WOOD-WORKING WORKSHOP

For experienced puppeteers and beginning puppeteers This workshop offers a 5-day course of basic wood-working and tips for creating a specific marionette of your choice. Each participant is asked to arrive with his own project or sketch of a character chosen beforehand; others may choose to bring an already existing marionette to improve upon . After making the patterns from the finished drawing, each participant is individually taught to cut out his marionette using a band saw. Other machines include a circular sanding machine, a drill and drill press and hand tools such as a rasp or sculpting knives. Advise will be given for the costume but its making is not included in the alloted time.

Maximum number of participants: 5

Our workshops are designed not only for children but also for adults, be they professional or amateur. A marionette kit, designed by Bruno and Darlene Frascone, is passed out to the participants. Each group assembles the puppet with the help of the Frascones and a step-by-step booklet (no special tools are required). After stringing the puppet to the control paddle, the participants learn how to perform basic gestures and movements. - In school workshops (25 students maximum) the class keeps one of the marionettes. - Individuals may opt to buy their marionette.

Length of workshop: about 6 hours - 3-hour workshops are also available