Avanti, Da Vinci! - Center for Puppetry Arts
Avanti, Da Vinci! - Center for Puppetry Arts
Avanti, Da Vinci! - Center for Puppetry Arts
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Education<br />
Adult Education Classes<br />
Backstage Tour of Snow White<br />
and the Seven Dwarfs<br />
Presented by State Puppet Theatre Stara Zagora<br />
of Bulgaria<br />
Thursday, June 23, 2005<br />
Participants learned about the creation of this unique<br />
per<strong>for</strong>mance and the training process one goes<br />
through to become a puppeteer, director or scenic<br />
designer in a professional Bulgarian puppet theater.<br />
<strong>Puppetry</strong>: A World History<br />
Lecture and Book Signing<br />
Presented by Eileen Blumenthal of<br />
New York, NY<br />
Tuesday, August 9, 2005<br />
Eileen Blumenthal, Professor of Theatre <strong>Arts</strong> at<br />
Rutgers University, discussed her new book, which<br />
is a cross-cultural overview of the art of puppetry.<br />
Participants learned about the history of puppetry -<br />
from ancient articulated figures to abstract and loony<br />
puppets of the contemporary era.<br />
Using Puppets on an<br />
Actor’s Stage<br />
Taught by Clint Thornton of the <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Puppetry</strong> <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Wednesday, August 17, 2005<br />
This unique class examined the integration of puppets<br />
into the “actor’s theater.” Topics included what type<br />
of puppetry best suits the production you’re working<br />
on and how to work with actors and puppets together,<br />
among other things.<br />
Sponge-ees Polyfoam Hand Puppet<br />
Building Workshop<br />
Taught by <strong>Da</strong>vid Stephens of All-Hands<br />
Productions, Atlanta, GA<br />
Thursday, September 8, 2005<br />
Stephens taught students how to make a basic<br />
Polyfoam puppet using the Sponge-ee method,<br />
developed by Bruce Chesse and Beverly Armstrong<br />
<strong>for</strong> their book, Puppets from Polyfoam: Sponge-ees.<br />
A History of the Macy’s<br />
Thanksgiving <strong>Da</strong>y Parade<br />
Presented by Bob Grippo and Christopher<br />
Hoskins of New York, NY<br />
Friday, November 4, 2005<br />
Grippo and Hoskins presented a multimedia<br />
presentation that examined the role of Tony Sarg as<br />
the first designer of the famous parade.<br />
Anne Frank: Within & Without Lecture<br />
Presented by Andre Kessler of the Georgia<br />
Commission on the Holocaust, Atlanta, GA<br />
Sunday, January 22, 2006<br />
Holocaust survivor Andre Kessler told his<br />
inspirational story and powerful message about<br />
standing up <strong>for</strong> what is right, regardless of the cost.<br />
Simple Sock Marionette<br />
Construction Workshop<br />
Taught by Alan Louis of the <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Puppetry</strong> <strong>Arts</strong><br />
Thursday, April 20, 2006<br />
Participants constructed a soft sculpture marionette<br />
from readily available materials, such as socks, fabric<br />
and paint paddles.<br />
The Art of Wayland Flowers:<br />
The Luxury of Laughter<br />
Presented by Thom Fountain of Los Angeles<br />
Tuesday, May 16, 2006<br />
Participants joined puppeteer Thom Fountain <strong>for</strong><br />
a look at the career of Georgia-born comedian/<br />
puppeteer Wayland Flowers.<br />
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