Puppetry
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Arcade
In response to Portobello’s seaside era of showground entertainment and travelling showpeople culture, ARCADE explored public spaces in and around Portobello Beach and Promenade as a playground for encounter. A series of performance and installation based works were created featuring circus, acrobatics, dance, theatre, puppetry and film. Works were commissioned by Art Walk Projects for…
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The Portobello Moonlight Revue! with Gretchen Maynard-Hahn and Portobello High School
Students at Portobello High School have over the last few months been working with visiting artist and puppet maker, Gretchen Maynard-Hahn, to create a collection of large-scale parade puppets inspired by Portobello’s rich seaside and showground heritage. Across a series of hands-on workshops, students explored character design, simple mechanisms, and sculptural making techniques using lightweight…