Giant Puppet Workshop
Sold Out!
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
Make Large-Scale Lantern Animal Puppets
with Andrew Kim
January 11-21, 2026
Sunday, Jan 11 – Wednesday, Jan 21
(with day off on Friday, Jan 16)
Time: 9:30-5:30pm daily (1 hour break for lunch)
Location: Fine Arts Building, Studio 433
Cost: $650 (option to pay 50% deposit now, and balance by 10/5/25)
To be added to the waitlist, please email info@chicagopuppetfest.org.
Join Master Puppet Builder Andrew Kim of Thingumajig Theatre for a Giant Puppet Workshop (Level 1). In this two-week intensive, participants will design and construct large-scale lantern, animal puppets. This is a unique, hands-on learning experience that will cover puppet design and mechanisms, LED lighting, sculpture, painting, and working with various material types like Worbla (thermoplastic), bamboo, and foam.
This workshop is great for:
- learning skills to bring back to your community
- J-term students looking for artistic experience
- Artists of any discipline seeking puppetry expertise
Please note: Due to the large scale, nature of the work being created, this workshop must have a minimum of eight people to run. Please spread the word!
About Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim (Puppet and Mask Maker, Performer and Director) was born in Korea, raised and educated in the USA. Andrew has created and performed puppet and mask plays, parades and events for over 30 years. Andrew started with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Minneapolis where he spent 10 years learning all elements of making, performing and directing puppet plays, parades and large-scale spectacles. He trained further working with Bread and Puppet Theatre and studied traditional Korean and Balinese mask theatre. He is the founder and former Artistic Director of the Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade and the Todmorden Lamplighter Festival. He also teaches giant puppet and lantern puppet workshops where he builds one or two new giants with up to a dozen artists in two weeks. He has led these masterclasses in England, Scotland, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Bulgaria, South Korea and several cities throughout the USA.
