These interactive workshops by Cusan Theatre are suitable for a variety of venues such as schools, museums, libraries and alternative venues such as community halls.
'FAIRY TALES AND DRAGONS'
Key Stage: Suitable for Reception and KS1
Duration: A day - Venue: Your school
We will deliver 3 workshops during the day at your school.
Cost £300
This creative project will start with the dramatic retelling of ‘The Princess and the Dragons’ fairy tale. Tanya will bringthe story alive by using life size puppets of the characters.The use of puppets and drama will immerse the children in the story by providing them with a visual stimulus of the characters and the story setting. The children will then create 3D story settings and characters, using a range of materials and props. These can then be used by the children as a visual prompt when they tell their own fairy tales.
Key Stage: Suitable for Reception and KS1
Duration: A day - Venue: Your school
We will deliver 3 workshops during the day at your school.
Cost £300
This creative project will start with the dramatic retelling of ‘The Princess and the Dragons’ fairy tale. Tanya will bringthe story alive by using life size puppets of the characters.The use of puppets and drama will immerse the children in the story by providing them with a visual stimulus of the characters and the story setting. The children will then create 3D story settings and characters, using a range of materials and props. These can then be used by the children as a visual prompt when they tell their own fairy tales.
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'THE MAGIC OF CARNIVAL WORKSHOP'
Key Stage: Foundation KS1 and KS2
Venue : Your school
We will deliver 3 interactive workshops during the day at your school.
Cost £300
This superb workshop celebrates cultural diversity and the importance of exploring different cultures and traditions, using a combination of masks, life size puppetry , music and creative salsa dance this workshop explores ways of celebrating around the world. A hands on workshops were the children will have the chance to dress up, create fantastic characters and explore music
and movement from carnival.
Key Stage: Foundation KS1 and KS2
Venue : Your school
We will deliver 3 interactive workshops during the day at your school.
Cost £300
This superb workshop celebrates cultural diversity and the importance of exploring different cultures and traditions, using a combination of masks, life size puppetry , music and creative salsa dance this workshop explores ways of celebrating around the world. A hands on workshops were the children will have the chance to dress up, create fantastic characters and explore music
and movement from carnival.
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PUPPETS - MASKS AND HEADS WORKSHOPS
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Tanya has extensive experience of working in schools and community venues as a performer, puppeteer and dance and drama practitioner, delivering workshops (often alongside performances) as well as engaging in residencies and providing training.
MAKING SIMPLE ROD PUPPETS FOR FAMILY EVENTS
Made from recycled materials,these sessions are very flexible and fun for the whole family to enjoy, they can be part of an event and can be any length required from 2 hours – 4 hour sessions.
We can cover many different themes from characters to animals to superheroes and more…
MAKING DANCING LIFE SIZE PUPPETS
Looking at the use of puppetry with in performance and the use of puppetry as extensions of our bodies.
This workshop involves designing, making and performing with life size dancing puppets created during the course.
The life size puppets will be made by the participants using simple materials such as news papers, masking tape and other recycled materials.
CREATIVE SPANISH WITH PUPPETS
A simple introduction to Spanish conversation through the making and the use of puppetry. An inspiring, hands-on, interactive workshop, design and led by Tanya that uses a variety of elements from making puppets to play, games and physical involvement to enhance and develop the Spanish language.
The workshop is suitable for every one of us ,Tanya will adapt the workshops depending on the age of the participants.
These workshops can culminate in a sharing of the work done.
During the workshops, the participants will make their own puppet character using a variety of materials, exploring the names of the materials that they are using in Spanish to help them expand their Spanish vocabulary, after that the participants will start to develop a conversation in Spanish between the puppet and themselves or between the puppets, creating a variety of scenarios and stories.
We have lots of other workshops available so let us know what are you looking for.
MAKING SIMPLE ROD PUPPETS FOR FAMILY EVENTS
Made from recycled materials,these sessions are very flexible and fun for the whole family to enjoy, they can be part of an event and can be any length required from 2 hours – 4 hour sessions.
We can cover many different themes from characters to animals to superheroes and more…
MAKING DANCING LIFE SIZE PUPPETS
Looking at the use of puppetry with in performance and the use of puppetry as extensions of our bodies.
This workshop involves designing, making and performing with life size dancing puppets created during the course.
The life size puppets will be made by the participants using simple materials such as news papers, masking tape and other recycled materials.
CREATIVE SPANISH WITH PUPPETS
A simple introduction to Spanish conversation through the making and the use of puppetry. An inspiring, hands-on, interactive workshop, design and led by Tanya that uses a variety of elements from making puppets to play, games and physical involvement to enhance and develop the Spanish language.
The workshop is suitable for every one of us ,Tanya will adapt the workshops depending on the age of the participants.
These workshops can culminate in a sharing of the work done.
During the workshops, the participants will make their own puppet character using a variety of materials, exploring the names of the materials that they are using in Spanish to help them expand their Spanish vocabulary, after that the participants will start to develop a conversation in Spanish between the puppet and themselves or between the puppets, creating a variety of scenarios and stories.
We have lots of other workshops available so let us know what are you looking for.
Born in Colombia, South America, Tanya Cusan-Espinosa is a performing artist and creative practitioner with over 25 year’s experience of working with children and young people. Her career has encompassed a variety of skills that range from dance and theatre to singer, puppeteer and puppet maker. She has inspired thousands of children and adults with her wonderful, open-ended settings, visual performances and creative ideas which have transformed storytelling in many schools.