Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival in Almonte, Ontario continues its series of hands-on workshops in the art and magic of puppetry. The upcoming 2-part workshop for adults “Simple Marionettes” will be held over 4 days (two weekends) with long-time professional puppet maker, Noreen Young. Ms. Young will take you through the various steps of building a simple 14” - 18” marionette which will be ready for costuming when you’re done. Workshop participants will begin by modelling the head, hands and feet in Paperclay and then by building the body with wood and leather. All materials will be supplied and basic body parts pre-cut. Just bring a good pair of scissors and your imagination! The “Simple Marionettes” workshop will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, and Sunday, May 4th, and then Saturday May 10th and Sunday May 11th, from 10 am to 4pm at the JB Arts Studio, 64 Mill Street, Almonte. The cost of this workshop is $175 per student, and is limited to 10 participants. To register, please contact Jeff@jbarts.ca or nyp.puppets@gmail.com or call 613 220 3005. This is an incredible opportunity to work with Noreen Young (Order of Canada, 2005). Ms. Young was the creator of Under the Umbrella Tree, a popular CBC Television children's series that ran from 1986-1993, and was also the puppeteer for a character on Sesame Park, the Canadian version of Sesame Street. She is also known for her caricature puppets of public figures such as former governor-general Adrienne Clarkson, CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge, and hockey commentator Don Cherry, and of prominent personalities from her hometown of Almonte, Ontario. Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary this August 9th and 10th! In the meantime, checkout the wide variety of puppet workshops leading up to the festival, at www.jbarts.ca or www.puppetsup.ca! Noreen invites all participants and their marionettes to walk with her in the daily parades at the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival this coming August!
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