Saturday · Workshops
Basic Mechanisms for Puppetry
Jon Coddington
- When
- 9:30–11:00am · 90 mins
- Ages
- Adult (14+)
- Where
- Upstairs
- Vogelmorn Bowling Club, 93 Mornington Road, Brooklyn, Wellington 6021
- In the Precinct building. The toilets here are up a short flight of stairs (fewer than five) and are not wheelchair accessible. Crossing to the Hall means several sets of steps and a lawn.
In this workshop we’ll look at Puppet mechanisms and how to incorporate them into puppet designs. Participants will get the chance to build prototypes from basic materials, and learn techniques to expand from small prototypes, to large scale work. For Puppetry enthusiasts and anyone interested in puppet design.
About the artist
Jon Coddington is a New Zealand-based theatre designer, illustrator, animator, and President of UNIMA Aotearoa NZ, who has worked primarily as a puppeteer and puppet-maker for over 13 years. A graduate of Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, his highlights include the hit marionette show Puppet Fiction, creating and performing puppets for Fat Freddy’s Drop music videos, and performing on stage with Coldplay. He has worked in screen puppetry (Custard’s World, Sweet Tooth), with training from Muppeteer Peter Linz, and in theatre has made Taniwhas with Silo Theatre, Vultures with Indian Ink, Trolls with Trick of the Light, and Crocodiles with Auckland Theatre Company, amongst many others.