The Wisdom Behind the Worker CharacterPosted by Suzanne, on January 13th, 2010
Coming soon is an early childhood puppetry workshop which is on a theme that is important to our times. How can story characters that are the ‘doers’ of the tale bring a visual and moving portrayal of meaningful and purposeful work. We live in a world culture where children rarely get the chance to see true work, the kind of activity where people are also deeply interested in what they are doing with their hands, heart, and actions. It is important for children to see models of engaged will, to support and inform the healthy development of their own beginnings of meaningful participation in the world. Puppetry is one way to provide these models of the sacredness of purpose. Through the delight of the tale the children are drawn into the story content. Via the puppets, they absorb the gesture and inner quality of these ‘doing’ characters that are archetypes of the engagement of ethical will. Here is a flyer of the workshop in California.