What
made you apply to work with Blind Summit?
I chose to work with
Blind Summit because my particular interests in puppetry come from wanting to
work with puppetry for adults rather than children. I first came across them
via the 2012 Olympics puppets, and had seen a good deal of Moses’ character.
Tell
us about some of the things you did whilst you were working with us
One of the best things
for me about doing a placement with Blind Summit was that I got the opportunity
to try a bit of everything. I got to spend a good deal of time in their
R&D sessions listening in to discussions about new work and seeing how it
develops; do a bit of puppetry as and when an extra pair or hands were needed;
and try my hands at making a Styrofoam puppet head myself – which I hadn't been expecting to try at all!
Who
is your favourite Blind Summit Puppet and why?
My favourite now is
definitely Tina, who can seamlessly switch from being an elegantly rude queen
to a hilariously misinformed Scottish lady in a matter of seconds – my respect
goes to anyone who puppeteers her though, it never occurred to me before I met
her in person just how heavy she can be after a while!
How
do you think the skills you've learnt here will help you in the future?
Working with Blind
Summit has given me some great insight into how a small professional company
works, and regardless of which career
path I stumble down in the future (my sincere hope is that I’ll find a way to
mix them all up), the valuable skills I have learnt during this time will no
doubt be put to good use
Taz's puppet head in the making process
Taz wrote about
puppetry for her BA degree dissertation, and is now specialising her research
in puppetry for her MA in International Performance.
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