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| Drama
of Works |
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Contact:
Gretchen Van Lente
Email:
info@dramaofworks.com
94 Wyckoff Street, #3R • Brooklyn, NY 11201
Website: dramaofworks.com
Drama of Works is a nomad company based in Brooklyn with
a repertory of touring and resident shows as well as producing
efforts in New York.
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Warhol™ |
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Duration: |
60
minutes |
| Audience: |
Adult
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| Audience
Size: |
50-300 |
| Puppet
Style: |
Object theatre & Bunraku |
| Language(s): |
English (minimal dialogue) |
| Stage size : |
12' x 10' x 10' |
| Personnel: |
5-6 |
| Video: |
NTSC |
| Description: |
Witness Warhol's history come to life through manipulation of the objects from his art, all with a beautfiul puppet of the artist himself. |
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Sleepy Hollow |
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Duration: |
45
minutes |
| Audience: |
Children/Family/Adult |
| Audience
Size: |
100-1,000 |
| Puppet
Style: |
Shadow (large-scale) |
| Language(s): |
English (minimal dialogue) |
| Stage size : |
16' x 10' x 15' |
| Personnel: |
4-5 |
| Video: |
NTSC (clips only) |
| Description: |
A large-scale shadow show based on Irving's text with human, flat, and projected shadow on a custom quilted screen. |
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Puppetry
Around the World |
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Leader: |
Gretchen
Van Lente and/or other member of Drama of Works |
| Duration: |
60
minutes each over multiple weeks, 3-4 hours in one day |
| Audience: |
Children/Family |
| Max
Enrollment Range: |
None |
| Puppet
Style/Skill Taught: |
Many
different international folk styles |
| Language(s): |
English |
| Experience
Required: |
None |
| Space
Size: |
Enough
space for everyone to have a bit of table to work on |
| Additional
Technical Requirements: |
None |
| Personnel: |
1,
2 preferably |
| Description: |
Students
are shown an example and photos of an international folk
puppet and then instructed on making their own simplified
version. This can be one kind of puppet each session for
a number of weeks or one every half hour or so for an
afternoon. Or the person booking the workshop may book
a specific nationality or type of puppet to focus on. |
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Designer-
Gretchen Van Lente & collaborators
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Types
of Puppets Built: |
All |
| Design
Styles Offered: |
Props |
| Description: |
Designers
have created giant parade puppets, rod puppets, and
shadow puppets as well as everything in between. |
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Carnival of Samhain & PUNCH |
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Audience: |
Adult |
| Dates: |
PUNCH - ongoing; Carnival - weekend after Halloween |
| Description: |
Carnival of Samhain is a Halloween-themed mini festival of puppetry and other forms; PUNCH is a regular puppet slam in NYC. |
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