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Anchorage Community Theatre Puppet & Mask Workshop

In July I had the oppurtunity to work with Yngvil Guttu, Mariana Gonzalea-Rul, and Allan Hayton
doing puppet /mask workshop.

While researching puppet for the upcoming production of Orphues and Eurydices I came across the technique for building marionettes or puppets in general. The cardboard cut out of a profile the adding opposite profile, then wrapped in cheese cloth and glue.

Afterwards papermache and paint gives a workable puppet.
This ravens wings moved with strings from above

Some of the birds designed and built by the kids in the workshop



This drawing with the cut out of the bird and the papermached cut out is an example of the process.