Collective puppet

*COLLECTIVE PUPPET by Third Figure*

October 17-18 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

*One puppet, many voices.*

*Third Figure* is an emerging interdisciplinary collective bringing together contemporary puppetry and visual theatre, circus, applied theatre and contemporary dance. Developed through the Moving Identities residency programme, their shared practice explores new ways of working across disciplines and creating work for the stage.

Over two day workshop, we'll explore what can emerge when different bodies, ideas and materials meet through puppetry and collective creation.

Together, we'll experiment with puppets and found objects as tools for storytelling. We will develop movement landscapes using a life-size puppet, and build a collective puppet from the ideas and reflections that emerge throughout the workshop.

The workshop will be facilitated by Third Figure members *Edgars Niklasons*, a theatre maker, director and dramaturg working across contemporary puppetry, visual theatre and physical performance, and *Jordi Serena Ripley*, an applied theatre and circus artist working with movement, inclusive storytelling and collaborative processes.

*Open to everyone, with or without puppetry experience.* We welcome people from different creative disciplines and backgrounds who are curious about exploring puppetry as part of a wider performance practice.

Please include your name and a few sentences about yourself and why you’d like to take part.

What to expect

Guided physical warm up and movement session
Group exploration tasks using a life sized puppet
Building a collective puppet using found objects
Tools for storytelling
Exploring Gavin Glovers Dark puppetry methods to look at the relationship between puppet and puppeteer on stage

More information: puppetplace.org

Instagram: @thirdfigure.eu

*COLLECTIVE PUPPET by Third Figure*

October 17-18 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tickets and Important info:

This is a two day workshop (Sat & Sun)
Please get in touch via this email address if this is a barrier to you joining

£40 - for both days
£30 - Low income