Group workshops or individual lessons in the techniques of papercutting. Its relationship to folklore, shadow theater, 2D graphic narratives, film and more.

For actors, storytellers, public speakers. Original and unique exercises to learn how and what the hands can express as we speak.

In Kamishibai, a traditional form of storytelling which originated in Japan, a series of pictures contained in a wooden theater-like box, are revealed one after another as the story progresses. It is not just about creating pictures for the story, but about exploring the many different ways the words and body language of the storyteller interact with the changing pictures. We will use this medium to explore different ways words and images interact with each other, how to de

I can teach you step by step how you design and build your shadow puppets as well as train you to work with them using techniques that fit the needs of your show. Below: puppets I created for different shows. My work in Shadow Theater began in the early 70's, when I was part of the group Transparencias dedicated to Shadow Theater under the direction of Beppi Newberry, at the music academy "Collegium Musicum" in Buenos Aires, Argentina (see here)

" And all of those who have written down their stories, the greatest are those whose writings differs the least from the speech of the many anonymous storytellers" Walter Benjamin in The Storyteller For storytellers, puppeteers, visual theater performers, writers of literature, theater or film, teachers and lecturers. Individual frontal lessons or group workshops. Zoom is also a possibility. At begginer ( no previous experience ) or advanced levels. Switching from the narrato

The History and Drama of Bringing Objects Close Together (in construction) Cabinets of Curiosities Symbolic Objects From the Book of Nature to the Theater of the World Collections as Art or Store Regarding, Ogling and Peeping Words and Things The Drama of Objects and Object Theater When the Image becomes Object When Objects Tell a Story When You Tell a Story with Objects Theaters with Boxes in Different Cultures

I can guide you from idea, text or image to show Private lessons or group workshops. In person or by zoom. Languages: Hebrew, English and Spanish. email:patod3@gmail.com ++972-52 7453802 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------