Watch out for new up and coming South African puppeteer, Aja Marneweck from Cape Town. After beginning her puppetry career on 'Looking for a Monster' in 2001, she has gone on to create some incredibly innovative theatre with paper and light.
Her new piece is called RESIDUE using with fabric puppets and a giant woman, and her piece pictured above is LA LOBA done with paper. Aja has just been awareded a scholarship to participate in the new summer course in Charleville-Mezieres, France. The workshop will explore through practice the creative potential of the interplay between visual and acoustic languages, using a very contemporary mix of stage techniques and is being run by Dominique Montain and Henri Ogier from well known French company 'Au Cul Du Loup'.
Good on ya, Aja!
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