Posts from the ‘puppetry skills’ Category

Exercises, games and improvisations to develop various aspects of animating the inanimate. Read more

How does a puppet give the illusion that it is alive? This course looks at the transformation of the puppet as inanimate object into puppet as a living character, Read more

This practical course explores various aspects of when actors and objects share the stage; how different amounts of presence and neutrality can be used for dramatic effect; Read more

When an inanimate object moves according to the laws of nature – using, for example, impulse or rhythm – we believe it to be ‘alive’.  Yet, being a puppet, it can also break these laws. Read more

Tools to develop the expressivity of the puppet’s body language and a look at different ways objects can convey feelings and attitudes without relying on words.   Read more

Training with puppets and objects not only provides actors with an additional skill – how to give life to an inanimate object – but brings them face to face with the fundamentals of acting. Read more

A playful introduction to the expressive possibilities of puppets and objects. Read more