http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-kcNYt28f0 Kay Yasugi from Pupperoos recenty ran a marionette operating workshop with Caroline Astell-Burt (London School of Puppetry) at Carleton Endowed Primary School in Skipton, Yorkshire UK. This 1 hour workshop was for Year 6 students (10-12 year olds), where they learned how to operate simple balloon marionettes through games and play. They also learned how to [...]
Sketch of Master Puppeteer 'I Made Sidia' by Kay Yasugihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJEDV0fWABE On April 9th-10th 2011, Kay Yasugi from Pupperoos attended a Balinese Wayang Shadow Puppetry Masterclass run by I Made Sidia. The workshop was held at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, Australia. I Made Sidia is one of Indonesia's most acclaimed dalangs (master puppeteer) from Bali, [...]
Pupperoos recently ran a puppet-making workshop for grade 3-6 children at St Francis Leisure Centre in Paddington, Sydney. The children learned how to make rod puppets and enjoyed decorating them with pens and fabric. The after-school care room was buzzing with colourful creativity and after an hour, the group greeted 20 new puppet characters: princesses, [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMD4KzgZhOo During February 2011, puppeteer Kay Yasugi volunteered with Globalteer (a UK-based charity) in Siem Reap. She was part of the Giant Puppet Project, a local children’s community arts project (now in it’s 5th year!). They worked with several children from various schools and non-government organisations to make giant parade puppets. The project was led [...]
Kay Yasugi with some children from the "Life For Kids" puppet workshopPupperoos recently ran a fun-filled puppetry workshop at the Life For Kids Breakfast. The children (aged 4-13 years old) enjoyed making a range of "Under the Sea" puppets, including jellyfish marionettes (string puppets), rainbow fish rod puppets and jaw-snapping shark mouth puppets. They also [...]
Nathan Rosettenstein tries out his new shark mouth puppet at "Pupperoos Playtime"Pupperoos recently ran a fun-filled puppetry workshop for 4-10 year olds at Pennant Hills Baptist Church, Sydney. The children enjoyed making a variety of "Under the Sea" puppets, including jellyfish marionettes (string puppets), rainbow fish rod puppets and jaw-snapping shark mouth puppets. They also [...]
Pupperoos recently ran a puppetry workshop at the 'Kids Can' training event (run by Logosdor) as part of the Baptist "Revive '09" Conference. The event was held at the Olympic Park Sports Centre in Homebush, Sydney. 'Kids Can' is aimed at equipping children aged 7-14 with a variety of skills that they can use in Christian [...]
On Friday 11th September, Pupperoos ran a workshop on "Creating a Dynamic Literacy Classroom with Puppetry". It was part of the Future Directions in Literacy Conference hosted by Sydney University's Division of Professional Learning in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, and held at the Harold Park Function Centre in Glebe NSW. This 2 day conference aims to stimulate [...]
