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R. Steiner
Color and Light Puppetry – with photosPosted by Suzanne, on April 12th, 2010
I just finished a professional development 5 day course on Color and Light Puppet Theater, illuminated color shadow theater, where the eye and soul experience color landscapes and characters in movement and gesture. This therapeutic artistic approach opens the soul to the healing effects of color story in a delightful and meaningful way. We explored this medium in a practical and purposeful way, looking at the significance of color mood for the human soul, and then we created story worlds of color in motion!
The goal was to create a color landscape with layers of tissue paper colors to give depth and interest, one where the eye could flow into the color world. Characters were then made to move in the color world of a back lighted shadow puppet theater and tell a tale. Here are just a few of the photos from the week…. remember that these are fixed photos, and the puppet characters are moving to the story being spoken….
I will be offering this course again in the future…we as human beings are a soul rainbow….
to see other upcoming professional development weeks click here, and here is details on a summer program on solo marionette theater that will also immerse us in colors!
getting started in planning the color landscape
using natural window light to imagine the effect of light on the layers
concentration
creating the layers of the sea
a world with bunny borough below and grass above
land of wee willie winkie
story of sweet porridge…above the forest, below the warm inviting home
the owl and the pussycat went to sea….
close up of sweet porridge with mother and the magic cooking pot
5 Comments
April 14, 2010
Absolutely breathtaking! Oh how I wish your studio was a wee bit closer to Michigan so I could learn from you. I’ll be linking on Facebook
April 17, 2010
I love your work too….who knows, we might think of a way of creating an opportunity!
April 14, 2010
Wow, those are amazing!! I would love to make some or buy some. Gorgeous work.
April 17, 2010
Thanks Megan…the students really did beautiful work! I can dream right into the worlds…..
February 16, 2011
Yes, I call it color and light puppetry.. imagine how traditional shadow puppetry works, and fill it in with this color…. imagine these photos with the characters moving through a story.