Chinese Dragon Workshop
Workshop fee: $75.
- Mon, Jun 23 to Fri, Jun 27
Twenty students, ages 7 - 9, are invited to work with Hua Hua Zhang, a conceptual artist, puppet designer, choreographer and performer for two hours per day for five days to explore Chinese culture, folk art and shadow puppet theatre. Students will study the mythology of Chinese dragons and their origin, and then will create dragons in different media and styles. Students will draw their own dragons, design dragon puppets, and learn a Dragon Dance. They will also use their puppets to perform a short story on small shadow screen.
The workshop will culminate in a free performance of their show for friends and family on Friday, June 27.
Jun 23 – 27, 1:30pm – 3:30pm. Space is limited to 20 students. Workshop fee is $75 per student. You can register online at Click & Pledge.Hua Hua Zhang graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts, the Department of Dramatic Arts and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Puppetry. She believes that, as a Chinese puppet artist, it would be wonderful to share her rich experiences with audiences, especially since she studied and performed at puppet theaters in both China and America. Her show East Meets West, performed at the Colonial in 2007, has been presented at the Smithsonian Discovery Theater; Mum Puppettheatre in Philadelphia; The Children’s Museum in Boston; and numerous theaters, schools, libraries and other venues in the Northeast United States. In April, 2008 Hua Hua premiered her sequel to East Meets West, The Journey Continues, at the Colonial.