Liz Walker & Curious School Of Puppetry
Animate, Manipulate, Play
Date & Time
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 February 2024
10am - 5pm
Location
LAMDA
155 Talgarth Road, London W14 9DA
Workshop Fee
£175
Concessions: £150
LAMDA students: £140
About the workshop & practitioner
This two-day workshop will be visually based, mostly using simple ‘bunraku’, table-top type puppets. We will explore the bringing to life of form and the animation of figures through breathing, movement, focus and character, as well as the different roles of the puppeteer and their relationship to the puppet, for example present or not present observing the differing effects and outcomes.
Participants will experience working together to operate puppets and the complicity which that brings to a piece. The workshop will be taught through simple, guided exercises and improvisations and will also use texts to explore, interpret and realise short pieces. The emphasis will be on developing puppetry skills and building confidence through technique, observation, experimentation and play.
The Curious School of Puppetry was founded in 2015 by Sarah Wright to provide an artist-led training programme for adults seeking to expand their professional work and creative practice with the art of puppetry. This workshop will be led by Liz Walker, artistic director of Invisible Thread Theatre of Animation, one of the two companies that formed following the split of renowned puppet company, Faulty Optic.
A four-week season of puppetry plays at the Barbican Pit from 23 January – 17 February.
Who's it for?
This workshop is for the general public and performers aged 18+ who are interested in developing puppetry skills and technique.
Booking
Booking is now open. Book your place below.
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The concession ticket prices are for full-time students, unwaged, over 65s, BECTU/MU & Equity cardholders.
The LAMDA student discount applies to current students.
Cancellations received up to 14 days before commencement of the course will receive a full refund.
Cancellations received 7-14 days before commencement of the course will receive a 50% refund.
Cancellations received after 7 days before commencement of the course will not be eligible for a refund, unless your place can been re-sold to another participant.
Should you become unable to participate in the course due to sickness (e.g. Covid), a full refund would be payable on production of official proof of a positive result in the case of Covid, or a medical certificate. This refund would be pro-rated if you have already completed part of the course.
