Handspring Puppet Company: The genius puppetry behind War Horse
We were delighted to come across Clive Hick-Jenkins’ blog and the announcement of the Artlog Puppet Exhibition’s 2014 challenge on the post of Folktales, Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends – which should be enough to fire the imagination of kids and adults everywhere.
To help would-be participants Clive Hicks-Jenkins has begin a series of posts looking at the basic types of puppets which could be used in the challenge.
A guide to puppetry 1: the glove-puppet | Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ Artlog
What we love most about puppets for kids is how the simplest of materials can be adapted and used to make a sophisticated and compelling performance, as Gary Friedman demonstrates in a World of Puppetry workshop using nothing but crumpled paper!
World of Paper Puppetry Demonstration