SFBAPG September Meeting

Saturday, September 16, 4:00 pm

Featuring the show "ALADDIN" & two workshops: "Hands On" and
"Critical Response"

Children's Fairyland: 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland.
www.fairyland.org

Directions to enter Fairyland: Enter through the back of the puppet
theater entrance, facing the lake. Don't go through the main gate.
As you face the front entrance of Fairyland, walk to the right, around the
chain link fence. Look for the sign "Puppet Guild Meeting." If the
gate isn't open, call loudly. Someone will be available from
3:30-4:45 pm to open the gate. Emergency cell # 707 738-5906.

Parking: There is street parking available. There is a Fairyland
parking lot, which may or may not charge for parking. Check the signs.

Please bring a snack to share. Bring friends who are interested in puppetry!

4:00 pm ALADDIN

From "1001 Arabian Nights", a poor but clever boy encounters a magic
lamp, a powerful genie, and an evil magician in his quest for love
and wealth. Adapted by Lewis Mahlmann. Puppets designed by William
Stewart Jones.

4:45 pm WORKSHOP COMBINATION: "Hands On" and "Critical
Response" led by Lee Armstrong & Tim Giugni

These two workshops are a combination of some ideas from 2
interesting workshops given at the Seattle Festival, by Chris
Griffith and Shari Aronson of Circus Minimus, Minneapolis.

"Hands On"

Great ideas to harness creative thinking, observation and bringing a
puppet to life, including getting people involved in "hands on"
exercises. This will also include some Czech styled puppet
manipulation techniques and some simple exercises to warm up the
hands. Approx 30-45 minutes. This will be co-led by Tim Giugni and Lee Armstrong.

"Critical Response: Getting and Giving Feedback That Works"

Whether you're a beginner or a professional, nothing advances your
artistry more than trying out your work in front of an audience. But
often viewers don't know how to give you honest information that you
can really use, or they will attempt to change the work without
understanding the artist's vision. Choreographer, educator and
MacArthur Genius grant winner, Liz Lerman originally developed the
Critical Response Talkback for use in critiquing her dance company.
Using the "Hands On" workshop, we will apply the structure of Critical
Response. Participants will see how these simple guidelines for
evaluation can be applied to their work. Approx 20-30 minutes.

Workshop Leaders

TIM GIUGNI, IL TEATRO CALAMARI, St Helena

Tim Giugni has been a puppeteer and actor since age 10. Some of his
best previous rolls include, "I'm Too Sick to Go to School Today,"
"Third Duck on the Right," a Fifth Grade Play, and "Spoon River
Anthology" in middle school. Tim has worked for many companies
including the Atlanta Puppetry Center and Tears of Joy Theater. He is
the founder and Artistic Director of Il Teatro Calamari, a company
renowned for its uses of puppetry, mask and physical theatre.

LEE ARMSTRONG, IMAGES IN MOTION, INC., Sonoma

Lee Armstrong is co-owner of Images In Motion, a company that
specializes in puppetry for TV and multimedia. Recently, she
puppeteered and was the Production Coordinator for the puppet
portions of the successful "Little Leaps" educational games from
LeapFrog Toys and is puppeteering on the new PBS series "Mustard
Pancakes," shot in Vancouver. Additional credits include everything
from "Fraggle Rock" to the Round Table pizza commercials. She has a
BA in Theater and studied acting at HB Studios in New York.

Lee Armstrong
Images In Motion Media Inc.
720 Ladera Dr., Sonoma, CA 75476
http://www.imagesmedia.com