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WORKSHOPS

Afghanistan

April 2003

On April the first 2003 I landed in Kabul, Afghanistan with Mark (Freddy) Fredricks. Whe had come to here to build girls schools in the Northern Territory of Afghanistan with Afghanistan Girls School Project. As the project developed I became involved first with an orphange in Sheberghan. Then later with David Mason's Mobile Mini Circus for Children in Kabul.


For workshops on Creative Expression, Spoken Word, Mime & Improv, Cartooning and others go to bhutton.com

Note: These workshops are designed to have a great deal of flexibility in order to accomodate the needs of the particular school, program or workshop host.


ARTIST IN SCHOOLS

ALASKA STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

Brian Hutton and I have been accepted into the talent pool for the Alaska State Council On The Arts for the school year of 2004-05. This workshop is from design to performance, two week intensive, for high school age students that have an interest in theatre and perfoming arts. Brian brings a Master in Education along with 20 years writing and performing in theatre from New Orleans to Anchorage. I have a long resume in the trades with 10 years of set design/construction. This experince lead me to the land of puppetry in far off Prague, Czech Rep. where I learned the craft of building marionettes (Puppets in Prague). Over the past three years I have built and produced puppet shows in Anchorage, AK along with doing workshops with Brian. To see a repertory of shows/puppets I have built click here.


WORKSHOP 2004


Click on image for council web page

In July Brian Hutton and I flew
to Ketchikan, for a two week workshop.


Kenai Peninsula College Workshop 2004

In June of 2004, Buzz Schwall and Brian Hutton hit the highway in a borrowed Winnebago. Filled with puppets, tools and stage we made our way back to KPC for another teachers workshop.


WORKSHOPS OF 2003


Kenai Pensula College


Anchorage Community Theatre



Afghanistan


In April of '04 buzzOplex performed these five puppet plays in conjunction with workshops in schools.


These five puppet plays were produced for Kindergarten thru third grade classes.

Click on photo or text for slide show, Five Puppet Shows (3.3Megs)