2013 Season - Center for Puppetry Arts

Outreach & On-Site Workshops
The Center for Puppetry Arts offers a variety of workshops and residencies to allow learners of all ages (preschool
through adult) and all experience levels (from beginner to professional) to explore and enjoy the art
of puppetry. Workshops can be customized to your needs and can be offered at your site or at the Center!
Workshops for school-age children support GA Performance Standards and enhance classroom learning.
visit www.puppet.org/edu or contact the Education Department at 404.881.5136 for more information
and to schedule your workshop or residency experience.
See page 26 for pricing.
Artist-in-Residence Experience
Welcome a professional Puppeteer/Teaching Artist to your school for an in-depth puppetry
immersion experience! Residencies can be tailored to suit your needs/class schedules, and can
include an introductory performance/presentation, a mini-museum, and classroom break-out
sessions (on scriptwriting and literature, theatre games for puppetry, puppet design, puppet
building, puppet performance, puppet history, puppets in world culture, and more).
Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures:
An International Puppet Presentation
learn about many different types of puppet traditions from around the world including China, india,
Japan, indonesia, and mali. Celebrate the intersection of geography, history, social studies, and the
arts! The instructor uses both authentic and replica puppets for this entertaining and educational
hands-on presentation.
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Preschool Puppetry Playshop
Preschool Puppetry Workshops are offered for children ages two to four. These workshops
enhance motor skills, increase language and social skills, and develop self-confidence. This highenergy,
engaging experience supports early childhood literacy by bringing to life one of fi ve terrifi c
books for early readers!
Puppet Factory
This puppet-making activity is perfect for festivals and promotional events. in assembly-line fashion,
participants build and decorate their very own puppets to take home. We provide one instructor
and all puppet parts and decorations. your organization provides tables, chairs, and adult volunteers.
Choose from one of our unique puppet designs, or let us create a custom-designed puppet for you!
Puppet Invention Workshop
Explore different puppetry styles, celebrate the history of the art of puppetry, create an exciting
puppet of your own, and then bring that puppet to life by learning basic puppet manipulation! This
workshop can be tailored to any group/classroom theme and can be adjusted to fi t any schedule
(one-hour or two-hour sessions suggested).
Puppet Manipulation 101
learn behind-the-scenes techniques to bring your puppets to life! Perfect for school groups, church
groups, community groups — any group interested in the finer points of puppet manipulation! We’ll
provide a limited number of practice puppets to be used during the session, but having your own
puppets (one per participant) is suggested.
See pricing on page 26.
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Outreach & On-Site Workshops