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

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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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