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ADULT LEARNING JANUARY - AUGUST 2018
WELCOME Welcome to adult learning at Little Angel Theatre. Throughout the year we offer a range of training for professionals at different levels in their career development. Some courses require existing puppetry skills, some are open to beginners and those working in associated creative industries, including theatre, animation and film. Our training opportunities can also be useful for teachers, workshop leaders, support workers and therapists. This season we are pleased to welcome back Mark Makin with his unique course, Tour Booking – the essential guide. We hope you find something to animate you and look forward to seeing you at Little Angel soon.
photo credit: Ben Bell
Slavka Jovanović Head of Learning
AN INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMING LIVE ANIMATION WITH THE PAPER CINEMA Little Angel Theatre in association with London International Mime Festival Learn the basics of designing puppets, narrative and storyboarding, puppet manipulation and performance. Make your own piece in groups during the session. For anyone interested in learning more about this unique approach to making and performing live animation. All levels of experience welcome. Sat 27 & Sun 28 Jan 10am - 5pm £120/£95 for 2 days Location: Studios
STORYTELLING AND PUPPETRY CPD session for Teachers, Therapist and Early Years Practitioners Explore storytelling and story making with puppets. You will begin by making a simple puppet out of fabric as well as methods for making the design with children. You will learn to bring it to life and look at ideas for using puppets with children to help them explore characters and stories. Suitable for anyone who works with children or young people. Mon 29 Jan 4.15 – 6.30pm £35/£25 Location: Studios
WRITING FOR PUPPETRY
EXPLORING THE OBJECT
With Rachel Warr, Dotted Line Theatre
With Oliver Smart, Folded Feather
An evening exploring the creative process of making theatre with puppetry. This event is for puppetry practitioners and writers or dramaturges. There will be an opportunity to engage in some practical work and to network with other professionals from the field of puppetry, visual theatre, writing and dramaturgy. Mon 26 Feb 7pm – 10pm £20/15 Location: Studios
“A puppet is an object which through design and/or movement presents itself as a character.” You will weave together the strands of animation and fabrication, using the intimate/expressive relationship between our own bodies and the expressive object/s as a framework. This course is for those with experience and training in puppetry or an equivalent expressive medium Sat 3 & Sun 4 March 10am - 5pm £120/£95 for 2 days Location: Studios
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
JOINTS AND MECHANISMS
With Mike Shepherd, Kneehigh
With Mark Pitman, Garlic Theatre
Mike Shepherd – founder and Artistic Director of Kneehigh, actor, director and teacher delivers a “Kneehigh Lowdown”a practical workshop exploring the ways Kneehigh work.
A masterclass for puppet makers and beginners. A hands on exploration of different kinds of joints and mechanisms, focusing on rod and table top puppets.
Mike directed the much acclaimed A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, a co-production with Little Angel Theatre.
You will have a chance to look at the mechanisms that can transform a puppet so that its movements can be expressive and subtle and the manipulation easier to control.
Sat 24 March 10am-5pm £75/£60
Sat 28 & Sun 29 April 10am - 6pm £160/£140 for 2 days
Location: Studios
Location: Little Angel Theatre Workshop
TOUR BOOKING - THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE With Mark Makin, Mark Makin Projects Ltd
AN INTRODUCTION TO PUPPETRY PERFORMANCE With Oliver Smart, Folded Feather
‘Essential training’ Nisha Modhwadia, The Birmingham Repertory Theatre
A crash course for total beginners. Discover the essential skills needed to bring puppets and objects alive with movement and emotion. The session will include learning about puppet life, breath and focus. An entertaining and comprehensive introduction to the art of the puppeteer and a springboard to the world of professional development.
As well as much more this course will enable you to: • Organise a realistic tour schedule and budget • Present your company and shows to potential bookers in the best light • Understand the different financial and contractual deal options
Beginners welcome.
Tues 1 May 10am - 5pm £90/£60
Sat 5 & Sun 6 May 10am - 5pm £120/£95 for 2 days
Location: Studios
Location: Studios
MARIONETTE CARVING COURSE With John Roberts, PuppetCraft Theatre Learn marionette carving from this Master Puppeteer. You will design your own puppet and then cut out, carve, joint and assemble it. If there is time, you will make a control and string the puppet. You could aim to make a simple complete puppet (which is a lot to do within the week) or you can work at a more leisurely pace and do the finishing touches at a later date. Mon 14 to Sat 19 May 10am to 6pm £480/£430 for 6 days Location: Little Angel Theatre Workshop
AN INTRODUCTION TO MAKING AND PERFORMING WITH GLOVE AND HAND PUPPETS With Isobel Smith and Darren East Day 1 & 2: Create a glove puppet that looks great and is designed to perform effectively. Day 3: Learn skills to work with glove and hand puppets, as well as staging options, working with multiple puppets, working with your audience, working with your voice, and story and performance forms. All welcome. Sat 26, Sun 27 & Mon 28 May 10am to 5pm £200/£175 for 3 days Location: Studios
PUPPET CONSTRUCTION COURSE: DOG PUPPET With Peter O'Rourke Learn how to build a simple, expressive mechanism into a simple sculpt. Working from a prototype, you will build your own puppet. Designed for a single operator with rods from above, the prototype will be a smaller than life-size dog, with some internal movement in the body and neck, a nodding head and a moving mouth. All welcome. Mon 11 – Fri 15 June 10am to 6pm £400/£350 for 5 days Location: Little Angel Theatre Workshop
“open discussion, friendly atmosphere ... practical, inspiring and thought-provoking� feedback from Writing with Puppetry
ADULT TERMLY COURSES Always popular, our adult term-long courses offer a deeper connection to the art form and an opportunity to develop larger scale projects. Spring Term 2018: • Puppetry Foundation Course • Design and Make a Suitcase Theatre Show Summer Term 2018: • Puppetry Foundation Course • Table Top Puppet Making Course £195/£135 per term Full dates and details www.littleangeltheatre.com/ creativelearning
PUPPET SPACE #puppetgathering Thurs 1 March Mon 4 June Tue 11 Sep 7pm to 9.30pm A place to catch up with friends, patch up with enemies and discuss all things puppetry related. All are welcome to this Little Angel Theatre networking event, presented in association with Puppeteers UK. It’s free to attend however you need to book a space so we can monitor numbers.
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Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided. Please feel free to bring additional refreshments of your choice. Cost: Free (booking required) Location: Studios
HOW TO BOOK + GENERAL INFO ONLINE littleangeltheatre.com PHONE 020 7226 1787 VISIT US opening hours 10am - 5pm see website for variations Please note any concession places cannot be booked online, and concession places for termly courses must be booked in person (see website for eligibility and documentation details). Please contact us to talk through any access requirements by calling 020 7226 1787 or emailing slavka@littleangeltheatre.com.
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