WORKSHOPS/CLASSES
Looking to broaden your performance/building skills? Creventive offers a selection of classes for a wide variety of age groups, ranging from beginners to professionals.
Different classes offered from beginner to advanced for children and adults alike.
Please contact us for availability/scheduling. Classes are available in person & by request ONLY, requiring our instructor(s) to travel to other facilities.
Simple Hand Puppet Building Workshop
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Ages: 4th grade-adult (sewing skills recommended)
Duration: 4hrs, 30minutes
Description: This class begins with the basics of hand puppet building.
Participants will learn how to build a finished professional hand puppet - ready for camera. Students will learn how to trace, cut, sew glue and more.
Hand Puppet Manipulation
Level: Beginner
Age: 3rd grade-adult
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Participants will learn the basics of hand puppet manipulation including lip sync and eye focus. Each participant will be given a simple hand/rod puppet to use throughout the class and explore ways to bring a character to life. Participants will break into groups to practice actions, and lip-sync by singing group songs.
Television Puppetry Basics
Level: Intermediate
Ages: 6th grade-Adult
Duration: 3 hours
Description: Participants will learn the basics of puppeteering for television. With the use of hand puppets they will be taught the basics of manipulation in front of a camera, lip-syncing, eye focus, character, and movement using improvisation and song. Participants will be broken into groups to present an original sketch on camera using skills they learned in class.
How to Create Custom Patterns
Level: Beginner
Ages: 5th grade-adult
Duration: 1 hour
Description: In this workshop participants will cut out and construct their own 3D puppet head shape
Billy Goat Finger Puppets - Craft
Level: Beginner
Ages: K-5th grade
Duration: 1hr
Description: DIY craft for kids. Paper finger puppet workshop. Kids will learn how to color, cut, glue, and manipulate simple paper finger puppets. Inspired by our "Three Billy Goats Gruff" show.
Troll Rod Puppet - Craft
Level: Beginner
Ages: K-5th grade
Duration: 1hr
Description: DIY craft for kids. Paper rod puppet workshop. Kids will learn how to color, cut, glue, punch holes, attach a rod and manipulate a simple paper rod puppet. Inspired by our "Three Billy Goats Gruff" show.
Advanced Hand Puppet Construction
Level: Advanced
Age: 9th grade-Adult (sewing knowledge required)
Duration: 8 hours, spread out over several sessions
Description: Participants will learn valuable skills needed to build their very own puppets. They will design and build a full “muppet-style” puppet and will receive instruction on gluing, adding features, building a mouth plate and the basics of manipulation.
Glove Puppet Manipulation
Level: Beginner
Ages: PreK-Adult
Duration: 1 hour
Description: This workshop teaches the basics of glove puppetry including manipulation and eye focus using a variety of fun prompts and techniques.
Glove Puppet Construction
Level: Intermediate
Ages: 4th grade-Adult (sewing skills recommended)
Duration: 3 hours
Description: Participants will design and construct a simple glove puppet and have the opportunity to explore manipulation through movement and character.
Table Top Puppet Construction
Level: Beginner
Ages: 3rd grade-adult
Duration: 3 hours
Description: In this workshop, participants will learn how to build a simple table top puppet using newspaper, tape and string and learn the basics of table top manipulation through dance, puppet “yoga” and performing short scenes.
Table Top Puppet Manipulation
Level: Beginner
Ages: 3rd grade-adult
Duration: 1 hour
Description: In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of table top manipulation through dance, puppet “yoga” and performing short scenes.
Puppetry Master Class
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Ages: 6th grade-adult
Duration: 4-6 hours
Description: This master class/lecture explores and covers all styles of puppetry including: Hand, Glove, Tabletop, Shadow, Mask, and Costume puppetry. Participants will learn the importance and how each style of puppetry is used then be able to get hands-on practice by choosing a style of puppet, and exploring it's movement.
Shadow Puppetry Basics
Level: Beginner
Ages: K-5th grade
Duration: 1hr
Description: In this workshop participants will cut out and construct their own shadow puppet from a printed pattern using plastic snaps and rods attached to moving parts.
Sock Puppet Construction
Level: Beginner
Ages: 3rd grade-adult
Duration: 3 hours
Description: Workshop participants will design and build their own sock puppet creation and learn the basics of sock puppet manipulation
