Name: Big Crankies! Workshop Series
Start: 2025-04-04T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-04T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Creative Alliance

A Baltimore classic returns! Discover the wonders of crankies* by making a box into a storytelling machine! Explore the art of crankie making from concept to creation! Get creative, choosing a subject, storyboarding, and playing to your strengths! Experiment with timing and transitions as you learn the ins and outs of this unique art form. Learn about its origins and modern- day renaissance.
This workshop will also feature crankie performances by teachers Katherine Fahey and Dan Van Allen. Come prepared with a simple story or song to base your crankie on. Participants will be given the option to work on paper or purchase Tyvek, and will have the option to commission a crankie box from wood worker Dan Van Allen for only $150.
*Crankies are the original moving pictures; a form of visual performance, involving a cranked scroll of artwork in a box.

BIG CRANKIES! WORKSHOP SERIES 2025
Where: Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave. Baltimore MD 21224
When: APR 4 (F), 10 (TH), 17 (TH) | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Age Range: 16+ (with accompanying adult)
Cost: $99 | $91 members
Materials: All supplies provided! Option to buy Tyvek and/or commission a full-size crankie box (contact instructors for details!)
Register at creativealliance.org �
Instructor Bio:
Katherine Fahey, award winning puppeteer, is one of pioneers reviving of the art form of crankies, a form of visual storytelling involving a scroll of artwork in a box. Katherine’s crankies incorporate intricate papercutting, shadow puppetry, singing, and storytelling.
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