Chicago Puppet Fest presents:
Register for hands-on workshops led by visiting festival artists. Some will be presented in their assigned venues so they can show their puppets. Others will happen in the festival’s education space in the Fine Arts Building, 7th floor. Workshops are designed for adult professional artists working in any discipline. Everyone welcome. No application required.
In addition to the events listed here, come make your own masks at FREE drop-in workshops on Saturday and Sunday, January 20 and 21 at 2:45 pm with Wakka Wakka.
Dates/Times:
The Beast Dance Adult Workshop or How to Raise an Untamed Avian Puppet
January 16 – 20 from 10 am – 5pm
Columbia College Chicago’s Fabrication Facility, 623 S. Wabash Ave., 10th floor
Krystal Puppeteers Theatre Master Class
Friday, January 19 from 10 am – 1 pm
Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Little Studio, 7th Floor
Papermoon Puppet Theatre Master Class
Saturday, January 20 from 10 am – 1 pm
Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St.
Manual Cinema Master Class
Sunday, January 21 from 10 am – 1 pm
Manual Cinema Studio, 2203 W. 21st St.
Grupa Coincidenta Master Class
Saturday, January 27 from 10 am – 1 pm
The Biograph’s Začek-McVay Mainstage, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.
Loco7 Master Class
Saturday, January 27 from 11 am – 2 pm
Dance Center Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.
Cost: $60 – $295
Ages: 18 and up
ADA Accessible? Yes
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The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival advances the art of puppetry by presenting sophisticated programs vital to the cultural life of Chicago. Engaging and inspiring the largest and most diverse audiences for puppetry possible, the Festival is the biggest event dedicated to puppetry in North America and traditionally offers more than 100 activities annually including performances, workshops, artist instensives, free neighborhood events and symposia to audiences up to 14,000 over 11 days each January. The organization is also home to other key initiatives, including the Chicago Puppet Studio and Chicago Puppet Lab, that nurture the development of puppeteers and deepen the field locally, nationally and internationally with the ultimate goal of promoting peace, equality, mutual understanding, and justice locally and globally.
Administrative Office:
312-753-3234
info@chicagopuppetfest.org
Mailing Address:
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
410 S Michigan Ave, Studio 310
Chicago, IL 60605
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