E2: OBJECT, UNIVERSE & LIFE IN PERFORMANCE
Merlin Puppet Theatre
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SPACE SIX
Monday 8th - Tuesday 9th April 2019
10am - 5pm daily
Ages 18+ / adults
£120
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An approach to all three basic elements that contribute to making a complete visual universe - Object, Universe and Life. OBJECT - puppet, mask, shadows; UNIVERSE - scenography, light and sound; LIFE - how these elements become animate. An exploratory laboratory, which examines through analysis, practice and experimentations, how a harmonious puppetry performance is created. Through improvisations and research on stage individually and in groups, participants will work on how to develop and realise an idea, all the way from scratch to the final desirable result. See here for Merlin Puppet Theatre's show at the festival, "Noone's Land".

Toon Underground Parade
Moving Parts Arts
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Description
‘Toon’
Geordie: ‘town’, specifically Newcastle.
Over 100 local residents and artists will come together to perform ‘Toon Underground’ community parade on Northumberland Street to open Newcastle Puppetry Festival 2025. The parade theme explores the unseen and undiscovered places of Newcastle, its hidden nature and eco-system, and the ways in which we connect. Expect a menagerie of burrowing woodland creatures, (including a very famous badger) driving a Metro train up Northumberland Street, coupled with fantastical earthy creatures and toe-tapping live music. Don’t miss ‘Beasts on the Street’ also taking place this day 11am-4pm, where giant creatures will roam Northumberland Street. ‘Toon Underground’ has been made possible through support and funding from the National Lottery Community Fund Awards For All and Nexus (Metro).
STARTING LOCATION OF PARADE: Pilgrim Street end near Fenwicks
Lead artists: Chloe Rodham, Judith Hope, Rosie Bristow, William Steele. Illustration by Becky Musgrove
Sat 19th April, 2:00pm
Locations
Northumberland Street
Fenwick Newcastle, Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
30 mins
All ages
Northumberland Street

FREE! (no booking required)