Hand Puppets – if you have any
Water for drinking
Comfortable clothing – preferably black
A musical instrument – if you have one
About the Facilitator:
Beth McMahon is a puppeteer from Australia. She has
worked as a performer, director, and workshop facilitator
for 11 years. From 2000-2003 Beth was Artistic Director of
Southern Edge Arts (SEA), Western Australia's premiere
youth arts company. In 2002 she was awarded two
Community Development awards for her arts programs
with young people with disabilities. Beth studied acting
and scenography at École Internationale de Théâtre
Jacques Lecoq, trained in hand puppetry with famed
French hand puppeteer, Alain Recoing at Théâtre aux
Mains Nues, and has undertaken a series of puppetry and
object theatre masterclasses in Europe.
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| Naked Hand Theatre Workshop Out the Box Festival 'Active Puppets' Social Development Program Cape Town, Sept, 2007 |
| In September 2007, Beth McMahon from the indirect Object performed her solo puppetry show 'Venom' in the Adult Puppetry Program of UNIMA South Africa's 'Out the Box' Festival of Puppetry and Visual Theatre. She also presented two workshops, including a professional development workshop in clowning and object theatre... |
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