Artform: Puppetry
Website: movingpartsarts.com
Moving Parts Arts is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne and offers all kinds of innovative workshops in puppetry making and storytelling. They can offer general making/performance workshops, or they can theme workshops. If a school want a bespoke theme, they would need to factor in additional costs for development time.
Puppetry is an inherently accessible, expressive and inclusive creative activity. As the puppet is an extension of the body (as opposed to acting and dancing where the performers themselves are the focus), the art form encourages freedom of expression, builds confidence and is a neutral medium to explore difficult topics and themes. Puppetry is often non-verbal, focusing on movement, enabling it to break down language, demographic and cultural barriers, allowing unlikely participants to connect through creativity and exploration.
If you’d like to book Moving Parts Arts for a workshop in your school or community group, please contact Joel at [email protected]