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Workshops For Every Crowd
The Eulenspiegel
Puppets are well known for their high quality workshops and residencies
in the creation and manipulation of many styles of puppets and in puppet
performance. The puppeteers have been active in the Iowa Arts Council's
Artists-in-the-Schools Program since 1977. They work with students of
all ages, from lower elementary to adult. Come to Owl Glass Puppetry
Center in West Liberty, Iowa to attend one of the many workshops available
there. Or you can have the puppeteers come to your school or community
for the following educational events.
A full day can include a performance and workshops, contributing significantly
to your school’s curriculum. Consider a workshop for a special
class or a teacher in-service. Save money by sharing a day with another
school or organization!
A three-day performance/workshop package can
include performances as well as workshops in the creation and manipulation
of hand puppets, shadow puppets, rod puppets, or simple marionettes. The puppeteers
draw on their 30 plus years of experience to
teach puppet-making and
performance techniques that are accessible, cost-effective, fun and
foolproof.
Giant puppet-building residencies. If your community has a parade, a
festival, or a special event, get your hands messy with papier maché!
Wow the spectators! Hire the Eulenspiegel Puppeteers to help a local
group build giant puppets around the theme of your event.
Workshops for teachers, librarians, and other interested adults. The
puppeteers draw on their 30 years of experience working as artists in
the schools to teach puppet-making and performance techniques that are
accessible, cost-effective, fun and fool -proof. Each workshop is individually
designed to meet your needs.
From time to time, Eulenspiegel does five-day residencies which are
individually designed and usually culminate in a student performance.
You can apply to the Iowa Arts Council
for funding assistance, but be sure to check with us first, as availability
is limited.
PUPPET COMMUNITY THEATRE!
Celebrating the Midwest!
Eulenspiegel offers two opportunities for your students or community members to rehearse peripheral parts in a professional Eulenspiegel production and present the show for an audience. You can also include a puppet making component, in which participants make puppets for the final scene. These workshops take place in the framework of a three-day residency. Click here for further information.
Underwater
Shadow Puppets
Each participant makes a shadow puppet of an underwater creature. The
puppeteers show how to make a simple tabletop shadow stage out of corrugated
cardboard. The session ends with an impromptu performance.
Time required: 1 hour
Class size: Up to 30
Material fee: .20 each ($5.00 per class)
PARTICIPANTS MUST BE OLD ENOUGH TO DRAW AND CUT.
Finger
puppets
Ideal as a Make and Take event, this workshop guides participants in
making charming finger puppets with wooden bead or pompom heads. felt
bodies, and details made of feathers, trim, fur, and sequins. Make one
or a whole cast! Make people, animals, dragons, or whatever your imagination
dictates.
Time required: 1 hour, more or less
Class size: Up to 30
Material fee: .20 per puppet
PARTICIPANTS MUST BE OLD ENOUGH TO CUT AND GLUE.
Twirlies
Based on a style of flat paper puppet popular in Asia, these lively
characters can dance and twirl, either rod puppet style held below or
marionette style worked from above. This project makes a good Make and
Take event.
Time required: 1 hour, more or less
Class size: Up to 30
Material fee: .20 per puppet
PARTICIPANTS MUST BE OLD ENOUGH TO CUT AND COLOR.
Making
and Using Hand Puppets
The Eulenspiegel Puppeteers will take you through the process of making
a traditional hand puppet with a hard head and fabric body. You will
make a head of newspaper and plaster bandages, using a process the puppeteers
have used in numerous classrooms for over 25 years. You'll paint the
face and make a mobile, no-sew body. You'll learn to work the puppet
and leave ready to put together your own show.
Time required: 3-4 hours (all at once, or 1 hour per day)
Class size: Up to 30
Material fee: 2.00 per puppet
APPROPRIATE FOR FIRST GRADE THROUGH ADULT
Making Rod Puppets
Make a humorous, silly or serious rod puppet. Rod puppets have heads
mounted on dowel rods and arms manipulated with rods. You'll make the
head with a process similar to papier mache, paint it, and make a body
out of cloth. You'll leave the with a rod puppet of your own creation
and lots of ideas!
Time required: 4-5 hours (all at once, or 1 hour per day)
Class size: Up to 30
Material fee: 4.00 per puppet
APPROPRIATE FOR FOURTH GRADE THROUGH ADULT
Making Scarf Marionettes
Make a simple marionette with a papier mache head, a fluid body crafted
from a silk scarf, and four strings. These colorful, mobile marionettes
are natural dancers!Time required: 3-4 hours (all at once, or 1 hour
per day)
Class size: Up to 30
Material fee: 3.00 per puppet
APPROPRIATE FOR FOURTH GRADE THROUGH ADULT
Developing and Performing a Story With Shadow Puppets
Participate in the ancient, magical art of shadow puppetry! You'll learn
how to make beautiful, mobile, well-articulated puppets out of cardboard,
colored acetate, and other things that cast interesting shadows, such
as lace and feathers. You'll make characters for a specific story, usually
a folk tale, with your classmates, rehearse it and perform it for an
audience.
Time required: 3-4 hours (all at once, or 1 hour per day)
Class size: Up to 30
Material fee: 1.oo per student
APPROPRIATE FOR THIRD GRADE THROUGH ADULT
Parade Puppet Workshop
Build a spectacular creation for your parade, festival, or other event!
Using cardboard, papier mache, and fabric, we can build characters up
to eight feet tall. Make a dragon, a sun, a mythical creature, or anything
you wish. Your group can collaborate on making a giant puppet while
individuals work on “bottle head” puppets, flowers, and
flying creatures to fill out your parade grouping. This workshop can
be organized as a drop-in event if you choose.
Time required: 3 days
Class size: Varies by situation
Material fee: individually calculated, depending on characters built
Interpreting Literature Through Puppetry
With the help of illustrative vignettes, the puppeteers discuss the
process of taking a piece of literature and adapting it into a puppet
performance. Topics covered include story selection, storyboarding,
choosing the style of puppets and staging, and simply how to get from
the idea to the finished product.
BEST FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH ADULT
Puppetry in the Classroom
Especially designed for teachers and other youth workers, this workshop
draws on the puppeteers’ 30 years of Arts in Education experience
to teach classroom tested, cost effective techniques for making and
using hand puppets and shadow puppets and incorporating them into the
curriculum. This workshop can be all demonstration, part hands-on, or
all hands-on, depending on the time allotted.
Time required: 1 hour to 1 day
Class size : Up to 50 if all demonstration; 25 if all hands-on.
Material fee: 0-$5.00
HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH ADULT
You
can save money by providing materials! Get a material list from the
puppeteers and ask your community for donations of fabric, trim, etc.
If you
have an idea for a puppet or a puppet event, but you can't figure out
how to make it happen, contact the puppeteers: owlglass@avalon.net.
They can help!
Check Owl Glass Puppetry Center's schedule
for upcoming classes and workshops.
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