Patricia O'Donovan

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Academic degrees in Science and Theater....click here

Professional Training in Theater and Art ...click here

Created Works in Puppet Theater and Storytelling...click here

Storytelling for Science Education, Bloomfield Science Museum, Jerusalem...click here

Concert-Theatre: Teaching Music through Theatre...click here

Prizes

First Prize International Puppet Theater Festival of Belo Horizonte, for A TOUCH OF LIGHT (Nekudat Or) Brazil. June 2004

Second Prize International Puppet Theater Festival of Canela, for A TOUCH OF LIGHT (Nekudat Or) Brazil. June 2004

Best Children's Show of the Year. KINDERFEST International Festival, Hamburg for A TOUCH OF LIGHT (Nekudat Or) Germany. June 1997

Best Children's Show of the Year for HEAD IN THE CLOUDS (Rosh B'Ananim). Critic: Sara Arnon. Yediot Acharonot. 19/9/1990

Second Prize. International Festival of Puppet Theater for HEAD IN THE CLOUDS (Rosh B'Ananim). Mexico. August 1989

Teaching Courses and Workshops in Theater

The Dvora Tsafrir Puppet School, Tel Aviv. Present-2017

Oral Storytelling. Hand, Object and Shadow Theater. Puppet Theater and Conflict resolution.

The School for Visual Theater Jerusalem. 2023-24.

Co Speech Gestures

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The Emuna Academic College of Education, Jerusalem. 2019-2004 and 1997

Puppetry and Masks: theory and techniques for drama students. Shadow Theater and The Traditional Theater of South East Asia. The Mask and Character Types in Indonesian Theater. Hand Puppet Theater: Construction and Manipulation.

The David Yellin Academic College of Education , Jerusalem. 2018- 2004 and 1992-1995

Dramatic and storytelling skills as educational tools for school and kindergarten teachers. Puppet Theater as a Tool in Education. Masks from Ancient Ritual to the Contemporary Stage. Children's Theater Production.

The Efrata Academic College of Education, Jerusalem. 2018-2014

Dramatic and storytelling skills as educational tools for school and kindergarten teachers. Puppet Theater as a Tool in Education.

The Kerem Institute Enrichment Program for Teachers in Humanist and Jewish

Education , Jerusalem. 2014-2010

The Communicative Gesture : Lessons from the Theater for Educators. Shadow Theater.

PISGA. The Integrated Teacher Training Institute. Jerusalem. 2012-2013

Puppet Theater as a tool in Therapy and Education for Kindergarten teachers.

The HOFEN Institute for Open Experimental Education. Present- and 2009-2010

At the David Yellin Academic College of Education, Jerusalem. Puppet Theater for Kindergarten Teachers.

1998-1999 and 1994-1995. Storytelling and puppetry as an educational tools.

Aspaklaria School of Theater, Jerusalem. 2008-2009

Puppet Theater and Masks: theory and techniques for actors and drama students.

The Nature Parks and Galleries of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 2010 and 2003-2006

Drama and Communication Techniques for Museum Guides.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Musicology and Theater Department. 2007-2009

Shadow Theater, theory and techniques for drama students. The Shadow and Rod Puppet Theater of Indonesia (wayang).

The Bloomfield Science Museum of Jerusalem. 1991-2003.

Drama and Communication Techniques for Museum Guides.

The School for Visual Theater, Jerusalem.

2006-2004 and 1992, 1990.

Puppet Theater course. Supervisor and director of advanced student projects.

University of California Santa Cruz, Theater Arts Department, U.S.A.1989.

Teaching Assistant: The Development of Western Theater 19th and 20th centuries. Supervisor: Prof. Kathy Foley .

Masks and Make-up for Theater. Supervisor: Elaine Roos.

The Youth Wing of the Israel Museum of Jerusalem. 1983-1989

Puppet Theater: Building and Animation techniques. Teacher's Advanced Studies workshops (hishtalmuiot)
Puppet Theater Workshops. Design, construction and manipulation of puppets. Dramatization of subjects from the exhibitions at the Museum. Year long weekly meetings.Ages: 6-10
Archaeology workshops. Artwork in class with children after a guided tour through the Archaeology wing. Supervisor: Aliza Bezalel. Ages: 6-10
Art, Sculpture, Puppet Theater, Masks and Make-Up, Toy Building Summer Workshops .( Keitanot). Ten full day creative workshops for children ages: 6-10 and their parents. At the Youth Wing of the Israel Museum of Jerusalem
Puppet animation techniques for guides at the interactive puppet theater corner. At the Youth Wing of the Israel Museum of Jerusalem

International Cultural and Community Center for Youth, Jerusalem. 1988

Puppet Theater: Construction, Manipulation and Performance. For adults.

The Nurit Katsir Center for Dramatic Arts, Jerusalem. 1988

Puppet Theater: Puppet Theater: Construction, Manipulation and Performance. For adults.

Paula Ben Gurion School, Jerusalem.1988

Plastic Arts. Ages: 8-9.

Research in Natural and Exact Sciences

Scientific Research, Publications, Teaching and Laboratory Assistant

1980-88. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Faculty of Life Sciences. Department of Zoology. Israel. Doctoral Research. Thesis: The Blood –Testis-Barrier in Selected Animal Groups.

A Study along Phylogenesis. Advisor: Prof. Mordechai Abraham.

1986. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Faculty of Anatomy, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem. Population Genetics and Physical Anthropology. Faculty of Anatomy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Course and project supervisor: Prof. Patricia Smith. 1986.

Physical Anthropology. Adviser: Prof. Patricia Smith.

1979-1980. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Zoology.

Pre-doctoral research on the reproductive cycle of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Adviser: Prof. Mordechai Abraham.

1977-1978. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Genetics Department, and the Aquaculture-Production-Technology LTD, Jerusalem.

The life cycle and reproductive biology of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Advisers: Dr. Daniel Cohen and Prof. Mordechai Abraham.

1977-1978. The Institute for Oceanographic and Limnological Research. Eilat , Israel.

Microbiology and fish pond primary productivity. Advisers: Dr. Yehuda Cohen and Fred Motzkin.

1973-76. The National University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Department of Biology/ Entomology. Argentina.

The life cycle of dung beetles species in the province of Buenos Aires. Supervisor Prof. Axel Bachmann.

Scientific Publications

P. O'Donovan, G. Sagi, W. Villock, V. Hilge and M. Abraham. Stimulation and inhibition of gonadal development in fish. Proceedings of Aquaculture Society, Special Publications No.11, Bredene, Belgium.1990.

P. O'Donovan and M. Abraham. Somatic tissue-male germ cell barrier along phylogenesis from coelenterates to birds. Abstracts 14th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology Society, Salzburg, Austria.1988.

P. O'Donovan and M. Abraham. Somatic tissues-male germ cell barrier in Hydra viridis ( Hydrozoa, Coelenterata). J. Morphology 198:179-188.1988.

P. O'Donovan and M. Abraham. Somatic tissue-male germ cell barrier in three hermaphrodite invertebrates: Dugesia biblica ( Plathyhelminthes), Placobdella costata ( Annelida),and Levantina hierosolyma ( Mollusca). J. Morphology 192(3):217-227.1987.

P. O'Donovan , M. Abraham and D. Cohen. The ovarian cycle during the intermoult in ovigerous Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquaculture 36:347-358.1984.

P. O'Donovan and M. Abraham. A blood-spermatozoa-barrier in the pulmonate Levantina hierosolyma. Abstracts, 12th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology Society, Sheffield, England.1983

Teaching and Laboratory Assistant

1982. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Faculty of Life Sciences. Department of Zoology. Teaching and Laboratory Assistant.

1972-1976.The National University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences Department of Biology-Entomology Teaching and Laboratory Assistant.

Museum Exhibits: Curator and Designer

2012. Creator and designer of ‘Citylights', an interactive Shadow Theater exhibit. The Bloomfield Science Museum of Jerusalem.

2009. Curator of the "A Journey through the Brain" Exhibition program book. The Bloomfield Science Museum of Jerusalem. 2009

1998. Designer and Builder: A Trolls' House. Outreaching teaching program about mechanical machines. The Bloomfield Science Museum of Jerusalem.

1997. Curator and Designer of the "Science and the Detective” exhibition. The Bloomfield Science Museum of Jerusalem.

1989 Designer and Builder A Puppet Theater Activity Corner. For the "Heroes" exhibition. The Israel Museum of Jerusalem Youth Wing.

Plastic Art Exhibitions

December-2024-present. Paper cutouts for "The Vulture', a story by Franz Kafka. At the Kafka exhibition. National Library of Jerusalem.

2023. Paper cutouts. Memories of Childhood. Tmol Shilshom gallery. Jerusalem. Curated by Leora Wise.

2016. Papercuts and drawings. The Shelter Art Gallery. Jerusalem.

May 1996 Puppets. Collective show. BUBA BABU'A. Jerusalem Theater.

December 1974. Drawings. LIROLAY Art gallery. Buenos Aires.

June 1972. Shadow Puppets "Transparencias" with the Collegium Musicum. Centro Cultural San Martin. Buenos Aires.

Memberships

Head the International Association of Puppeteers in Israel UNIMA.

2007- 2010

Member of the Artistic Committee of the Train Theater Association in the name of Mario Kotliar. Jerusalem.// 2000-2010

Radio and Television.

Numerous interviews on Israeli and foreign Radio and Television.

Last radio interview: Yuval Meskin, for the program אמנות נקודה aired on August 27th 2009 by Reshet Aleph, the Israel National Radio.