Thursday 17th February, 6.30-7.15pm
It is called Puppet Pasta Pizzaz!
This comprises of two shows with an Italian flavour (hence the pasta). There will be a marionette show (a marionette is a puppet with strings) and a Pulcinella show (Pulcinella is hand puppet and is the Italian Punch)
Feel free to come in your P.J.s!
I love puppets because they have a special way of telling stories and interacting with people. Some of the best puppets are also very easy to make. I’ve spent a lot of time over the last couple weeks repairing and preparing my puppets for the fringe festival in Adelaide so I thought I’d share with you a few of the great puppet making books we have in children’s non-fiction collection.
Puppets around the world
Puppetry is a very old art form and there are puppets sharing stories all over the world. This book has information and photos of many different types of puppets and also instructions to make a simple version of those puppets. I think information in this book is interesting, the photos inspiring and it will introduce you to many different ways of making puppets and most of the materials are not to difficult to find.
Muppets Make Puppets
Most of you are probably familiar with Sesame Street. This is a great puppet book that will let you into the secrets of making muppet style puppets. There are illustrated step by step instructions for making different sorts of puppets, hints on how to create a character, suggestions on materials you could use including many recycled and household items you may never have thought of as puppetry material and suggestions how to put together a puppet show. This colourful fun book will quickly have you making quirky puppet characters.
Most excellent book of how to be a puppeteer
I like this book for its ideas on how to make a range of easy puppets. It also has hints about writing puppet scripts and it has good ideas about making easy puppet theatres to suit different styles of the puppets.
If you enjoy action and history The Devil and his Boy is the book for you.
