Workshops

Workshops that bring Learning to Life.

Puppets & Pandemonium provide inspirational educational workshops that can be tailored to be suitable for all ages and abilities, which harness the huge learning potential that is overflowing from the magical world of puppetry.
The Company is an exciting, Bristol based organisation, completely immersed in the world of puppets, respecting traditional methods while embracing new technology and the knowledge and enthusiasm we hold for the subject is clearly shared during our captivating workshops, which means that they exceed the expectations of our participants.

Whether it's learning about a period in history, establishing Design and Technology skills, exploring story writing or building self-confidence and thinking outside the box, puppetry is an excellent educational tool and we at Puppets and Pandemonium feel it is our duty to spend some of our time helping to inspire the local community. Please click here to find out how our workshops can be linked in with the National Curriculum

Puppets and Pandemonium are an environmentally aware company, which means that we use recycled materials where ever possible. So many materials from industry and the home that would otherwise be thrown away can be used effectively to build professional puppets. We share this knowledge with our workshop participants which inspires a creative out look on recycling by helping to see the potential in materials that would normally be disregarded as waste. What's more this encourages a resourceful nature which can be applied in many aspects of life.

Above and below, Puppets made from recycled materials by Key Stage 2 Students from Bristols BS1 Gifted and Talented in Design and Technology Cluster.

To see how, whatever the circumstances, we can put on workshops that encourage imagination and inspire creativity please watch the short film of a number of performances that were made in our Marquee at Shambala Festival below.

Above and Below, In collaboration with Little Rays Puppets these are demonstration Mexican Day of the Dead Puppets for Bristols Hanham High Schools South American Themed Arts week; Afterwards they said; We certainly did enjoy the workshops, I think they were some of the most successful arts days we have ever held. We'd definitely like to work with you and Alex again in the future and I'll recommend you to the other schools in the Kingswood partnership (these are Sir Bernard Lovell School, Downend School, City of Bristol College, Kingsfield school, Mangotsfield school and the Grange School).

Above; Kids at the Bristol Puppet Festival practising teamwork by learning to manipulate our westernised Bunraku puppet together. (His name is Zog and he is a baby Super Hero)

Above, Puppets made from Tights stuffed newspaper and then decorated with Scrap Fabric at Ashley Down Infants School, Bristol.

A Chinese style dragon puppet made by children at our workshops at the Tribe of Doris International Summer School.Click here to see a whole page and a film about the week.