Eulenspiegel Puppets Residency at Faulconer Gallery

Eulenspiegel Puppets Residency
August 7 - 9, 2008
Funded in part by the Iowa Arts Council and the Roy J. Carver charitable Trust in partnership with Faulconer Gallery, City of Grinnell, Stewart Library, National Endowment for the Arts and Grinnell Area Arts Council


All Eulenspiegel activities are free of charge, but registration for workshops is required.
To register, contact Tilly Woodward or phone 641/269.4663.

Workshops
Puppet Performance Workshop
Here's your opportunity to learn performance skills with internationally known Eulenspiegel Puppets. We'll need 13 - 21 people (students entering 3rd grade- adults) to be puppeteers for "Portraits of the Prairie." The production, written by Mary Swanders, tells the history of the land from native prairie, through early settlers and small farms, large agriculture, and back to reconstructed prairie.
Rehearsals: August 7 & 8, 9am - noon; August 9, 10am - 11 am
Performance: August 9, 11 am
Location: Faulconer Gallery

Fluttering Flower and Butterflies Rod Puppets Workshop
Monica Leo and Peggy Fitzgerald will teach you everything you need to know to create a fluttering rod puppet. Open to children grades one and up, younger with caregiver.
August 7, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Stewart Library


Shadow Puppet Workshop
Participate in the ancient, magical art of shadow puppetry! Monica Leo and Peggy Fitzgeral will teach you how to make beautiful, mobile, well-articulated puppets out of cardboard, colored acetate, and other things that cast interesting shadows, such as lace and feathers. Create a character and learn to operate it with your classmates!
For students grades one and up
August 8, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: Faulconer Gallery


Czech Puppet Workshop
The Czech people have a long tradition of puppetry and a particular style. Monica Leo & Peggy Fitzgerald will help you learn about Czech puppets and make one of your own.
For students grade one and up.
August 9, 1 -3pm
Location: Faulconer Gallery


Performances
Sal Fink Catfish Wrangler
Eulenspiegel celebrates our rivers and prairies with tall tales starring Iowa folk heroine, Sal Fink, legendary daughter of Mike Fink, the mighty keel boatman. Sal tames a bear, wrestles a vicious snake, vanquishes a tornado, and plays with her pet pig, Suey. The production features live music, written and performed by Iowa musician Ron Hillis. After the performance, enjoy a selection of early American music. Ron Hillis will take requests from the crowd.
August 7, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: Central Park Gazebo


Portraits of the Prairie
PORTRAITS OF THE PRAIRIE is a series of tableaus showing the history of the land from native prairie through early settlers and small farms, through large agriculture, and back to reconstructed prairie. They're presented through the eyes of Pierre, a wacky painter and his friend, a sassy Iowa squirrel. Pierre, a masked character, is played by Monica Leo, and all of the prairie creatures are performed by Grinnell children and adults in a three tier set that resembles a Grant Wood painting. Live music by Ron Hillis. Script by Mary Swander.
August 9, 11 am
Location: Faulconer Gallery