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More Cloud Child Feedback comes floating in!
DNA continues to get some very positive feedback about the Cloud Child Performances on our Spring UK Tour! ‘My son loved it! he laughed so much’ ‘Fab show, kept my 3 year old mesmerised’ ‘Lovely show, made me cry’ ‘Really … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Childrens Theatre, cloud child, early years, Lowry, Manchester, preschool, puppet, puppetry, puppets, touring
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Cloud Child films
We’ve added some clips to our youtube channel from our research and development at The Lowry, Salford in England’s North West earlier this year. This R&D process looked at performing not only for children, but also with them, helping to … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, children, Childrens Theatre, culture, DNA, early years, Lowry, performance, Performing Arts, preschool, puppetry, puppets, Theatre
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Day 9 & 10, 19th & 20th January – Presentation & Feedback
What a wonderful R & D we have had for Cloud Child, thanks to Porl Cooper & Lyndsay Merrick at the Lowry and Arts Council of Great Britain. This last week has been quite intense, trying to process and present … Continue reading
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Tagged DNA, early years, Lowry, Manchester, preschool, puppet, puppetry, puppets, storytelling
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Day 8 January 18th R&D
Joined by the talented Mr Mark Whitaker, as well as welcoming Ida and Tinka of Clogless Lobster for the second day we puppeteered, projected and plotted. It was great to share skills and bounce ideas around, trying out the characters … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, cloud child, culture, digital projection, early years, Lowry, performance, Performing Arts, porjection, preschool, puppet, puppetry, puppets, Theatre
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R&D Day 7 Jan 17th 2012 – Projections
Today we jury-rigged the small digital camera to the old digital projector in advance of finally managing to get the small hand-held projector connected to the camera. While the children were playing with the overhead projector and the big white … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, children, Childrens Theatre, cloud child, Clouds, culture, early years, Lancashire, Lowry, Manchester, performance, Performing Arts, performng arts, preschool, puppet, puppetry, puppets, Salford, shadow puppetry, Theatre
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Day 6 Mon 16th January 2012 Cloud Child Development
A fabulous day researching the play elements & materials with young children in the morning, and then hearing & playing with the first music cut this afternoon. Having the musical score from the Verbal Vigilante boys, really ‘glued’ the visual … Continue reading
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Day 5 Friday 13th Dance & movement Day
This morning we had a nice visit with the Dance Tots session age 3-4 years led by Claire Fildes at the Lowry. Myself and Liz had a nice collaboration with Claire and the children, playing with the little fluffy clouds … Continue reading
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Day 3/4 Visit to the local Swinton Surestart and using digital projection
Liz writes ‘We had a delightful morning working with children in Swinton, introducing the group and mums and early years practitioners to the work we are currently exploring. Tiny tufts of cotton wool were given to the children and we … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Childrens Theatre, culture, early years, Let's Go Global, Lowry, Manchester, performance, preschool, puppet, puppetry, Theatre
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Day 2 of Cloud Child – Research and Development
After a Body-Mind-Centering warm up led by Michelle Hovane of Sensorium Theatre, Rachel Riggs, Adam Bennett and Liz Fitzgerald Taylor were joined by Jode and David of Verbal Vigilante music and Amber Onat-Gregory of Tell Me A Tale to work … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, children, Childrens Theatre, culture, early years, Lowry, Manchester, performance, Performing Arts, preschool, puppet, puppetry, puppets, Theatre
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Cloud Child first day of R&D at the Lowry
At last we’re in Studio 2 at the Lowry! Had a wonderful day exploring with materials and our new proto type cloud child puppets. With Liz Fitzgerald Taylor and Francis Italiano we played with different materials representing clouds, and ideas … Continue reading
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