October 14-16th 9am-12pm

Grades 2-5

Instructor: Karly Gesine Bergmann

Hand Puppets for Beginners: Have you ever wanted to make your very own hand puppet? To develop a character of your very own creation? 

Puppetry is a wonderful combination of the visual and performing arts. Join internationally-recognized puppeteer Karly Gesine Bergmann as she leads participants through the process of building their first hand puppet character.  Over the course of this class we will create a puppet head using papier-mache. Then, a costume is created and a brief presentation of the character is devised and rehearsed. The class culminates in a celebratory showing of our work for family and friends. 

Skills: Puppet making uses range of fine motor skills. While students will be encouraged to develop their own individual creation, guidance and support will be available throughout to support their creative journey. 

Instructor Bio:

Karly Gesine Bergmann is a puppeteer and teaching artist who believes that silliness is sacred. She tours nationally with the Emmy Award-winning company Manual Cinema and has performed her own work in Italy at MoMoTi and at Incanti Figure Theatre Festival; in Chicago at Links Hall, The Logan Center for the Arts, and The Neo-Futurarium; and locally at Open Eye Figure Theatre and Heart of the Beast. As a designer, her puppets have been seen on stage at Nashville Childrens’ Theatre, The Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles, and internationally at The English Theatre of Rome. As a teaching artist she embraces play, silliness, and a person-centered approach for learners of all abilities. Her specialty is helping others develop their own new puppetry work.

Covid Safety Protocols

Masks are not required at this time. Masks continue to be available for participants and instructors that are interested in wearing them. We trust that individually and collectively we can exert care in our attendance decisions to promote the wellness of our community if feeling sick or symptomatic