Puppetry Foundation Course (Online)
18+
Duration: 8 weeks
This course is designed for absolute beginners, it is open to all those who have always wanted to have a go at puppetry but never had the opportunity to do so.
Explore a variety of different puppet forms and learn the basics of puppet manipulation and making over 8 weeks.
This term the course will be delivered online, and will focus on solo-puppetry skills, being creative with objects available in the home, learning the principles of puppetry, making your own puppet and performing.
About the Tutor
Oliver Hymans is an award-winning puppetry artist; working internationally across four continents, directing and designing puppetry in theatre, opera, film and music video. His puppets have appeared at London’s Tate Modern, Arcola Theatre, National Gallery, Camden Roundhouse, ICA and Rose Theatre Kingston, Colombia’s National Circus School and South Africa’s Loft Puppet Company. He is an Associate Artist of Little Angel Theatre and has previously directed Emily Rising (“dazzling technical flourishes” – The Guardian). In 2021 he became a QEST Scholar (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) and has been awarded funding to specialise in traditional marionette design.
You will have opportunities to interact and share ideas with your fellow participants (max. 16 people) and to ask Oliver questions.
Once you have signed up to the course you will be provided with a materials list, but the focus will largely be on simple materials you can source easily or find around the home.
All participants who attend at least 80% of the course will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the course.
“The course was inspiring and engaging. I feel I have learnt a huge amount about the art of puppetry and have improved my own puppetry skills. Thanks to Oliver for being such a patient teacher”.
– A course participant.
One place on this course will be offered for free as a bursary.
Please CLICK HERE for more information about how to apply.