Puppet Workshop with Hobey Ford: A Mingle with Kringle Special Event




From: OCAF director@ocaf.com
Subject: Puppet Workshop with Hobey Ford: A Mingle with Kringle Special Event!
Date: December 7, 2013 at 5:30:57 PM EST
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SPACE IS FILLING FAST! TO ASSURE YOUR CHILD'S PLACE IN THE WORKSHOP COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION NOW    
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OCAF is proud to announce a new addition to this year's Mingle with Kringle annual event:
Shadow Puppetry Workshop
with internationally renowned puppeteer Hobey Ford*  

Ages: Children - Kindergarten through 5th Grade
Date: Friday, December 13, 2013
Time: 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Cost: $12 per student (Materials included)
To be held at: OCAF Main Building - 1902 OCAF Center



The Shadow Puppetry Workshop combines storytelling with shadow puppetry, bringing a variety of cultures to life in the classroom folktales. During the workshop, students learn shadow puppetry performance techniques and how to construct their own shadow puppets. Hobey will discuss the construction of a shadow puppet theater and how to later implement the technique for performing their own shadow plays.   
  
Hobey Ford will be presenting his puppet presentation at Mingle w/ Kringle on Saturday the 14th and this is a great opportunity for children to learn some of his techniques to help them create a puppet show of their own.

To Register: Click Here 
(A separate Registration must be completed for each child attending)  
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* Hobey Ford has never had another career. Now internationally renowned in the puppetry field and an award-winning performer, Ford knew early on what he wanted to do after seeing a puppet show while still a youngster: he was bitten by the puppetry bug!. While studying at an arts college, Hobey eventually formed "...one of my cornerstones - that I would approach puppetry as storytelling with puppets."  

Ford designs and constructs all of his Golden Rod Puppets as well as the beautiful set that surrounds them. Now a resident of Asheville NC, Hobey also draws on his early experiences growing up in coastal Connecticut or living in a Nevada Native American community when writing the scripts for some of his performances.  

Hobey has received the highest awards for his brilliant and priceless contributions to the world of puppetry: two-time winner of puppetry's highest honor, the UNIMA Citation of Excellence; recipient of three Jim Henson Foundation grants; chosen as a Kennedy Center Partner to teach teachers (and other artists) how to use the performing arts in the classroom curriculum.
And don't forget our annual Mingle with Kringle event!
Saturday, December 14, 2013
SESSION 1: 10 AM TO 12 PM
SESSION 2: 1 PM TO 3 PM


For more info click here to go to ocaf.com, email info@ocaf.com, or call 706-769-4565
 
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