Physical Shadow Puppets on the Digital Stage: workshop with Tom Lee and Linda Wingerter

July 24-29, 2023 at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival in the Fine Arts Building at 410 S Michigan Ave, Studio 310 Chicago, IL

Join master shadow puppet artist Linda Wingerter (Stringpullers’ Puppet Theater, IG pollysonic) and director/designer Tom Lee (War Horse/Akutagawa/Chicago Puppet Studio) for a deep dive into traditional shadow puppet techniques fused with video technology and cameras.

The class begins with specific projects in shadow mechanisms, backgrounds and recorded puppetry. Following these skill-building exercises, participants will have a chance to combine live, recorded and live feed shadow figures into a short performance experiment of their own performed with their colleagues in the Chicago Puppet Festival studios on the final day of class. Technique, feedback and design consultation will be offered by two experts in the field of shadow puppetry and projection. Note: Linda Wingerter will teach by Zoom July 24, 25, 26 before joining in person in Chicago July 27. Tom Lee will be in-person all dates.

For information and registration see the workshop listing here, or contact Chicago Puppet Fest: info@chicagopuppetfest.org