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Kay Yasugi (Pupperoos Sydney) recently ran a 2 day giant puppet making workshop at Shopfront Theatre for Young People in Carlton, Sydney. Puppeteer Kay Yasugi workedwith the Junior Ensemble group of 8-15 year olds to devise and create a giant sea monster puppet for their end of year production (directed byHoward Matthew & Luke Kerridge). The workshop involved experimenting with various materials (including umbrellas, fans and cardboard rolls) to brainstorm ideas of what their sea monster could be - including how it moves, what it looks/sounds/smells like and how it thinks. A twist to this process was drawing the character of the monster from within the participants’ own selves (the monster representing the side of themselves that people don’t see, e.g. loneliness, anger, fear). Needless to say, building the monster was a lot of fun. The children used cane, masking tape, paper and glue to create 2 beastly heads, 2 long necks, 2 tentacle-like arms and 2 ferocious claws. After the various parts were joined together, some of the group had a go at operating the puppet. For many it was their first time working with puppets (let alone giant ones!). Pupperoos will be returning to Shopfront to help finish off the puppet and work with some of the ensemble in operating it. Shopfront is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity foryoung people aged 8 - 25. It is a cultural network and production co-operative where all young people, regardless of their background or ability, can create themselves. For more information about this organisation, please visit http:// shopfront.org.au/
Dave Jones, artist and puppet maker, was commissioned to create a giant puppet for the Natimuk Frinj Festival (Nati Frinj) This festival is held annually in the small rural town of Natimuk in western Victoria. The massive puppet was designed to be suspended from the silos. Local primary school children helped create an animation which was projected on to the front of the 12 metre puppet. The animation focused on the drought, bushfire, locust-plague and floods that have affected the town over the years. Dave recorded the remarkable process of building the puppet in his blogs : http://theartofdave.blogspot.com http://natifrinj.blogspot.com Erecting the puppet called ʻPhoebe Sparklesʼ (named by children at the Natimuk Primary school The performance of Highly Strung at the festival _________________________________________________________________ Deiter Barry of Deiter Barry Creations. The Saber crowned dragon or “Abrasax” was made by Deiter Barry Creations to hover above the bar at Revolt bar and Arts space in Kensington. With a wingspan of three meters and measuring nearly two meters in length he peers down on wary patrons as they shakily enjoy their wines. Abrasax was made starting with a PVC skeleton. The body shape was made using sheet foam and the detail was hand stitched. Finer details such as teeth and claws were made from super sculpy and the body was finished with a latex and cotton layer to ensure the finished painted coat would have lustre, as you would expect a dragon’s skin to. Finally, the wings were made with a mixture of PVC piping, sculpy claws and clear plastic sheeting which were coated in a latex and shellac finish. So if you find yourself in Kensington, stop in at Revolt (12 Elisabeth Street) and say hello to Abrasax. Also the guys there make a mean latte. deiterbarrycreations.com
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