E17 Puppet Project
An arts and education charity
E17 Puppet Project is a local arts and education charity that brings the magic and the art of puppetry to children, young people and the general public living in East London. Our specialism is tackling complex subjects through puppetry/theatre and making them accessible to all audiences. Our last production ‘Vikings and Valkyries’ (High Tide Festival, Walthamstow and London Literature Festival, Southbank Centre) brought to life dense Icelandic sagas, our innovative approach of explaining sickle cell disease (SCD) using puppetry to children and young people living with the condition in Newham was featured on BBC London News, and our Whitechapel Gallery commissioned family day to support their ‘Thick Time’ exhibition introduced children as young as five to William Kentridge’s multifaceted work and themes. We are committed to building resilient communities, pride ourselves on the accessibility of all our events and endeavour to always work with audiences and participants that reflect the diversity of the area. Our Arts Award accredited summer masterclass programme commissioned by London Borough of Waltham Forest always brings together diverse groups of young people (age 11-16) while utilising the arts to give them confidence, skills and creative fulfilment. We strive to support those for whom socioeconomic or personal circumstances might act as barriers to engaging in arts and community activity; as a travelling theatre organisation, we often perform in locations where there has been little cultural activity, adapting to the venues available (including performing live on the streets, and with shadow puppetry projected in supersize.
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