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Outreach & On-Site Workshops
The Center for Puppetry Arts offers a variety of workshops and residencies to allow learners of all ages (preschool through adult) and all experience levels (from beginner to professional) to explore and enjoy the art of puppetry. Workshops can be customized to your needs and can be offered at your site or at the Center! Workshops for school-age children support GA Performance Standards and enhance classroom learning.
Contact the Education Department at 404.881.5136 for more information and to schedule your workshop or residency experience.
Click here for current educational activities offered at your location and at the Center.
Artist-in-Residence Experience
Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures: An International Puppet
Presentation
Preschool Puppetry Playshop
Puppet Factory
Puppet Invention Workshop
Puppet Manipulation 101
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Welcome a professional Puppeteer/Teaching Artist to your school for an in-depth puppetry immersion experience! Residencies can be tailored to suit your needs/class schedules, and can include an introductory performance/presentation, a mini-Museum, and classroom break-out sessions (on scriptwriting and literature, theatre games for puppetry, puppet design, puppet building, puppet performance, puppet history, puppets in world culture, and more).
Fee: Varies by experience: range $600 - $3,000. Mileage and per diem/lodging rates apply.
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Learn about many different types of puppet traditions from around the world including China, India, Japan, Indonesia, and Mali. Celebrate the intersection of geography, history, social studies, and the arts! The instructor uses both authentic and replica puppets for this entertaining and educational hands-on presentation.
Fee: $250. Duration: Up to 90 minutes.
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Preschool Puppetry Workshops are offered for children ages two to four. These workshops enhance motor skills, increase language and social skills, and develop self-confidence. This high-energy, engaging experience supports early childhood literacy by bringing to life one of five terrific books for early readers!
Choose from the following titles:
Book: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
Activity: Make a Wide-Mouthed Frog Hand Puppet
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Activity: Make a Butterfly Rod Puppet
Book: Box Turtle at Long Pond by William T. George
Activity: Make a Box Turtle Hand-and-Rod Puppet
Book: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Activity: Make a Spider Hand Puppet
Book: How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen
Activity: Make a T-Rex Shadow Puppet
Fee: $150; up to 25 students. Duration: 1 hour.
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This puppet-making activity is perfect for festivals and promotional events. In assembly-line fashion, participants build and decorate their very own puppet to take home. We provide one instructor and all puppet parts and decorations. Your organization provides tables, chairs, and adult volunteers. Choose from one of our unique puppet designs, or let us create a custom-made puppet for you!
Fee: $170 per hour, two-hour minimum. Your location only. Groups only.
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Explore different puppetry styles, celebrate the history of the art of puppetry, create an exciting puppet of your own, and then bring that puppet to life by learning basic puppet manipulation! This workshop can be tailored to any group/classroom theme and can be adjusted to fit any schedule (one-hour or two-hour sessions suggested).
Fee: Varies by design and number of participants.
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Learn behind-the-scenes techniques to bring your puppets to life! Perfect for school groups, church groups, community groups — any group interested in the finer points of puppet manipulation! We’ll provide a limited number of practice puppets to be used during the session, but having your own puppets (one per participant) is suggested.
Fee: $150; up to 25 students. Duration: 1 hour.
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