Polyglot's workshops program take place in schools and at public festivals, encouraging creativity without fear of assessment, in the confidence that there is no right or wrong. Puppetry is limitless in its flexibility and imagination, allowing children's creative choices to take form and shape in an entertaining and constructive way.
Polyglot offers:
- Rod puppetry workshops
- Shadow puppetry workshops
- Drop-in Puppet Making workshops
- Puppetry masterclasses for industry professionals
- Marionettes workshops
Why workshops are important.
- Learning by doing
- Children as participants in the creative process
- Development of skills in puppet building and performance
- Finding out about students abilities through a different medium
- Communication of ideas through a different medium
- Engaging the imagination
- Encouraging the best in each child - keeping their choices free from assessment
- Allowing children time and space to work at their own pace
- Puppets @ Fed Square with Artplay - school holiday program
Polyglot's Rod Puppet Workshops feature as part of the Puppets @ Fed Square with Artplay program these school holidays.
- TAP Residency Kicks OffJacob Boehme has started his TAP Residency. He will keep you posted with his Artist's blog. We will also be posting photo's of the work in progress.
- We Built This City - Warrnambool Fun4Kids festival
Our public construction extravaganza We Built This City got underway at the Warrnambool Fun4Kids Childrens Festival this weekend and runs until Sunday.
Performances are 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4pm, starting Sunday 30 June and run through to Sunday 7 July.
- Check Out! visual arts exhibition
Polyglot's artist Mischa Long has worked with children from the Currajong School to create a visual representation of our new show Check Out!.
The exhibition is currently on show at the Phoenix Park Library, corner of Rob Roy Road and Ivanhoe Grove, Malvern East and running until the 27 June.
