About Mana Puppets
Ros and Hugh Childers, the founders of Mana Puppets, believe strongly in the power of puppets to provide an educational message, to entertain and to cross cultural, age and class boundaries. Puppetry provides students with educational experiences, while promoting their understanding of self, their own feelings, attitudes and behaviours as well as those of others. Since 1999, Ros and Hugh have been offering innovative educational puppetry programs. Over 20,000 Australian school students have seen our shows in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia since 2001. Their German language puppet show has been recognised as a contribution to German language education by the Goethe Institut Inter Nationes Sydney, which has assisted them with tours in Australia over the last few years. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service has also recognised the importance of their fire safety program. QFRS has licensed Mana Puppets to use the character of Blazer, the Firefighting Koala, as a puppet in their fire safety puppet show.
The Show
The Three Little Pigs, Percy, Patty and Peter, make an emergency move to the country and decide to build their own houses. They meet Wolfgang the Wolf who pretends to be their "friendly neighbour from over the hill." The pigs are amusing, colourful characters, who dance to techno music and wear reverse baseball caps in a modern version of the traditional story. The show is performed live with original music and songs and students are encouraged to participate actively. A variety of puppet styles and an imaginative, multi-level set are featured. After the performance, Ros, a registered teacher with over twenty years teaching experience, uses the puppets in an interaction segment. An added incentive to participate is an opportunity to work a puppet on a colourful mini puppet stage.
Target Audience
Kindergarten/Prep-Pre-school to Year 3 students.
Numbers
Audience size depends on venue. Please discuss with us your requirements regarding numbers.
Venue
A hall or similar large indoor venue is preferred, but outdoor covered areas may be suitable. An area of 6 metres wide by 4 metres deep is required for the set and to allow space for interaction. Access to a power point is essential.
Length
Schedule 55 minutes: 35 minute puppet play followed by a 20-minute (approx.) interaction to suit age group attention span.
Time Required Before and After Show
An hour and a half to set up and 45 minutes to dismantle set.
Cost
For Brisbane and Ipswich metropolitan areas and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, the cost per student is $4.80 including GST. A minimum charge of $360.00 including GST applies for fewer than 75 students per performance. Smaller schools are encouraged to combine with other schools to maximise numbers.The charge for other areas will be negotiated.
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11 Hogan Court,
Camp Mountain, Qld.,
Australia 4520.
Phone/Fax: +61(0)7 3289 2047
Mobile: 0413 816 789
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