Participants will learn a brief history of styles and approaches to hand puppetry, make a simple hand puppet, basics of hand puppet movement, and teaching techniques. Free. Registration required. Ages 16+

Bart Buch a puppet artist, poet and arts educator. He has been creating, performing, directing, and teaching puppet theatre for 30 years. Bart makes “puppet poems.” He has a BA in Elementary Education, has been teaching for 30 years, and has taught over 300 school and community arts residencies. Bart worked at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre for many years as an artist, served as Education Director for 12 years, and co-founded the Artistic Leadership Team. He currently works at Pillsbury House + Theatre as a Resident Teaching Artist and Arts Integration Liaison and is the Artistic Director of hinterhands puppet company. Bart is a COMPAS Teaching Artist and a 2017-2018 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow. He loves music, working with young people, and spending time in nature with his husband and son.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.