Creative Education
Entertainment Potential
Marvin's
Puppet / Mask Making
Drama Workshops
These exciting Puppet and Mask Making workshops teach children to express themselves creatively. Whether it's making puppets from recycled materials or creating masks as unique as the individual that made them, there is something for everyone.
Once the puppets or masks are made the children will be shown how to bring their unique creations to life.
The children will learn how to manipulate their puppets or breath life into their masks. They will be able to give their creation a voice and a movement unique to them. Then, combining voice and movement their new characters will come to life in a short drama piece.
Workshops can be tailored to your specific needs and are carefully structured to suit various age groups and skill levels.
Puppet / Mask Making Workshop
The children make their puppet or mask and are given a brief introduction in manipulation and movement
Puppet / Mask Making and Manipulation
A making session followed by more detailed work in movement and manipulation, concluding with a short drama piece.
Multi - Session
Ideal for schools or organisations planning a production. Puppets or Masks can be made to suit specific characters and used to greatly enhance a performance.
The multi-session consists of three visits:
- Making the puppet or mask and exploring character movement.
- Continuing character work and developing dialogue
- Rehearsing the piece
Puppets are human size and can be operated easily by one or two children.
Above - Children making and manipulating their puppets at a workshop in Cockfield Village Hall.
Below - A youth drama group at the Witham Hall Barnard Castle, making and proudly displaying their masks
Drama Workshops
Once upon a time, a thousand years ago, some children acted out an exciting hero tale from a story they had heard from the tribes storyteller the night before. Creative drama has been around for a long time and although things may have changed considerably over the centuries, the benefits to children from doing creative drama are the same:
- Fun - just plain fun!
- Experience thinking creatively and independently.
- Practice in strongly motivated social cooperation.
- Develop an understanding of people who have a different viewpoint from themselves.
- Controlled emotional release
- Experience in thinking on one's feet.
- Expressing ideas clearly and fearlessly.
When a story is put into dramatic form, the play is planned by the group, and then played with spontaneous action and dialogue.
For information on all workshops please contact Kelvin (Magician Marvin)
15 Station Court - Gainford - Darlington - Co Durham DL2 3EW
Tel: 0044 (0) 1325 732141 or 07706 944310
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