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Puppet shows! Puppet shows! Book now for your Birthday party/School/Event/Puppet making Workshop.
Upcoming events:
Date: Thursday 5th July and Thursday 27th September
Time: Puppet show: 11:00-11:40 AM
Puppet making: From 12:00 noon
Come and watch a puppet show, and then make your own colourful puppet to take home
Venue: Bryanston Organic Market, Culross Rd, Bryanston
Enquire at the market office on arrival, to find out where in the market the show will take place - Tel: (011)706-3671
Entrance: Puppet show: Free
Puppet making: R40 including materials
Duration to make a puppet - about 30-40 minutes.
2012 puppet shows list for schools, birthday parties and events, available on request.
Puppet shows for children's parties
Choose two puppet shows for your party from a list of over 30 shows, or otherwise one longer (40 minute) show. Themes include animals, dinosaurs, princess, fairies, mermaids, circus, bugs, transport, nursery rhymes, bears, unicorn and pirates! Some traditional puppet stories also available.
For the puppets, the birthday child is the special star! At the end of the second show, there is always a birthday surprise from the puppets. Sensitivity to little ones who may be nervous about puppets. Plenty of participation, drama and excitement!
You can also book a puppet-making workshop for your child's party: This includes a 20 minute puppet show, and thereafter, the children make their own colourful sock puppets to take home. All materials provided.
Puppet shows for special events
Delightful participative and fun-filled puppet shows for your Fun Day; Fund-raising event; Valentine's Day/Grannies/Grandpas Day; Father's Day/Mother's Day; Spring Day; Pyjama or Storytelling Evening. Choose one forty minute show, or two half hour shows, or structure the shows to fit in with your event.
Puppet shows for Pre- and Primary schools
List of shows available on request.
New shows for 2012 include: "Zim-zam-zee, what could I be?" (occupations); "Boris the Lost Property Box" (taking care of your belongings) and "Khanyisa lights the way" (Songs ands rhymes from Africa; language enrichment).
Educational and entertaining puppet shows that encourage creative thinking and problem-solving. Choose from a list of over 35 shows. Themes include: Importance of Trees; The Changing Seasons; Me, I'm Special!; Be the best you can be!; Care of the Environment; The Five Senses; Safety; Conflict Resolution; Animal Homes, Winter Wisdom; Transport; Pets and Pet Care - and many more! Shows last forty minutes and often include a song, incorporating the main elements of the show, which the children learn. Words printed out for use of educators as follow-up and reinforcement.
Spellbound Puppet shows incorporate themes that encourage creative thinking, non-violence, participation and love of nature. The shows are performed for a wide spectrum of audiences, and are always adapted with sensitivity to particular educational, religious or other concerns.
Puppetry workshops
* Puppet workshop option at your party. Send your friends home with a present that will bring them hours of fun!
* Puppetry workshops for learners and schools.
The learners watch a short puppet show, and then make their own bright, colourful puppet. The workshops are carefully structured, and well organized. All materials are provided.
Duration: approximately two hours, but may be flexible according to the needs of the school.
* Puppetry workshops for educators
Various options are available:
Hands-on puppet-making workshop
Puppet-making from recycled materials
Achieving educational outcomes through puppets
Script-writing for puppets
Tailor-made workshop according to your needs
More details available on request.
Puppetry training in partnership with NGO's
Puppetry is a highly effective means of getting important messages across!
Consultation and training can be provided in close partnerships with NGOs, developing a programme for your NGO or organisation using puppetry as a tool for education and change. Assistance in puppet stage design and puppet making.
Organisations that have worked in partnership with Spellbound Puppets, or who have commissioned puppet shows include: Johannesburg Zoo, Rand Water, Delta Park Environmental Centre, Amnesty International, NICRO (Crime prevention), SANTA (Tuberculosis awareness), WCRP (World Conference on Religion and Peace), Witwatersrand Mental Health and many others.
Pricing structure for bookings, 2012:
Varies depending on numbers of children, and travelling distance. Call for details. Guide price: Birthday parties from R1 100 for a show (includes travelling). Schools R16 per child plus R130 travelling fee. Minimum fee R1 100 (under 60 children). Special concession for playgroups of 20 children or less - R1000.
Puppets and Poppets for sale
Hand-made with love! Pop-up (cone) puppets, which make wonderful birthday presents that will provide your child with hours of fun. Ideal for little ones, from two years old, to introduce them to puppets. Great for Peekaboo!
Creative toys to promote fun and laughter! Also for older children.
Price: R80; R100 (made from pure cotton)
To order, tel Margaret (011) 648-5235; 082 7443 882
Puppetry Manipulation for theatre, film, video & TV
Recent experience in puppet manipulation -
Manipulator in Paleo'Lear project, by Francois Sarhan, at the Cradle of Humankind (May 2011)
Imagine That! Series 1 (demonstration about storytelling with puppets) (Kagiso TV 2007)
Adventures at the Water Hole (Vuleka Productions 2006)
Nature for Kids (2005) (Eco-Video)
Qualifications and experience: BA (Wits); BAJP (JCE); Pre-Primary and Foundation Phase teaching experience; Author "A Spider in the Library" (publ Tafelberg 1995) - (for ages 9-14)
Puppet performances and workshops since 1972; Full-time puppeteer since 1989
Language - The puppets can speak English, Afrikaans, German and some Zulu
Spellbound Puppets - bringing education to life!
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