Polyglot's workshops program take place in schools and at public festivals, encouraging creativity without fear of assessment, in the confidence that there is no right or wrong. Puppetry is limitless in its flexibility and imagination, allowing children's creative choices to take form and shape in an entertaining and constructive way.
Polyglot offers:
- Rod puppetry workshops
- Shadow puppetry workshops
- Drop-in Puppet Making workshops
- Junk puppetry workshops
- Marionettes workshops
Why workshops are important.
- Learning by doing
- Children as participants in the creative process
- Development of skills in puppet building and performance
- Finding out about students abilities through a different medium
- Communication of ideas through a different medium
- Engaging the imagination
- Encouraging the best in each child - keeping their choices free from assessment
- Allowing children time and space to work at their own pace
- Program and Operations Manager
Seeking an experienced, motivated and dynamic Program and Operations Manager to work closely with Artistic Director (Sue Giles) and Executive Producer (Simon Abrahams) in the implementation and realisation of Polyglot’s annual program nationally and internationally. Read about the Position Description.
- 2009 Annual Report
2009 was a fantastic year! Polyglot performed 155 performances of 7 works, 4 community engagement projects, 2 creative developments and 431 workshops, reaching a total of 57, 338 children. Read all about it in our latest annual report.
- City of Riddles creative development continues
City of Riddles artists have been busy this week.
- Polyglot's global assault continues...
2010 is turning out to be our busiest touring schedule ever - Check Out! and Tooth & Claw in Korea, We Built This City in UK and Ireland plus Muckheap returns to Melbourne at Chapel Off Chapel. More in the latest enewsletter.
