Talks at Nottingham Puppet Festival are back for 2021

Published: 26/05/2021

The puppetry talks series is returning to Nottingham Puppet Festival for 2021.

As part of this year’s festival, we will be hosting two talks with up-and-coming local, as well as established, creators and makers. Inspired by puppetry, the creative’s narratives centre on contemporary issues such as disability, mental health, addiction, and gender identity. This year’s talks will cover a range of topics including facilitating participation, autobiographical stories, and the creative process.

Talk 1: Puppetry and Wellbeing

Wednesday 2 June, 5.30 pm

Two Professionals, Laura Guthrie and Dr Emma Fisher, will talk about Puppetry and Disability, followed by a Q&A session. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube.

Talk 2: Puppetry and Wellbeing

Friday 4 June, 5.30 pm

Tune in for presentations and debate by local practitioners and an established designer-maker on contemporary narratives, including disability, mental health, and gender identity. Topics of discussion include Theatre as a tool for empowerment – creating a platform for ‘The Other’ and What happened to you: The puppet making process.

Nottingham Puppet Festival was first launched in 2018, and was produced in partnership by Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, City Arts and Nottingham Trent University. This year’s festival will take place from Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 June with an eclectic mix of both in-person and online performances, talk, workshops, film screenings and more.