The Puppetry eXploratory Laboratory program will be in-person, starting in February and running through to the end of May 2024. The application deadline is February 15th, 2024. THE DETAILS – please click here
What is PXL? A mentorship program for individual artists and/or small groups to work on projects in puppetry or that integrate puppetry into multi-media arts projects.
Puppetry is an art form that combines literature, music, mime, dance and drama and the visual arts to make a sum greater than its parts. It is among the last great under-explored frontier of the arts! Our Puppetry eXploratory Laboratory (PXL) is modeled on the famous XPT program at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta.
The Puppetry eXploratory Laboratory is a program that offers the opportunity for artists to explore their creative passion within the puppet art form. As a participant in PXL, you will be involved in a unique experience that allows you to interact and collaborate with artists of all kinds. PXL membership entails many benefits for a rare learning opportunity: it is a chance to fine tune skills you already have, to develop and try new ones, or simply learn a greater appreciation for the art of puppetry and its many facets.
PXL is a forum for the development of creative ideas, not merely a showcase for future productions: emphasis is on the development of new material and unique adaptations of existing material. We are looking to push the envelope; we invite you to join us!
The materials & workshop fee is $300
At the initial meeting, Project Initiators talk about their project, and Project Participants choose which project they would like to work on, thus forming production teams. Over the following months Puppetmongers assist in moving the projects forward, with meeting-planning sessions, shop time at our studio, direction and technical and general advice.