LA BELLA DORMENTE NEL BOSCO
PUPPETRY DESIGN & MOVEMENT
Puppetry Design by Jana Lakatos
Deer made by Yuejie (Freya) Li
Fox made by Molly Morgan
Hare made by Zinuo (Michell) Liu
Fox, deer and hare puppets as part of my set and puppetry design of Opera Double Bill: La Bella Dormente Nel Bosco. The puppets were designed as part of the enchanted forest scene. They were made from witheys, branches and rope to appear as if the forest came to life and incorporated firefly lights to add a magical element to them.
The designs show a break down of each puppets construction and mechanisms. I wanted to incorporate the fluidity of the materials into the puppets movement to allow smooth, lifelike puppeteering.
Opera Double Bill
Assisted in the rehearsal room, leading movement workshops with the puppeteers. We explored focus points and creating life-like puppet movements including head movements and breathing.
Photography by Kirsten Mcternan