Teenagers Improvise a Shadow Puppet Play
Definitely one of the more bazaar outcomes of a session hosted by myself for teenagers of AccessArt’s Experimental Drawing Class, but there is no doubt that this was a highly energetic workshop and most wonderfully, completely directed and improvised by the teenagers themselves. The room was buzzing with creative energy, cooperation and action!
This session harnessed a collective creativity and explored notions of working together and how each individuals’ efforts contribute to a creative force.
Enjoy following how the saga of a lion, a dog, a goat, a stegosaurus, and an ‘animal fairy’, told by Sophia and improvised by this creative ‘Experimental Drawing’ team.
The session was recorded with photos by Ben and this video was shot on my phone.
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Paula Briggs, AccessArt
October 29, 2015 @ 2:45 pm
Love it! Am inspired to work with my small group of 9 and 10 year olds on a friday to make shadow puppets the theme for our next few weeks!
Sheila, AccessArt
October 29, 2015 @ 2:57 pm
That would be great – you’ve talked about shadow puppets for years! I do feel that there is much scope here to be developed and would be great to give it more time so pupils can really explore set building, character development, script writing etc. with more depth and focus. This does feel like a first sketch of what with time could be developed (though I love the energy and improvised nature of what the teenagers did). Also – i noticed on You Tube some shadow plays which were obviously shot on a much smaller scale – which might be easier! Thank you for the positive feedback – I will pass it on to the teenagers!
Andrea Butler
October 29, 2015 @ 3:53 pm
it’s so impressive that the teenagers took ownership of the whole project and worked so marvellously together. The shadow puppets are wonderful and star in an original and extraordinary production – well done!
Sheila, AccessArt
October 29, 2015 @ 5:28 pm
Thanks Andrea. Brave young creators! I agree.