Beginner-Friendly Puppetry Masterclass

If you’re curious about puppetry but have never tried it before this masterclass is the perfect place to start – no prior artistic experience is needed!

In this two-day masterclass The Finger Players (Singapore) will collaborate with La Casa di Meneghino (Italy) to present a double-bill workshop on Traditional Chinese Hand Puppetry and Traditional Italian Hand Puppetry respectively.

Led by Tan Beng Tian Co-Founder of The Finger Players and an award-winning theatre practitioner she will introduce and demonstrate the fundamentals of traditional Chinese hand puppetry as well as sharing her research on the preservation and conservation of the traditional art form. In parallel Valerio Saccà Founder of La Casa di Meneghino along with his apprentice Benedetta Pigoni will also share his practice and expertise in traditional Italian hand puppetry.

During the masterclass participants will explore the culturally distinct yet similar approaches to hand puppetry including character archetypes manipulation techniques staging systems and storytelling styles between Italian and Chinese hand puppetry. At the end of the masterclass the participants will be given the opportunity to devise and present their stories using these two traditional puppetry forms.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿?

- Beginners who wish to nourish their minds and broaden their horizons through the world of puppetry.

- Theatre and art practitioners who are keen to be introduced to traditional hand puppetry from the perspectives of Chinese and Italian culture.

- Storytellers eager to create and share stories by blending techniques from both traditions.

The minimum age for this masterclass is 18 years old.

𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘

20 - 21 September 2025

2pm - 10pm (Inclusive of 1 hour break)

𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

Recital Studio Level 6

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗘

$300 nett per person

This course is SkillsFuture credits claimable.

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘁

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