Shadow Puppetry with Alexis Macnab 7/13

Class #2700.256: Wednesday 7/13, 6pm-8pm
Cost: $30
Register at the link below or call 310.458.2239.

http://apm.activecommunities.com/santamonicarecreation/Activity_Search/51955

Learn basic construction of shadow puppet scenery and characters, and use these techniques to build a simple yet visually striking story.

Alexis Macnab is a puppetry and visual artist. She has been working as a puppeteer, teaching artist, and director of multi-media performance for thirteen years in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Alexis has taught puppet workshops in various styles through the CAPSA Program at Ramón C. Cortines School of the Visual and Performing Arts, and artworxLA, a non-profit arts organization partnering with alternative high schools throughout Los Angeles County. She is also a fine artist in the medium of kaleidoscopes and has taught kaleidoscope-building workshops in Los Angeles through The Music Center and Automata in Chinatown.
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