Shadow Mechanism – A Deeper Dive into Moving Puppetry
Saturday 7 June 2025 · Explore the inner workings of shadow puppets in this hands-on workshop with Puppet Place artist Izzy Bristow
Dive a bit deeper into the world of shadow puppetry with this day long intensive on the mechanisms that make shadow puppets move.
This is a hands-on course where participants will get to make their own shadow puppet mechanism, full puppets will not be built in this course, instead we focus on building mechanical systems that can be integrated into future puppets.
Facilitated by Puppet Place Resident Artist: Izzy Bristow,, who is a puppet maker and educator with experience across the puppet spectrum, from the Muppets to life sized dinosaurs, from international tours to heirloom restoration there is little that puppetry has to offer that Izzy hasn’t seen.
As Izzy says: “Shadow Puppets became a special interest during the pandemic and I have spent a lot of my free time in the last 5 years learning about their history and how they are made. I love teaching about them and hope you learn to love them too!”
Taking place in the Puppet Place Joinery Shop. This workshop will take place on Saturday 7 June from 10am – 5pm, with doors opening for registration at 9:45am. This workshop is aimed at adults, young people and older children, but under 16 year old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
To find out more about the workshop and to book your ticket visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shadow-mechanism-tickets-1333223229569
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