Puppetry

News of Puppeteers, Companies, Forthcoming Projects 2010
Al Martinez is running prop-making classes at various times throughout the year at his studios in Kensington,
Melbourne . He’s also started a membership for Al Martinez Studios that entitles members to a
discount to a studio hire fee, consultation fee and course fee. He will be setting up more short courses in
metalwork and wood working . More details in next newsletter. Contact Al Martinez
Dream Puppets (Richard Hart and Julia Davis) will be travelling to Korea to perform ‘Dreamer in the Deep’ at the
Samducdong and the Mumurism Puppetry and Mime Festivals in late April/Early May.
Rachael Guy (Melbourne) will be performing her new version of ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff ‘in Thailand as part of
an English Language program in March.
Jacob Boehme will be be heading to India in March to undertake an Asialink residency for 3 months
working with Ishara Puppet Theatre on a range of projects. These include a Unesco funded initiative
to work with street kids in Delhi creating puppetry shows about HIV awareness, linking up with one of
India's last traditional shadow puppeteers. He will be taking Kathakali dance classes, part time. On
his return he will begin a residency with Gasworks to develop his own Indigenous Dance and Visual Theatre
Company 'Idja'...and will be working in strong partnership with Gasworks during 2010-11.
Beth McMahan and Michael Bevitt (Melbourne) taught a 2
week puppetry summer school in Canberra during January
and have busy year ahead of them.
Late last year Kay Yasugi (Sydney) ran a Puppet workshop for
the Teachers' Literacy Conference (Sydney, NSW)
The workshop, "Creating a Dynamic Literacy Classroom with
Puppetry" was part of the "Future Directions in Literacy
Conference" hosted by Sydney University's Division of
Professional Learning in the Faculty of Education and Social
Work.
Kay’s company, Pupperoos ,is a Sydney-based puppet
business that is passionate about combining puppetry with
education. For more information, please visit the Pupperoos
website at http://www.pupperoos.com
(Pupperoos’ Chee Chee at Sydney University)
Terrapin(Tasmania), Spare Parts (W.A.), Polyglot (Victoria) and Arena Children’s Theatre recently
performed at the Pittsburgh Children’s Festival in Philadelphia.
(Editors’ note: Let us know your news! )