Street
Shows workshop:
Large Size Puppet Making
• The workshop was scheduled
to last for two hours daily but it often lasted for three
hours from four till seven in the afternoon
• Mr. Sharif Abdel Nour was the trainer
The goal of the workshop was to
learn the technique of making large size puppets for street
shows and carnivals. The workshop demands high levels
of precision as it involves the use of different materials
like metal wires, newspapers, cloth and glue. Participants
need to be committed in order to attain the goals during
the assigned period, simultaneously sharing their ideas
in the development of the life size puppets. Before the
execution period the puppet is drawn and its shape and
body are built, the way it is to be carried is also identified.
The participants were able to develop
many life sized puppets during the workshop period. These
puppets were displayed in the carnival that was organized
on the last day of the camp. The puppets presented were
a heart, an Ostrich and a snake.
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