THESSPUPPET '16
MASTERCLASSES FOR PUPPETEERS & NEW PUPPETEERS
T.C.H. - CITY OF THESSALONIKI - THESSALONIKI TOURISM ORGANIZATION
Masterclass for puppeteers and New Puppeteers
Stathis Markopoulos (Greece): The animation theatre
(Basic principles on puppet & object animation)
Duration: 20 hours (5 four-hour-meetings)
Dates: 3 - 7 December from 10:00 until 14:00
No. Participants: Maximum 16 persons
Language: Greek
Participants: Puppeteers and new puppeteers only
Fee: 60 € (Τhesspuppet’ 16 covers 50% for the Thessaloniki Puppeteers)
Information & registration: 2310 276 069 (9.30-13.30)
The seminar
Three different techniques of puppet animation will be teached. Puppets that students will create from simple materials in order to research the phenomenon of the indication of life through individual and group exercises.
Main themes of the seminar
-Puppet/object manipulation & animation
-the “acting” of the puppet
-means of manipulation
-movement aesthetics
-movement and action
-relation between manipulator/puppet/audience
-drama and direction in puppet theatre
-rhythm and drama
-space dynamics
-the puppet ontological quest in 21st century