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The Bricoteer Puppetry Project
THE BRICOTEER WORKSHOP
Jamie Ashby & Grey Muldoon

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING NEW WORKSHOPS

 

Grey Muldoon and James Ashby devised the name Bricoteer Puppetry Project for several related reasons: 1) to emphasize how they creatively use material available “at hand” to construct both stories and puppets, a tendency encapsulated in the critical term bricolage (bricoteer is an amalgamation of the words bricolage and puppeteer); 2) to declare openly that they are most interested in pushing the boundaries of puppetry, which in many ways already goes beyond what the theatre of human actors is capable of doing; 3) to inform others that theirs is an ongoing project that always welcomes new collaborators.

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This storytelling workshop will allow participants to transform ordinary items such as newspaper, tape, and gift wrap into puppets in an exploration of the potential for imagination to transform and reshape the everyday world. James and Grey of the Bricoteer Puppetry Project will lead participants in making newspaper puppets, creating a story using the new puppets, and learning about performing. Two groups or troupes will be formed, and each will prepare a sketch to present to the other, with the help of James and Grey. Participants who do not wish to perform are invited to support the performance in other ways.

There will also be time to address the professional concerns of artists, educators, and caretakers and specific needs or adaptations.

Bricoteer Workshop
at Open Door Designs, February 2009
Bricoteer Workshop
Dovercourt Boys & Girls Club
sponsored by Open Door Designs - March 2009

"I just loved it all and will recomend to others. I got alot out of it and will implement with school age children I work with."

"I really enjoyed the workshop. I thought it was very accessible to the variety of people participating. It was also well planned out, so there was useful information for everyone attending."

"I never felt there was a particular lag in activity, and the bricoteers never seemed much at a loss as to what to do."