An Aruba puppet workshop concluded at the National Library after four weeks of training in story development, puppet movement and voice techniques.
Four-week workshop concludes at National Library
A four-week puppet-theatre workshop concluded with a final presentation at the National Library of Aruba. Author and instructor Desiree Correa led the program with support from Glenda Zavala. The Aruba puppet workshop was designed to revive the use of puppet theatre in schools, day-care settings and community centers while giving participants practical tools for educating and entertaining children.
Participants learned writing, movement and voice skills
The training covered the full process of preparing a puppet performance. Participants practiced adapting an ordinary story into clear, engaging dialogue for a show. They also learned how hand movements can convey emotions such as happiness, sadness and fear when a puppet has a fixed facial expression. Voice use and clear articulation formed another part of the program, with the aim of helping performers hold children's attention during a presentation.
Final session featured original performances
For the fifth gathering, which served as the official closing event, participants met in the library's exhibition room and presented their own puppet-theatre pieces. Each participant used puppets they had made and performed a story developed during the course. Organizers described the initiative as a way to strengthen storytelling and children's education in Aruba through puppetry and theatre, while preserving a performance tradition for a new generation of classrooms and community audiences.
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