We recommend join the workshop with your own idea, design or character of the puppet which you would like to make.

The best to consult puppet design via the email before the workshop starts.

In course of this workshop, each participant will – under Pavel´s supervision and with his assistance – carve out, paint, assemble and hang his own wooden marionette and will learn how to manipulate it.

Workshop Schedule:

production of a 40 -50 cm marionette carved entirely from linden wood
Workshop takes 7 days
Students will work from 10 am to 6 pm, having 1 hour lunch break

Maximum number of students: 4

1^st Day

• Introduction
• Preparation of visual design (technical drawing)
• Doctrine of sharpening chisels

2^nd Day

• Machine material preparation
• Start on carving the marionette head

3^rd Day

• Head puppet completion

 4^th Day

• Start on carving a marionette body

 5^th Day

• Start on carving a marionette hands and legs

 6^th Day

• Marionette painting

7^th Day

• Marionette assembly
• Marionette controller production
• Technique of stringing puppet
• Marionette completion
• Puppetry lesson

Workshop fee:

28.000  CZK per person

Every participant will obtain a certificate of successful completion of a course.

Language:

The workshop is taught in English

After completion of the workshop our former student will know which material to choose and how to prepare it for marionette production, making visual design and technical drawing, how to take care of the chisels, woodcarving technique, how properly attach strings to a puppet and sure finally get to know how to manipulate marionette.

What else do you get? Additional rich experience and an advice in the field of puppetry.