Sha Sha Higby
(United States)
Micropuppetry
Date(s) & Time(s): Sat, Jun 3, 4:30 PM and Sat, Jun 10, 4:30 PM and Sat, Jun 17, 4:30 PM
Duration: 60 mins w/out intermission
Location: Online
Venue: Online Event
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Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28
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Production Details
MicropuppetrySha Sha demonstrates how to build micro-puppets and make your own to perform online. Bring paper, cardstock, scissors, pastels or crayons, bamboo, barbecue skewers, string or thread.
Sha Sha HigbySha Sha Higby pursued the art of puppetry and sculpture in her early years, then one year in Japan studying the art of Noh Mask and theater, then a Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship to study dance and shadow puppet making in the villages in Indonesia for five years at the Academy of Music and Dance, lacquer arts in Tokyo and Kyoto under the Japan-United States Friendship Commission. an Indo-American Fellowship to study the textile arts of India, and a Pilot Travel Grants Fund from Arts International for Bhutan, the National Endowment for the Arts in Solo Theater Fellowship, U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions, Theater Bay Area CASH, and the California Arts Council.