What a wonderfully inspiring and puppet-filled weekend in Sydney, Australia! Here are some highlights from a Large Scale Puppetry Workshop run by Perth-based Puppetry Designer Leon Hendroff, 9-10 November 2019.
Leon taught various principles and techniques of puppet making including animated textiles (puppet flags and woven netting), pattern making and collapsible puppets. The group then designed and made various puppets including flamingos, trees, fish, birds, a giant dog and even memories 😊
This workshop was presented by UNIMA Australia with special thanks to our venue sponsors Addison Road Community Centre and Reverse Garbage in Marrickville, NSW.
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There are still a few spots left for our Large Scale Puppetry Workshop coming up in Sydney on November 9-10! Registration closes midnight 3rd November!
Bookings at: www.trybooking.com/BFTMH
Bring along an empty suitcase and over this 2 day weekend intensive explore materials and techniques to create a large scale collapsible puppet that can pack down into your suitcase to travel home with you. Learn from award-winning Puppetry creator Leon Hendroff from Perth, WA 😀
When: Sat 9th - Sun 10th November, 2019
10am - 5pm
Where: Addison Road Community Centre (Gumbramorra Hall), Marrickville NSW
Cost: $350 (Standard)/$300 (UNIMA Australia members)
The venue is right next to the creative refuse centre Reverse Garbage, where participants can visit to find inspiration and potential puppetry materials.
More info at mailchi.mp/84c0d3945012/large-scale-puppetry-workshop-in-sydney-nov-9-10-special-discount-for-uni...
This workshop is organised through Unima Australia, the official puppetry organisation of Australia. Members enjoy discounts to workshops and access to news, magazines, grants and an international network. Membership costs (per year) Individual $45, Couple $60, Company $90 and Student/Concession $25.
For more info go to www.unima.org.au/membership
The workshop is also generously supported by our venue sponsor, Addison Road Community Centre.
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Large Scale Puppetry Workshop happening in Sydney on Nov 9-10! Special Discount for UNIMA Australia Members!
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Bring along an empty suitcase and over this 2 day weekend intensive explore materials and techniques to create a large scale collapsible puppet that can pack down into your suitcase to travel home with you. Learn from award-winning Puppetry creator Leon Hendroff from Perth, WA :D
When: Sat 9th - Sun 10th November, 2019
10am - 5pm
Where: Addison Road Community Centre (Gumbramorra Hall), Marrickville NSW
Cost: $350 (Standard)/$300 (UNIMA Australia members)
The venue is right next to the creative refuse centre Reverse Garbage, where participants can visit to find inspiration and potential puppetry materials.
Spaces are limited! Bookings at: www.trybooking.com/BFTMH
Registrations close midnight 3rd November AEST
This workshop is organised through Unima Australia, the official puppetry organisation of Australia. Members enjoy discounts to workshops and access to news, magazines, grants and an international network. Membership costs (per year) Individual $45, Couple $60, Company $90 and Student/Concession $25.
For more info go to www.unima.org.au/membership
The workshop is also generously supported by our venue sponsor, Addison Road Community Centre.
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There is an artist callout to work on Guillermo del Toro’s new film ‘Pinocchio’ - Applications closing this Friday Aug 23!
Screen Australia’s Enterprise People program presents an opportunity for two specialist creatives to undertake a six month placement with Wooden Boy Productions in Portland, Oregon, USA working on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.
Screen Australia will support one puppet fabricator and one animator (from Australia) for a six month placement in Portland. Through this rare opportunity, the successful applicants will gain invaluable professional experience which will help to develop their careers and bring wider benefits to the Australian screen industry upon their return.
Each placement will begin in January 2020 and to $AUD50,000 each is available to cover costs such as US visa requirements, travel, accommodation, transport and other living expenses.
Applications for the placements close this Friday August 23.
For more info go to www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/screen-news/2019/07-24-applications-open-pinocchio
Click the link below to read a longer article about the project:
www.if.com.au/melanie-coombs-gives-aussies-a-chance-to-work-on-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio/?fbc... ... See MoreSee Less
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Wonderfully detailed article by Richard Bradshaw on Taiwanese Puppetry! Richard Bradshaw has been a full-time puppeteer since 1969. He has performed with his shadow puppets for audiences of children and adults in Europe, North America and Asia, making some 50 overseas tours. The text was written in early 2017 following his time in Taiwan in December 2016 as a guest to the 2016 Asia Pacific Traditional Arts Festival. ... See MoreSee Less
Let’s help support UNIMA Internationale in preserving Puppetry! This year marks UNIMA’s 90th Anniversary and it’s wonderful to see the projects they are launching to teach younger generations and to preserve and showcase Puppetry traditions from all around the world 😄 ... See MoreSee Less
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Hobey Ford has a new book on rod puppetry out! ... See MoreSee Less
Great news about Warhorse returning to Australia!!We're delighted to announce that War Horse will return to Australia in 2020, with seasons at Regent Theatre, Melbourne from 10 January; Lyric Theatre, Sydney from 15 February; and Crown Theatre, Perth from 24 March.
Author Michael Morpurgo said: “War Horse is not my story. It is a story of the horses and men who went from all over the world to the First World War. It happens to be set in Devon in England, because that is where I live, where some 40 years ago I met an old man in the pub in my village who had been a young cavalry soldier in that terrible war.
“Stories know no barriers. Distance does not matter. History does matter. This is a story of us, of all of us. This is why I am so so pleased that the National Theatre’s uniquely wonderful play of War Horse is soon to be seen again in Australia. Joey belongs with you, as much as he does to us. He’s that horse, that one horse, that came home.” ... See MoreSee Less
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1977: In The Making: John Wright, Puppeteer ... See MoreSee Less
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There's still time to win a Double Pass to see 'Avenue Q' by the North Shore Theatre Company on Opening Night, Friday 26th April at 7.30pm! To enter, tag a friend in the comments below who you'd like to take to Avenue Q 🙂 A winner will be randomly drawn TONIGHT - Wednesday 24th April at 6pm AEST (Please note that recipients must be able to attend the show in Sydney on Friday 26th April at 7.30pm).
About the show: A puppet-filled comedy follows a group of twenty-somethings seeking their purpose in big-city life.
Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, the hilarious Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. Set in New York City all the way out on Avenue Q (he couldn’t afford anything better), we are introduced to fresh-faced Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting friends, finding love, losing love, and finding it again, along the way. Inspired by the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a little more reflective of the difficult, R-rated realities that we face when we learn that real life isn’t as simple as we dreamed it might be – but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colourful and worthwhile for it.
We're excited to announce that the cast includes UNIMA Australia Member, Pete Davidson (Pete Xander), who will be playing the role of "Princeton" (one of the main characters).
When: April 26 - May 4, 2019
Where: Independent Theatre (269 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW)
Note: for ADULT Audiences only (Rated R)
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Win a Double Pass to see 'Avenue Q' by the North Shore Theatre Company on Opening Night, Friday 26th April at 7.30pm! To enter, tag a friend in comments below who you'd like to take to Avenue Q 🙂 A winner will be randomly drawn on Wednesday 24th April at 6pm AEST (Please note that recipients must be able to attend the show in Sydney on Friday 26th April at 7.30pm).
About the show: A puppet-filled comedy follows a group of twenty-somethings seeking their purpose in big-city life.
Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, the hilarious Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. Set in New York City all the way out on Avenue Q (he couldn’t afford anything better), we are introduced to fresh-faced Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting friends, finding love, losing love, and finding it again, along the way. Inspired by the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a little more reflective of the difficult, R-rated realities that we face when we learn that real life isn’t as simple as we dreamed it might be – but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colourful and worthwhile for it.
We're excited to announce that the cast includes UNIMA Australia Member, Pete Davidson (Pete Xander), who will be playing the role of "Princeton" (one of the main characters).
When: April 26 - May 4, 2019
Where: Independent Theatre (269 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW)
Note: for ADULT Audiences only (Rated R)
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Happy World Puppetry Day! As part of today's celebrations, we're also excited to share with you a Cat Puppet Parade! 😸😸😸
UNIMA Internationale organised this project inviting children, educators and puppeteers in schools, recreation centres, community centres, arts centres and theatres from all over the world to create a variety of cat puppets and send in videos. We hope you enjoy watching the finished compilation - please share!
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"Together we create the movement"
World Puppetry Day 21st March 2019 :)Journée Mondiale de la Marionnette 2019 à Charleville-Mézières #worldpuppetryday19
➡️ Soirée officielle de Célébration. Lecture, intervention surprise
🗓 21.03.2019
⏰ 18h30
📌 Ecole nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette
👉 www.unima.org/fr/jmm-2019-charleville-mezieres/
Institut International de la Marionnette Ville de Charleville-Mézières MCL Ma Bohème MJC Calonne Musée de l'Ardenne - Musée Arthur Rimbaud Département Ardennes Festival mondial des théâtres de marionnettes FMTM UNIMA Internationale ... See MoreSee Less
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