Costume Puppet Character Design and Performance

Workshop Presenter:

Kevin Pittman

Description:

Through a combination of demonstrations and hands-on activities, participants will get to learn about the unique design considerations and performance techniques that go into creating and performing with life-sized costume-puppet characters. Techniques will include
overhead manipulation, cable-control mechanisms for remote head feature control, quadruped character movement, and other design concepts.

Materials fee: None
Time/Date: Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Max. # Participants: 25

Bio of Workshop Presenter:

Kevin is a part-time professional freelance puppeteer and costume character performer and builder, specializing in a unique style of pseudo-realistic animal characters. Over the past five years his creations have appeared regularly around Atlanta and visited many other places throughout the south-east. Learn more about
Kevin on his website.