Shadow Puppetry Installation Workshop
Inspired by A Bucket of Beetles
(Please note – it is advisable that you also attend the performance of ‘A Bucket of Beetles’ in conjunction with the workshop however, you can choose to just attend the workshop.)
‘Leonardo da Vinci would have loved this puppetry performance!’ Audience member of ‘A Bucket of Beetles’
Create shadow puppets with natural materials
Deepen student’s engagement with the performance of A Bucket of Beetles with this making workshop with Papermoon and their puppetry artists. Students make shadow installations using branches and leaves, to explore the magic of puppetry and the performance’s deep connection to nature and friendship.
In this workshop, students will:
- Explore ways to bring objects, materials and figures to life using simple natural materials and light to create shadow puppet worlds.
- Work with artists to create their own puppets using recycled and natural materials, and how these puppets can inform storytelling, set design and the audiences experience of the performance.
- Learn about Indonesian approaches to puppetry story telling.
About Papermoon Puppet Theatre
Papermoon Puppet Theatre was founded in April 2006 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Co-Artistic Director Maria Tri Sulistyani (Ria). She has since nurtured, developed and expanded the company together with Co-Artistic Director Iwan Effendi, a visual artist and Papermoon’s puppet designer. Among other close collaborators, we work with a collective of puppeteers, which includes Anton Fajri, Pambo Priyojati, Beni Sanjaya, Muhammad Alhaq and Hardiansyah Yoga.
To date, Papermoon Puppet Theatre has created more than 30 puppet performances and visual art installations and exhibitions, and have toured to more than 10 countries. In 2008, they launched Pesta Boneka, an international puppet biennale that welcomes puppeteers from around the world to Yogyakarta, where they can share their work in a community setting.
The workshop duration is 90 minutes.
YOU MUST BE A SHEN MEMBER TO BOOK TICKETS. PLEASE ONLY BOOK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
PLEASE NOTE that parents can attend this workshop in a non-participating capacity. Parents will be able to sit in the back of the Creative Learning Space. Parents need to also purchase a ticket (even though free) at the time of booking.