Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures
Digital Learning Workshop | Ages 9+ | Online
Live, Dynamic & Interactive!
Learn about puppetry as a global art form and means of cultural expression through the traditional puppetry of Mali (Africa), Japan, and China. Discover Malian rod and body puppets, Japanese bunraku rod puppets, and Chinese hand and shadow puppets. See how different puppetry styles are constructed and manipulated by examining puppets and replicas from the Center’s global museum collection along with video excerpts of master puppeteers at work.
Grade Level: 4th-Adult (program can be adapted for middle/high school students & adult audiences)
Capactiy: 35
Cost: $185
Program Length: 60 Minutes
Booking: Available on demand. Book whenever is convenient for you and your group.
Location: ZOOM
Puppet Building Activity: Chinese Dragon Shadow Puppet
To book your Digital Learning program or ask questions, please contact digitallearning@puppet.org or call 404-881-5117
Puppet Activity: Chinese Dragon Shadow Puppet
You will receive a study guide containing the puppet template to print and cut out along with a list of puppet-making materials each student will need to build the puppet during the workshop.
These materials are easy-to-find, low-cost items that can often be found in the classroom. The study guide also includes optional classroom activities you can choose to incorporate into your lesson plan either before or after seeing the program. (These optional classroom activities are different from the activities included by our instructor in the virtual program.) Additional study guide contents include suggested online and library resources regarding the program topic and a list of academic standards supported by this program.
Digital Learning FAQs
Email our team at digitallearning@puppet.org or call us at 404-881-5117 for more information.
We use the cloud-based Zoom platform to present live, interactive programming direct to your location, so anyone with access to the internet can connect with us.
We don’t charge for program cancellations due to weather; however, we do require that they be rescheduled. The full fee will be charged for cancellations made with less than 48-hour notice and for “NO SHOWS.” Foreign language programs require a 2-week cancellation notice.
Book 9 programs and your 10th program is FREE. This applies to hands-on, curriculum-based workshops ONLY (not puppet shows).
