More Glove Puppet fun: Glove Puppetry Playtime Day 2

Here are some photos taken from the second day of our Glove Puppetry Playtime workshop:

Kate practices using a lipsync puppet. The rest of us acted as the 'outside eyes' and directed her in terms of movement and eyelines.

Kay as a 'humanette'. This was a very amusing exercise where we attached a puppet body to our heads and operated the feet from behind the sheet.

Kate as a 'humanette'

Emma as a 'humanette'


This is a picture taken during Emma's workshop, where we explored the idea of the 'collaborative transformation'. We used ordinary objects from a kitchen scene to transform into an 'elephant'. It was created using trays, cups, oranges, a table cloth and a tube with a rubber glove attached (which could make the sound of an elephant when blown).

Many hands make 'light' work: Glove puppetry in Yorkshire

Today was the first day of our 2-day Glove Puppetry Playtime workshop in Yorkshire. We explored the movement of the hands and created scenarios using props (e.g. hats, gloves, etc); did some improvised body percussion sequences; operated hand puppets using a raised play board; as well as devised a 'hand ballet'.

Below are some photos and a video clip taken during the day.

Exploring the various shapes and movement of the bare hand.

Emma, Emma and Kate having fun improvising collaborative hand compositions.

A 'hand ballet' sequence based on the song, "Losing My Mind" by Ute Lemper. We each took turns being the 'central' character (which involved quite a bit of team work!). We discovered that what worked best in the piece is the use of repeated movements (or 'phrases'), which were emphasised more each time.