Puppet Recipes
Subscription by Puppets in Prague
Join us in the kitchen!
To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we are creating a new subscription series: Puppets Recipes. Every month we will have live workshops on Zoom where you will get a "recipe" with instructions on how to build a different kind of puppet. You will also get an "assignment" which you can work on and present to the group the following month, with feedback from Mirek and the other puppet cooks in the group.
You will also get access to exclusive articles about Czech puppetry and be part of a forum where you can exchange ideas with a supportive community of PIP students, alumni and teachers. Plus access our library of past workshops if you sign up for an annual membership!
A New Recipe every month
We will start on February 2, 2025 and meet on the first Sunday of every month. You will also get access to recordings and a pdf with instructions so every month you can work on a project.
Topics for 2025 are:
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February: Animal marionettes and what to look out for.
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March: Tricky carving OR how to carve the perfect eyes, hair, toes
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April: What can go wrong when you make moving eyes?
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May: Let's make a puppet show!
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June: Magic of Automata: Report from the UK Automata Fest
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July: A what? A Stomper! Meet this little known marionette
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August: Complicated stringing: Flying Trapeze
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September: More complicated stringing: Skeleton marionettes
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October: Making a simple stop motion puppet
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November: All about controllers
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December: A guide to the tradition of Czech mechanical Christmas nativity scenes and how to make them
Master chefs
Mirek Trejtnar renowned Czech puppet master, woodcarver, toy-maker, sculptor, and the founder and director of Puppets in Prague and author of Puppet Technology: Wire and String Marionettes. He has over 40 years of experience carving and is known for precision, craftsmanship and clear, detailed explanations.
Leah Gaffen has been bringing students into the world of Czech puppet culture with students for 25 years.
We will invite Czech puppet experts to monthly meetings plus Puppets in Prague alumni to exchane experiences.
Puppet Recipes
18
Every month
Monthly Puppet Recipe workshops
Feedback on completed "recipes"
Bi-weekly articles on Czech puppetry
Discussion group with PIP puppet makers
Valid until canceled
7 day free trial
Golden Czech Hands Membership
180
Every year
Monthly Puppet Recipe workshops
Feedback on completed "recipes"
Bi-weekly articles on Czech puppetry
Discussion group with PIP puppet makers
PLUS Library of recordings of past workshops
Valid until canceled
Starting February 1!
Sign up for just a month OR
Annual "Golden Czech Hands" subscription and get access to a library of past workshops