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The Polish National Opera offers educational workshops on shadow puppetry and Polish legends, ending with a mini-production of the Legend of Lech, Czech, and Rus.
Veronica Barron leads a five-evening workshop where participants develop a shadow puppet show while exploring flat puppets, overhead projectors, hand-held lights, and body shadows.
Bermondsey Puppet & Storytelling Festival hosts an after-dark workshop and show-and-tell where participants make shadow puppets with Sarah Sparkes and share optical tricks on screen.
A weeklong youth camp for ages 6-9 focused on shadow puppet construction, screens, scenery, props, movement, music, and filmed short performances.
A weeklong youth camp for ages 10-13 focused on shadow puppet construction, screens, scenery, props, movement, music, and filmed short performances.
A practical evening class on building and performing with simple shadow puppets, light sources, and screens.
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Glowing Bug Puppet Theatre leads a magical shadow puppet theater adventure for kids — build puppets and perform your own shadow story.
Cass Bray and Zane Exactly teach students how to create live overhead projector shadow performance using cut materials, bodies, and simple props.
Jim Henson Foundation-supported puppeteer Sam Rotengold leads a hands-on workshop on traditional and contemporary shadow puppet construction and performance. Ages 14+.
Chicago Puppet Fest hosts Linda Wingerter for a live online workshop on shadow puppet mechanisms beyond basic joints, including design concepts and practical construction approaches.
Sunny Seki shares Japanese folktales through classic shadow puppetry in an Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month program for children.
A school-holiday intensive where children build shadow puppets, experiment with light, and create a short shadow show.