What is “Puppet Play”

“Puppet Play” is an artistic educational online program and a pan-Hellenic puppet theater competition. The core concept since its inception is to provide an open and creative approach to people of all ages, by using the puppet as an instrument. Our vision is to innovate in the field of learning and teaching by inspiring students and teachers to create their own puppet performance, as they go through the step-by-step training of the “Puppet Play” Methodology.

Our program includes: 

  • Open access online educational material
  • Live webinars
  • Participant communication network
  • Guidance for creating and videotaping a show to participate in the competition
  • Pan-hellenic competition

Whom it concerns

A. Teachers of primary & secondary education

B. Special education teachers

C. Psychotherapists and social workers

D. Theatrical groups

E. Anyone interested in puppet theater

Vision

We envision  Puppet Play to be an antidote to the harshness of this era. We envision an interactive education with quality that will help shape a more imaginative society with creative, empathetic, skilled and motivated individuals.

Vision

We envision  Puppet Play to be an antidote to the harshness of this era. We envision an interactive education with quality that will help shape a more imaginative society with creative, empathetic, skilled and motivated individuals.

Mission

We utilize the theatrical puppet not only as a teaching tool, but also as a tool for inspiration and enrichment of the educational process which promotes the social, linguistic, emotional and cognitive development of individuals.

Mission

We utilize the theatrical puppet not only as a teaching tool, but also as a tool for inspiration and enrichment of the educational process which promotes the social, linguistic, emotional and cognitive development of individuals.

Purpose

Our purpose is to provide free online training and support to adult trainers on how to use the theatrical puppet with their groups. The participants in the program learn how to use the puppets as a means of artistic expression for themselves and their students and to highlight the skills they will need in their professional careers.

Purpose

Our purpose is to provide free online training and support to adult trainers on how to use the theatrical puppet with their groups. The participants in the program learn how to use the puppets as a means of artistic expression for themselves and their students and to highlight the skills they will need in their professional careers.

Goals

  • Introduction of new educational methods through the puppet and filling in the gaps between the artistic creation and expression at the public schools in the field of both primary and secondary teachers as well as their students.

  • Transforming the platform into a hub for collecting and highlighting the work of teachers and students with the aim of opening the school and activities to the community.

  • Training for leaders of groups of children or adults for the therapeutic application of the puppet in institutions, refugee accommodation structures, institutions for blindness, prisons, KAPI and creative employment centers with the aim of meeting the needs of vulnerable groups, managing group or individual crises and smooth social their membership. 

  • Implementation of the program not only at the national level, but also in other countries of the world through European programs or collaborations with agencies and institutions abroad and expanding the audience of our beneficiaries.

  • Introducing students to the creative reuse of materials (upcycling) and cultivating a sense of respect for the environment. 

  • Continuous updating of our platform to enrich the educational program with modern tools and means of communication.

Goals

  • Introduction of new educational methods through the puppet and filling in the gaps between the artistic creation and expression at the public schools in the field of both primary and secondary teachers as well as their students.

  • Transforming the platform into a hub for collecting and highlighting the work of teachers and students with the aim of opening the school and activities to the community.

  • Training for leaders of groups of children or adults for the therapeutic application of the puppet in institutions, refugee accommodation structures, institutions for blindness, prisons, KAPI and creative employment centers with the aim of meeting the needs of vulnerable groups, managing group or individual crises and smooth social their membership. 

  • Implementation of the program not only at the national level, but also in other countries of the world through European programs or collaborations with agencies and institutions abroad and expanding the audience of our beneficiaries.

  • Introducing students to the creative reuse of materials (upcycling) and cultivating a sense of respect for the environment. 

  • Continuous updating of our platform to enrich the educational program with modern tools and means of communication.

​Στόχοι

  • Εισαγωγή νέων εκπαιδευτικών μεθόδων μέσω της κούκλας και κάλυψη των κενών του δημοσίου σχολείου στο τομέα της καλλιτεχνικής δημιουργίας και έκφρασης τόσο των εκπαιδευτικών πρωτοβάθμιας και δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης αλλά και των μαθητών τους.
  • Μετατροπή της πλατφόρμας σε κόμβο συλλογής κι ανάδειξης του έργου των εκπαιδευτικών και των μαθητών με στόχο το άνοιγμα του σχολείου και των δράσεων στην κοινότητα
  • Εκπαίδευση σε καθοδηγητές ομάδων παιδιών ή ενηλίκων για την θεραπευτική εφαρμογή της κούκλας σε ιδρύματα, δομές φιλοξενίας προσφύγων, φορείς τυφλότητας, φυλακές, ΚΑΠΗ και κέντρα δημιουργικής απασχόλησης με στόχο την κάλυψη αναγκών των ατόμων ευάλωτων ομάδων, τη διαχείριση κρίσεων ομάδας ή ατόμων και την ομαλή κοινωνική ένταξή τους.
  • Εφαρμογή του προγράμματος όχι μόνο σε πανελλαδικό επίπεδο, αλλά και σε άλλες χώρες του κόσμου μέσω ευρωπαϊκών προγραμμάτων ή συνεργασιών με φορείς και ιδρύματα του εξωτερικού κι επέκταση του κοινού των ωφελουμένων μας.
  • Εισαγωγή των εκπαιδευόμενων στη δημιουργική επαναχρησιμοποίηση υλικών (upcycling) και καλλιέργεια του αισθήματος σεβασμού προς το περιβάλλον.
  • Συνεχής επικαιροποίηση της πλατφόρμας μας για τον εμπλουτισμό του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος με σύγχρονα εργαλεία και μέσα επικοινωνίας.

Benefits

Through the puppet theatre, the participants come into contact with modern forms of visual and theatrical art, develop their skills of creativity and imagination, practice manual and combinatory skills and sharpen their ingenuity. At the same time, their concentration, personal motivation and implementation of methodological applications increase. Abilities such us emotional intelligence, trust in their partners and cooperation are enhanced and language development sharpens through creative writing.  Thus, the program helps the participants to acquire all the resources for the formation of a multifaceted personality.

Benefits

Through the puppet theatre, the participants come into contact with modern forms of visual and theatrical art, develop their skills of creativity and imagination, practice manual and combinatory skills and sharpen their ingenuity. At the same time, their concentration, personal motivation and implementation of methodological applications increase. Abilities such us emotional intelligence, trust in their partners and cooperation are enhanced and language development sharpens through creative writing.  Thus, the program helps the participants to acquire all the resources for the formation of a multifaceted personality.

Social contribution

Considering the economic crisis of the country and the increasing inflation, we are offering the program to the society for free, making it accessible online on the internet. In this way we respond to the need for art, culture and creative activities at school in a society that is struggling to cope financially. In addition, through the online format of the program, students and people from remote areas of the country with limited cultural activities have equal opportunities to participate in our artistic program.

Social contribution

Considering the economic crisis of the country and the increasing inflation, we are offering the program to the society for free, making it accessible online on the internet. In this way we respond to the need for art, culture and creative activities at school in a society that is struggling to cope financially. In addition, through the online format of the program, students and people from remote areas of the country with limited cultural activities have equal opportunities to participate in our artistic program.
 

Values

Creativity

As a team we create, nurture and inspire creativity, through the art of puppetry, for adults, educators, children and vulnerable groups

Self-expression

We focus, encourage and give expressive outlets to all our audience groups

Tenderness

We respond to the cruelty and detachment from empathy in a modern techno-dominated society, providing an antidote.

Teamwork

We work as a team and strengthen teamwork through our actions, producing a puppet show is both an individual and a team effort

Respect and inclusiveness

We accept and highlight diversity, recognize the value of all individuals regardless of gender and social, religious and racial background

Values

Creativity

As a team we create, nurture and inspire creativity, through the art of puppetry, for adults, educators, children and vulnerable groups

Self-expression

We focus, encourage and give expressive outlets to all our audience groups

Tenderness

We respond to the cruelty and detachment from empathy in a modern techno-dominated society, providing an antidote.

Teamwork

We work as a team and strengthen teamwork through our actions, producing a puppet show is both an individual and a team effort

Respect and inclusiveness

We accept and highlight diversity, recognize the value of all individuals regardless of gender and social, religious and racial background

Outcome indicators 2019-2022

  • 37 online & live workshops for teachers and students from all over Greece
  • 2326 participating teachers and students from online and live seminars nationwide
  • 4373 children indirect beneficiaries of “Puppet Play”
  • 399 declared participation in “Puppet Play”
  • 62 complete performances nationwide in 2019-2022
  • 584 students have created a show
  • 84 teachers / mentors participated in the production of the show
  • 250 teachers participated in the 2021-2022 conference
  • 71 cities from all over Greece | 208 participants from Attica | 168 participants from Region | 10 countries – training of expatriates
  • 5 financial sponsors | 2 state auspices | 8 communication sponsors | 5 collaborations & all the primary education directorates of Greece

PARTICIPANTS IN THE WEBINARS

STUDENT BENEFICIARIES

STUDENTS CREATED A SHOW

Visual Puppet Theatre Prasin Aloga

Visual Puppet Theatre Prasin Aloga has been working since 1997 with consistency for the Art of Puppet Theater.

Prasin Aloga is subsidized by the Ministry of Culture since 2000. Prasin Aloga has been assigned productions at the Experimental Stage of the National Theater and at the Cultural Center Kostis Palamas and Arts of the Onassis Foundation. Prasin Aloga has conducted a retrospective exhibition for the fifteen years of creative theatrical activity at the Foundation of the Hellenic World and the Tellogleio Foundation.

The work of the group stood out in the theatrical world with reviews and tributes to the Greek and international press and awards at international festivals.

It has been supported by the Institutes of France, Denmark, Spain (CERVANTES Institite), the General Secretariat for Youth, the Municipality of Athens, the Athens Prefecture and educational institutions as well as by PATAKI publications. Prasin Aloga has directed a children’s play by the SYN-EPI team and has collaborated with ERT in children’s TV shows, as well as with the Neos Kosmos theater and the Porta theater, for constructing and teaching Puppetry. Prasin Aloga organizes seminars for children and adult and takes theatrical tours throughout Greece at schools  municipalities and cultural institutions.

Prasin Aloga organizes the “Puppet Play” program since 2019

BOOK A PERFORMANCE

Our shows are fully transferable and adabtable to any venue. They are addressed to all ages, enchanting with their sensitivity and originality.

Contact us to book a show in your venue:

[email protected]