Wow... what a parade it was! The
2009 Second Annual Handmade Parade was a grand success! Hundreds of
participants spent months creating fantastic costumes, puppets and
complete ensembles in studios, schools, churches, garages and
backyards... ... and the resulting show of community creativity was a visual feast for the senses! Check out theSlideshow!
There
were lots of smiling faces in the crowds that lined the streets and
more than a few gasps of surprise and wonder at the participants'
astonishing creations! A great day was had by all. Thank you one and
all for your spirit and creativity!
We've created a Flickr photo sharing site so that all can share their photo's and videos. Here is a link to the site.
Please pass this on to your friends that took pics too so that we can
all share with each other. You can also post comments at the site.
Folks that were in the parade didn't get to see the whole parade so
sharing your pics would mean a lot to us!
You can also post comments at the Hillsborough Arts Council Facebook site.
2009 Parade Registration Registration
for the 2009 parade participants is now closed. We have approximately
400 participants with costumes and puppets registered!
There will be 21 Krewes in the parade. Wow! This is going to one BIG eye popping parade!
We will have puppets and costumes available for those that would like to participate. You can sign up online. The
parade registration form is officially closed. If You missed parade
registration and would like to participate in the parade send us an email with your request to join a Krewe. Thank you 2009 Workshops
The following workshops are listed below:
* Costume and Giant Puppet making open workshop, Hillsborough <completed>
* A River and it’s Creatures, puppet and costume workshop
at Studio 200, Carrboro <completed>
* Childrens 'make and take' puppet making workshop at Last Fridays <completed>
* Childrens 'make and take' puppet making workshop at the Fairview Community Health Gala., Hillsborough <completed>
* From Concept to Creation, Costume and Giant Puppet Making for adults <completed>
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Leadership Mask and Giant Puppet Making Workshop <completed>
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Stilt Walking <completed>
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Summer Enrichment Program:
Childrens Theater and Parade Workshop <completed>
* Family Drumming <completed>
Archived 2009 workshops completed:
Two session Workshop:Saturday June 20, 2009 and Saturday June 27, 2009
Leadership Mask and Giant Puppet Making Workshop
Learn the skills and techniques to create lightweight giant puppets! Your new skills can then be used to help your group to create a giant puppet to join the Handmade Parade in October!
This leadership workshop is intended for artists, teachers and any creative individual willing to learn new skills and then share those skills with others to assist in creating giant puppets for the Hillsborough Handmade Parade.
After completing the two session Leadership Workshop, participants are encouraged to share their new skills with their friends, family, neighbors or social groups to create their own parade ensemble. Think about encouraging your students, class, team, or church group to work together with a theme and participate in the parade as a group.
As the leader of a group you can participate in the leadership puppet and mask making workshop for free. Then, use your new skills to help create your groups unique parade entry.
Members of your group can then take the public workshops to help refine the group’s ideas. You’ll be surprised at the creativity within yourself and your group!
Parade organizer and puppet designer, Mark Donley will demonstrate working with cardboard, paper mache' and constructing lightweight giant puppets using reed, bamboo and fabric. You saw many of Mark's creations at last years parade!
Mark’s sense of costuming and making wild creations began with Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans in the late 70’s. As a hands on participant in Art Parade Krewes such as The Contemporary Art’s Centers Krewe of Clones, the Krewe of Kosmic Debris and the Pair-A-Dice Tumblers.
More recently, Mark participated in workshops hosted by Nana Projects at the Towson University Center for the Arts in Baltimore. There he was able to collaborate and learn new skills with other parade and theater organizers including Spiral Q Puppet Theater from Philadelphia, and Macnas from Galway, Ireland.
Explore your creative potential! Bring your idea of ‘Metamorphosis’ on the Eno River that you would like to create. This workshop is free to those intending to participate in the Handmade Parade. We ask only that you commit to lead others with the knowledge you have gained so that they too can make a "Giant creature of the Eno River" to march with in the Hillsborough Handmade Parade Saturday, October 17, 2009.
The workshop includes two sessions
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First session ------------ 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Saturday, June 20, 2009.
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Second session --------- 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm , Saturday, June 27, 2009
Pre-Registration for this workshop is required.
Please Register Online Here.
Two Day Workshop
When: Saturday, June 20 1:00 pm till 4:30 pm
Saturday, June 27 1:00 pm till 4:30 pm
Where: Orange County Recreation Center
300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC
Cost: Free to Teachers and Handmade Parade participants
Link to Map and directions to recreation center.
Saturday, July 18, 2009 11:00 AM to 4:00 pm
Stilt Walking
Walking Tall ! Beginning with an emphasis on safety, you will learn how to construct your own stilts and learn the rules, fundamentals and art of stilt walking. It's easier than you think!
Professional performer Donovan Zimmerman of Paperhand Puppet Intervention will work with adults and teenagers, 13 and older. You can become a stilt walking performer in the Handmade Parade!
Later this summer, we will schedule a special Stilt Walker costume workshop if there's enough interest.
We're also seeking experienced stilt walkers for the Handmade Parade... email us for details.
Space is limited.
$25.00 per individual. Pre-cut Stilt materials will be available for materials cost only.Scholarships available.
This workshop is currently full - register using the form below and you'll be notified if there is a cancellation.
Please Register Online Here
Where:
Historic Moorefild House
2201 Moorefield Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Link to Map and Directions
Call Mark @ 919-602-2550 for additional information.
Tuesday July 21, 22 and 23rd 10 am till 2 pm
Summer Enrichment Program:
Childrens Theater and Parade Workshop
The Hillsborough Arts Council is sponsoring a three day theater and parade workshop at Central Elementary School in conjunction with the Orange County Summer Enrichment program. Volunteer Artists from the Hillsborough Art Council's Handmade Parade will work with children to develop artistic, theatrical and music skills culminating in the Children's Handmade Parade on July 23rd. The parade will begin at 10:30 at Central Elementary and parade to Hillsborough Elementary then back to Central. There are no fees for the workshops.
Students registered in the Summer Enrichment Program will create projects and a performance to stimulate creativity and develop the interrelationship between nature, the arts and humanity. Taking inspiration from the Annual Handmade Parade theme "The waters of the Eno and her creatures", the Eno River will serve as a link to the natural environment and science. It will also increase awareness of social responsibility and stewardship of our natural resources.
The collaborative partnership of the Orange County Schools and the Hillsborough Arts Council will give students the opportunity to study and create with professional artists. This will be a fun and creative learning experience for teachers, artists and students alike!
Volunteer Artists: Orange County School Personel
Braima Moiwai Dr. Rene Carmen,
Principal, Summer Enrichment program
Jenny Stansell Clara Daniels,
Principal, Central Elementary
Marie Sawyer
Martinette Horner,
Principal, Hillsborough Elementary
Mark Donley
Sue Florence,
School Improvement Specialist
Tinka Jordy Laura Casey,
Art Teacher
Special thanks to additional volunteers from the Hillsborough Arts Council: Neil Stutzer and his daughter, Amy. In addition the volunteer efforts of Susan Axelrod, and Allie Scales were invaluable... thank you.
Call Mark @ 919-602-2550 for additional information.
The Orange County Schools Summer enrichment program is a program designed exclusively for pre-selected students. Both at risk students and those seeking additional academic opportunities are included. First through fifth grade students from Central, Efland Cheeks and New Hope Elementary Schools are participating in the program.
Summer Enrichment students will explore poetry, creative writing, and drama to sharpen communication skills and motivate them to be successful in school.
We need your help!
This the Hillsborough Arts Council working with The Orange County Schools Summer Enrichment program applied for a grant to develop this program with a greater number of artists, teachers and programs. However, the funding was unavailable. The artists listed above did not want to see this important outreach program fall by the wayside, so they put together this more modest program for the students of the enrichment program. It is an entirely volunteer effort and as such we hope to find donations to help make it possible. Donations will go toward the purchase of materials for the children's workshops.
Items of need include:
* White unbleached muslin (for flying bird costume/wings)
* Dyes and paints (for bird wings)
* 2 gallon plastic buckets (for drumming/storytelling workshop)
* Beginner drumsticks (for drumming/storytelling workshop)
* Additional misc. materials include cardboard, scissors, staplers, brushes
Two Saturdays, Saturday, August 22 and August 29, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
From Concept to Creation,
Costume and Giant Puppet Making for Adults
Ages 14 years and older
This will be the final comprehensive workshop before the parade on October 17th.
Only 6 weekends remain until parade day after this workshop!
Explore your creative side! Donovan Zimmerman of Paperhand Puppet Intervention and Handmade Parade Organizer Mark Donley from the Hillsborough Arts Council will lead this comprehensive two session workshop. You will learn specific skills and techniques to create a parade ensemble with lightweight costumes and giant puppets. From concept to creation we will interpret scale and work with a variety of tools and materials including hardware, cardboard, paper mache, reed, bamboo and fabric.
You will learn how to construct both wearable and giant street size puppets using reed, bamboo and fabric to create very lightweight constructions. Our goal will be to give you the skills to create a parade ensemble with a unified theme. We’ll begin with basic ‘make and take’ concepts that you can teach other adults and children after completing the workshop. Then, we’ll focus on providing creative solutions and techniques to make large constructions that are lightweight yet strong.
This workshop is intended not only for artists and teachers but for anyone willing to learn new skills and then share those skills with others to assist in creating a giant puppet for the Hillsborough Handmade Parade in October. Simply come with an open mind, and you’ll be amazed at the creativity within yourself and your group!
After completing this comprehensive two session puppet making workshop participants are encouraged to share their new skills with their friends, family, neighbors or social groups to create their own parade ensemble.
This is a hands on workshop. Tools and hardware will be provided. Participants are requested (but not required) to bring the following basic materials for their constructions:
Cardboard - large pieces of single wall cardboard such as boxes used for large appliances and furniture.
Fabric - Large pieces of fabric as described in the tools and materials guide.
With your registration you will be sent the Handmade Parade Guide to tools and materials that describes in detail the best types of cardboard and fabric.
The workshop includes two sessions of four hours each
When:
First session ------------ 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Saturday Aug 22, 2009
Second session --------- 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Saturday Aug 29, 2009
Where:
Paperhand Puppet Studio, Buddy Collins Community Center, downtown Saxapahaw.
Here is a link to a map.
Ages:
Adults and teenagers over 14
Cost:
$25.00 per individual, $40.00 per family for both Saturday workshops. This workshop is available to all: scholarships are available, call Mark Donley for information:919-602-2550
Registration:
Workshop size will be limited. Pre-registration is required.
You can Register Online Here.
Three Sundays, July 26, August 2, and August 9. 3:00 pm to 4:15pm.
Sunday Afternoon Family Drumming
Adults, teenagers and children welcome
With Braima Moiwai
About Braima Moiwai Braima is a freelance artist from Sierra Leone, West Africa, based in Durham, North Carolina. Braima studied history and geography at the University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College, and taught in Jaiama Secondary School before migrating to the US in 1986.
He is a storyteller and musician who specializes in the oral traditions of the coastal regions of West Africa and the influence of African languages and cultures on the African diasporas, especially the Gullah culture of South Carolina and the Georgia Sea Islands.
Braima served as an expert on oral tradition, languages and music that survived among the en-slaved Africans of American Southeast for the civil war movie "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson, and played a Gullah musician in the film. Braima is an active member of the "North Carolina Association of Black Storytellers" and founder of the "Gullah Project" in North Carolina and serves as tour guide for school field trips to the Gullah Islands children's workshops
Braima will teach the traditional way of learning drumming technique. If you can say it, you can play it! Instruments will be provided. Adults, teenagers and children of all skill levels are welcome. All will become a part of the rhythm! Special attention will be given to the children so all can contribute!
Schedule
Three Sundays
Sunday, July 26 3pm – 4:15pm
Sunday, August 2 CANCELED
Sunday, August 9 3pm – 4:15pm
Cost $5 per individual $10 per family of 3 or less.
(more than 3 family members please add $5.00)
All are welcome: Scholarships are available: call Mark at 919-602-2550
Ages:
Adults and children 8 years and older. (under 10 must be accompanied by an adult)
Registration: Register online Here
Where: The pavilion at GOLD PARK, Hillsborough,
415 Dimmocks Mill Road
Link to Map and Directions
Call Mark @ 919-602-2550 for additional information.
Saturdays September 12, 19, 26 and October 3, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
A River and it’s Creatures, puppet and costume workshop
at Studio 200 Carrboro
"We will be creating a flowing river and the creatures that inhabit it!"
Helen Buiskool and Jane Bergman will show you how to make masks, costumes and puppets that you can parade down the street with in the Second Annual Hillsborough Handmade Parade.
"We will show you the basics of how to get started, advise you on materials and tools, and then let you and your imagination take off! It’s a great way to get creative, have fun, meet new people, and can be an exciting and memorable activity for the whole family."
This is a free workshop but enrollment is limited, so if you want be part of the fun please pre-register. You can come for just one Saturday or for all four Saturdays. Please indicate the days you choose on the registration form.
When:
Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
September 12, 19, 26 and October 3, 2009
Where:
Studio 200
200 Spring Valley Road
Carrboro, NC 27510
Ages:
Adults and children 8 years and older. (under 10 must be accompanied by an adult)
Cost:
Free to Handmade Parade participants.
Registration:
Workshop size will be limited. Pre-registration is required.
Register online here
For more information call Helen Buiskool at 919.932.7778
Email: helen@studio200.us
Friday, Sept. 25
Childrens 'Make and Take' Puppet Workshop at Last Fridays
Hillsborough Art Council artists and volunteers will host a children's 'make and take' puppet workshop for children during this months Last Friday event in downtown Hillsborough.
Materials and instruction will be available for kids to create hand held puppets that they can bring to the Handmade Parade on October 17th!
When:
Friday, Sept, 26,
Where:
Hillsborough Arts Council tent on the south lawn of the courthouse.
Cost:
Free!
Saturday, September 26, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Childrens 'Make and Take' Puppet Workshop at the Fairview Community Heath Gala
Hillsborough Art Council artists and volunteers will host a children's 'make and take' puppet workshop for children at the Fairview Community Health Gala. Parents can take advantage of health screenings while the kids enjoy creating hand held puppets that they can bring to the Handmade Parade on October 17th! Artists will provide materials and instruction. This is a free workshop.
The Hillsborough Arts council is participating with the Northern Orange Black Voters Alliance and Fairview Community Watch to hosting a community Health Gala in the Fairview Community. There will be health screenings available for adults including blood pressure checks, diabetes, nutrition info and more. In addition, numerous community groups will be presenting information and entertainment with fun activities, games and surprises!
When:
Saturday Sept, 26, 12:00 am to 2:00 pm
Where:
At the Hillsborough Arts Council tent, Fairview Community Park, 515 Rainey St, Hillsborough
Cost:
Free!
Saturday, October 3, 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Costume and Giant Puppet making Open Workshop
This is a free workshop but enrollment is limited. Meet some of your fellow puppet makers, learn new skills, help others and collaborate! This is a hands on workshop. The open workshop is designed for those who have been working independently or have attended a prior workshop, and now need technical or creative help completing it. This is a great opportunity to bring your creation and share with others. Participants should bring their projects and materials. This is also an opportunity for those that haven't started a project that would like to join in helping to build and decorate an ongoing project. Join the Parade! Tools will be available. Led by parade organizer and puppet designer, Mark Donley. For more information call Mark at 919-602-2550
When:
Saturday afternoon from 2:00 pm till 4:30 pm
October 3 2009
Where:
Orange County Parks and Recreation Dept.
300 West Tryon St in Hillsborough 27278
Ages:
Adults and children 8 years and older. (under 10 must be accompanied by an adult)
Cost:
Free to Handmade Parade participants.
Registration:
Workshop size will be limited. Pre-registration is required. Register online here.
For more information call Mark Donley at 919-602-2550
2009 Parade Theme “Metamorphosis on the Eno”
Well, what
is Metamorphosis? Is it an educational opportunity? Is it a creative
opportunity? Surely it’s all of the above... Before you get bored,
check out this short film
of a girl morphing into a tree created by Vancouver Film School student
Brian Burritt... I'll get back to Brians film later in the
article...
So, what is metamorphisis? The simplest explanation
is the change in body shape from one life cycle stage to the next. The
dictionary describes it as "a profound change in form from one stage to
the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to
the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly".
But - It
can also mean any complete change in appearance, character, or
circumstance. Think about growth – change – transformation... Sounds
like a puppet opportunity to me!
Each spring the metamorphosis of
insects takes place on the Eno River and throughout the world.
Butterflies and moths, for instance, pupae - caterpillars holed up for
the winter in cocoons—begin wriggling about inside their cramped little
homes. Soon they push out of the cocoon into the open air. For the first
time, they unfold and test their new wings and legs, which until now
have remained fused to their bodies. Their metamorphosis now complete,
the new insects fly off in search for food.
Metamorphosis can
also refer to the structural or functional modification of a plant
during its development. Even rivers like the Eno have undergone
metamorphosis. The possibilities are as limitless as your imagination.
Can
you envision a complete change of form such as a transformation by
magic?
No wonder there are so many stories in literature about
metamorphosis.
Nature’s transformations have inspired our
imaginations for centuries. From Greek mythology to comic book hero’s.
From Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphosis to Kafka’s classic short story
Metamorphosis. From comic books like ‘The Hulk’ to science fiction and
movies like ‘Cat People’ and ‘The Fly’ where a man is transformed into a
housefly: “help meeee”
Okay,
I promised I'd get back to Brian Buritt's short film...
I wonder if
Brian was inspired by Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphosis. This ancient Greek
text has been an inspiration from Dante's times to today with writers
such as Salman Rushdie and Kafka finding inspiration in Ovid's poems
dealing with metamorphosis.
Ovid’s poem tells the story of the
Nymph Daphne, who was the daughter of a river god and was pursued by
Apollo... she turned into a laurel tree to protect herself. Nymphs were
nature spirits responsible for the care of plants and animals in the
wilds. Naturally many of the Greek metamorphosis myths, which describe
the origins of plants, feature Nymphs. The most famous of these is
surely Daphne.
Apollo was chasing this daughter of the river-god
Peneus through the woods when the magical metamorphosis occurred.
As
she ran she felt Apollo’s breath upon her neck...but there in front of
her the trees opened and she saw her father’s river. She screamed to
him, ‘Help me! Father, help me!’ Suddenly dragging numbness came over
her as her feet seemed rooted in the earth she had been running over.
Bark was enclosing her and leaves were sprouting forth. She had been
changed into a Laurel tree!
What possibilities for puppets! We
aren’t held back creatively with this theme!
Mark Donley, 2009
Parade Route and Map
The parade starts at 2:30 pm. Here is a link to a map with parade route, traffic re-routing and parking information. Please note that there is NO PARKING along the parade route. Please arrive well before 2:30 to find good parking and a great viewing spot. Restaurants and stores are open! The
parade will start at the corner of East Margaret Lane and South Churton
Street. The parade will continue up Churton Street to the Historic
Burwell School at the corner of West Union St. and Churton Street.
There will be music, and a grand finale' on the lawn of the Burwell
School! Food and beverages will also be available
Liz Lerman in 'Dancing in Community: Its Roots in Art'
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