1000 Pails of Water
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1000 PAILS OF WATER
PRESENTATION FOR THE IMTAL CONFERENCE FALL 2013
BACKGROUND INFO:
- Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
- Istar the Whale
- Project Integration
A WHALE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO:
- Activate a large scale artifact
- Use puppetry to tell a story
- Create opportunities for in role interaction
- Use storytelling techniques to teach a communal message of empathy
Photo by Michael Dawes
THE STORY
ONE THOUSAND PAILS....
THE CULTURAL DIALOGUE IN THE STORY
CHARACTERS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERACTION
BOY, WHALE, FATHER, GRANDFATHER....
AFTERWARDS:
CAN YOU THINK OF A TIME THAT YOU WERE KIND TO ANIMALS?
WHAT IS A PUPPET ANYWAY?
- Expanding the definition of puppetry
- Animating objects through story
- Suspension of disbelief buy in
Photo by eugene
WHAT DO THEY LEARN?
- Whale hunting / whale preservation
- Whale anatomy
- Beached whales
- "Many hands must carry water"
- Preservation of life
Photo by no.failsafe
OBJECT ANIMATION: HOW TO MAKE IT MEANINGFUL
- Pick your story
