
Shadow puppetry workshops
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Available throughout Canberra, ACT
About
Learn how to create shadow puppetry from everyday materials and embed storytelling and puppetry techniques into your individual lesson plans for your students. Suitable for students of all levels.
Interactive story-telling, materials and textures exploration and puppetry technqiues.
In-school programs:
Packages available and can be tailor made to your school needs. Other package combinations available, including puppet show programs.
Student workshop
$550 per class
In-person at your school
One hour workshop / up to 30 students
Equipment provided for in-workshop play
Travel costs apply if outside ACT
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Show & workshop
from $610
60min program
Puppet show
Behind the scenes + ‘introduction to puppetry’ interactive demonstration
Teacher & students
$950
In-person at your school
Student workshop: 8-30 students /30-60mins
Teacher workshop: up to 8 teachers / 120mins / TQI accreditation
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Workshops led by
Marianne Mettes
Award winning artist, educator and education specialist, Marianne Mettes is the founder of Access Art Academy and PuppetOOdle.
As a fully accredited and registered specialist arts teacher herself, Marianne has worked across many sectors of the education system in Canberra and taught all levels from early childhood - straight through to senior secondary and higher education.
Marianne has a Masters of Teaching, Bachelor in Fine Arts (Visual Arts), a Graduate Diploma in Radio Broadcasting. She has trained under master puppeteers around the world, performed and presented to audiences of 10,000 people and has designed curriculum and supported educators in secondary school and higher education.
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