Build an articulated animal puppet that jumps, swings, crawls, slithers, swims, or flaps!

This beginner-friendly workshop introduces participants to a simple joint and how it makes all sorts of animal movements possible. 

The Cicada by Renee Martin alley performance

About the Teaching Puppeteer:
Renee is an educator, architect, and artist, currently working in puppets and other inhabitable and mechanical objects. Her favorite medium is fun trash shapes. 

She co-created and produced In the Presence Of for Cincy Fringe 2025 and On Maintenance for Cincy Fringe 2021, and Fishing in the Shade, The Starry Night,Eyebrows, and Cicada Striptease for previous Show of Hands Puppet Festivals.