Puppeteer jobs in Finland
Puppeteers perform shows by manipulating puppets such as hand puppets or marionettes. Their performance is based on a script and the movements of the puppets have to be synchronised with the speech and music. Puppeteers may write their own scripts and design and create their own puppets.
Puppeteer - Which skills are essential?
Perform in front of live audiences.
Accept feedback, proposed discussions and avenues of exploration about the precision of movements, rhythm, musicality, precision of the performance, interaction with peers and stage elements, areas requiring improvement. Take feedback into account to develop the potential as performer. Note the choreographers/repetiteur/dance master instructions, the instructions of other collaborators (dramaturge, performers/dancers peers, musicians, etc.) assuring being in the same page with direction team.
Manipulate puppets by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by his or her own hands placed inside the puppet or holding it externally, so as to create the illusion of life.
Learn and research a part, in personal and collective research and rehearsal, build an acting performance respecting the concept of the show.
Create an emotional connection with the audience through your performance. Engage the audience with sadness, humour, anger, any other emotion, or a combination thereof, and let them share your experience.
Study characters in scripts and their relationships to each other.
Convey the artistic values of the art form(s). Respond to the reactions of your audience and involve them.
Memorise your role in a performance or broadcast, whether it is text, movement, or music.
Develop shows with puppets.
Speak for an audience with the expression of rhythm and vocal technique. Take care that articulation and voice projection are appropriate to the character or text. Make sure that you are heard without compromising your health: prevent fatigue and vocal strain, breathing problems and vocal cord problems.
Adapt to different roles in a play, regarding the styles, ways of acting and aesthetics.
Deal with conditions that cause stage fright, such as time limits, the audience and stress.
Puppeteer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Guide your career to an international level which often requires the ability to interact, relate and communicate with individuals from different cultures.
Establish social projects aimed at community development and active citizen participation.
Manage an artistic project. Determine project needs. Establish partnerships. Manage the budget, schedule, contractual agreements and assess the project.
Study and practice dance moves required in artistic productions.
Perform music in cooperation with fellow musicians, as a part of an ensemble.
Show sensibility towards cultural differences by taking actions which facilitate positive interaction between international organisations, between groups or individuals of different cultures, and to promote integration in a community.
Construct hand, string, rod and shadow puppets from materials such as wood, papier maché, Styrofoam, wires, metal and rubber, using hand and machine tools.
Perform on a level accessible to children and young adults, whilst also censoring unadvisable content.
Manipulate purpose-built or improvised instruments to produce musical sounds.
Coordinate the artistic activities with others who are specialised in the technical side of the project. Inform the technical staff of the plans and methods suggested and obtain feedback on feasibility, cost, procedures and other relevant information. Be able to understand the vocabulary and practises concerning technical issues.
Perform music individually.
Present yourself and your artistic approach. Position your work in target markets. Promote and market yourself and your oeuvre.
Use the voice to produce musical sounds, marked by tone and rhythm.
Participate in cultural and artistic mediation activities: announce the activity, give a presentation or talk related to a piece of art or an exhibition, teach a class or a group, lead artistic mediation activities, lead or participate in a public discussion.
Design and construct puppets and movement control mechanism, based on sketches and/or scripts, for artistic and entertainment purposes.
Sew clothing for puppets by hand or machine.