THE CONVERSATION
Why this session?
Puppetry and theatre hold whole worlds in modest materials and skilled hands. This session asks how makers can renew forms without losing their communities of practice.
In today's global context
Touring, screen media and arts education offer new audiences to traditional theatre, but also change production economics. Makers need a leading voice in those decisions.
Ten questions to explore
- Which skills are hardest to pass on?
- How should master makers be paid?
- What changes when work enters a black box?
- How can small forms travel affordably?
- Which stories speak to children now?
- How do contemporary directors share authorship?
- What documentation helps without replacing performance?
- How should materials and repair be planned?
- Which venues welcome itinerant companies?
- What could an exchange circuit provide?
Key outcomes we hope to shape
- A maker-centred touring checklist
- Possible training and venue exchange models
We welcome nominations from puppeteers, theatre makers, craftspeople and touring producers and others with relevant experience. Speaker nominations are open.
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