Name: Recycled Rod Puppets Workshop w/ Sandglass Theater (FREE!)
Start: 2024-05-11T15:30:00-04:00
Location: 10 Mayo St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

$Recycled Rod Puppets Workshop w\/ Sandglass Theater (FREE!)$

Sandglass Theater artists Shoshana Bass & Jana Zeller will lead a hands-on workshop promoting imagination, problem-solving, and upcycling.
Utilizing toilet paper rolls, old chopsticks, and a variety of decorative elements participants will be able to build their very own character from their imagination. The puppet building will be followed by a brief lesson in bringing your creation to life!
FREE to attend! The workshop is wonderful for youth, families, art educators, the puppet curious, and anyone interested in play. Activities are suited for those 8+, but all are welcome.
This workshop will follow Sandglass Theater's performance of "Oma." Learn more about "Oma" at: https://fb.me/e/1MyA4QXL9
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Shoshana Bass (performer) is Artistic Director of Sandglass Theater based in Putney, Vermont on the unceded lands of the Abenaki people. Having been raised in a traveling family of internationally acclaimed puppeteers, she has spent her life witnessing and in dialogue with artistic voices of diverse cultures, heritages, and perspectives. Now she performs, directs, and choreographs internationally. She is a touring ensemble member with the company in Babylon, Journeys of Refugees; Rock the Boat; and Punschi and her solo performance When I Put On Your Glove.
Jana Zeller (performer) has been drawing and painting since she was a child. She trained for many years as an oil painter and portrait painter, worked as a set painter for the theater, the TV and movie industry, and the opera. As one of the daughters of Sandglass Theater, she began painting puppets, sets and props early on, and later became a working puppeteer creating original shows that have been presented in the US, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and India. She performs and teaches puppetry across New England, and art classes for children in her studio in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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This workshop is part of a collaboration between Mayo Street Arts and the East End Community School. This MSA-EECS Partnership is a portion of a year-round approach toward engagement with our neighbors in East Bayside. Elementary students and faculty vote to select artists to visit the school and tailor workshops to support the classroom curriculum.