Monday, June 23 - Friday, June 27

1:00pm-4:00pm

This class is designed for rising Juniors and Seniors in High School

This weeklong intensive is designed to be an introduction to the various soft-sculpting techniques used in making puppets. We will cover the basics in sculpting foam, make a live hand & rod puppet and an advanced sock puppet.

We will also discuss and put into practice basic performance techniques to help make objects come to life, and we will discuss many styles of puppetry from all over the world. At the end of the week, we will do a presentation of everything we’ve learned for family and friends.

Supplies are provided by instructor. There is a $30 supply kit fee that is included in the cost of this class.

Natalie Lessard decided to be a puppeteer because they discovered it wasn’t physically possible for them to grow up to be a cartoon. Their curious nature led them to a lifetime of interdisciplinary arts, such as drawing, sculpting, painting, sewing, etc. Their goal has always been to create things that would bring more whimsy to the world.

For the better part of a decade they have been building and clothing puppets, curating, producing slams, and performing. They produced The Granite State Puppet Slam which was named Best of NH for New Cultural Event in 2019.

Natalie is excited to share the magic of puppet building and performance with the students of Kimball Jenkins.