SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS LIVE:
GIANT PUPPET CAMP July 27-31 for ages 9-12
Spend a week in a real puppet studio. Join Ms. Capezzuti in her private studio for a week of puppetry and performance. Participants in this week-long experience will learn about Capezzuti's giant puppet collection, design and build their own giant puppet from start to finish and collaborate to create a puppet dance performance. On Friday, we will join the Citiparks Roving Art Cart at a major city park to see a puppet show, perform for the community, teach other kids how to make puppets and share a picnic lunch. GET MORE INFORMATION AND SIGN-UP HERE.
PUPPET OF YOU DREAMS CAMP August 3-7 for ages 9-12
Spend a week in a real puppet studio. Join Ms. Capezzuti in her private studio for a week of puppetry and performance. This week long camp experience is designed for kids who have already made a giant puppet and would would like to take their skills further. We'll learn about many different styles of puppets both large and small and then each student will design one or more puppets in the style of their choice. We'll end the week writing and performing puppet shows which we will perform for a real audience with the Roving Art Cart on Friday at a major city park. GET MORE INFORMATION AND SIGN-UP HERE.
INTRODUCING THE PUPPET UNDERGROUND
Puppets aren't just for kids. Do you love puppets and want to take your skills to the next level? Welcome to The Puppet Underground—a hands-on puppetry and performance experience for adults who are ready to unleash their inner maker and storyteller. Join like-minded creators in a collaborative, creative environment.
ADULT PUPPETRY AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
This summer the Puppet Underground will meet on Wednesday nights. Participants design puppets in the styles of their choice and, if interested, work together on performance opportunities. Want to build your own giant puppet? Want make a series of hand puppets or experiment with puppetry in a fully stocked studio with guidance? Want to connect with like-minded creatives? Summer session runs July 22-August 19. Get more information and SIGN UP HERE!
Dear Ms. Capezzuti,
Thank you for everything. Thank you for giving me a safe space. Thank you for supporting my art..."
–Student Participant from Summer in the Studio
Cheryl Capezzuti is a puppet builder and puppeteer in Pittsburgh, PA. She runs Studio Capezzuti, a home base for all interactive projects. Capezzuti is best known for her parade-sized giant puppets and her largest work, the First Night Pittsburgh Parade. She is also a master teaching artist, commissioned puppetmaker, maker of small theatrical works. She is on the visual arts faculty at Falk Lab School at the University of Pittsburgh.