Bespoke workshops for schools, festivals, organisations & galleries.
Desktop Shadow Theatre workshop
These workshops use Shadow kits to create magical shadow shows with light, colour and sound.
Shadow Studio workshops explore the magic of photography by casting shadows, imagining stories and creating images.
Shadows, photography and story telling have gone together for a very long time, ever since the beginnings of photography itself, and they are still at the heart of photography today.
Through imagining stories with characters and backdrops participants weave their hand crafted shadows into stop-motion animations or short movies.
Workshops can address any theme or be based on current shows in a gallery and are designed to especially encourage free flowing imaginations.
The workshops encourage team work in groups of around 4-5 but we can cater for individuals who prefer to work independently.
Each Shadow Studio workshop comes with the following resources:
Desktop shadow theatre
Puppets, and the materials to make your own (card, pens, scissors and tape)
Variety of puppet holders and DIY materials (invisible thread, pipe cleaners and coffee stirrers)
Acetate sheets for hand drawn patterns, subtitles and credits
Recycled materials for textures ( fruit net bags, bubble wrap, ice cream spoons….) for backdrops and landscapes.
Lights and Coloured light filters
Overhead Projector Workshops
Shadow Studio also uses Overhead Projectors for larger scale shadow shows. The concept, materials and activity plan are the same. The only difference is the use of overhead projectors instead of desktop shadow theatres to create shadows stories.
Workshops are suitable for all age groups. Below 6 year olds must be accompanied by an adult.
Group sizes vary, each theatre or overhead projector can accommodate approximately 5 participants.
Workshops times are flexible. 1 hour taster workshops, 2-3 hours stand alone workshops or longer sessions with projects developed over 2-4 days.
Joan is covered by public liability insurance and CRB checked.
For more information, images, reviews and trailers contact Joan on 07765871348
Joan Alexander 