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Topics:
THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF PUPPETRY AS A THEATRICAL MEDIUM FOR CHILDREN
USING STAGE PUPPETS IN EDUCATION
MAKING PUPPETS FROM DIFFERENT MATERIALS


Duration: 3-4 hours or on agreement
Guidance by Vlasta Pokrivka, assisted by Ivana Pokrivka Sinanović

Usual programme of the workshop:

INTRODUCTION
- Introduction to puppetry and the world of stage puppets; puppetry as a complete art
- The child and the stage puppet
- Sequences from the performance "The Pumpkiners"
- Stage puppet: artistic expression, functionality, types of the puppets

PRINCIPLES OF PUPPETRY
- Principles of animation
- Text and dramaturgy
- How the puppet speaks on stage
- Choreography of the puppet show and use of space
- Exercises in the animation of various types of the puppets

USING STAGE PUPPETS IN EDUCATION
- Using puppets in school programmes
- Creations of stage puppets using various materials from home
- Pedagogical value of the puppet; methods in puppetry; choosing a scenario
- Short scenes with puppets: plays, dramatisation of the poem or short story, mime, dance, improvisation
- Exercises: creation of a short puppet performance

MAKING A PUPPET FROM VARIOUS MATERIALS

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