theatre group
Performing Objects & Puppetry workshops
KREPSKO co-founder and director Linnea Happonen has been leading workshops in object, visual and nonverbal theatre for many years. These began with directing residencies in various theatres, many of which led to cooperative performances directed by Linnea and featured here on our performance pages.
She has continued with leading workshops in theatre schools, including TEAK and Aalto in Finland, Nahda Art School in Cairo, Egypt, and The Commedia School in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The workshops will continue with the most in-depth and intensive version yet, a 7 week study into the world of puppetry, visual and object theatre, in The Commedia School in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In this course you will dive into the world of puppetry and object theatre.
Together we search for a universal theatre language - theatrical thinking which is mainly visual, but still very concrete, funny and touching.
The aim is to broaden the creator’s view of what is possible – how little is sometimes needed to make theatre, and how many ways and materials there are to use.
We’ll activate and use our own imagination to create the theatre we would ourselves want to see!
Exploring Puppetry and Object Theatre:
In the course we’ll study different styles and take on the art of puppetry and object theatre. You will construct and manipulate theatre from various perspectives. We’ll be playing with an object, anthropomorphizing an object, as well as being an object. What stories, do we tell with our choice of an object or the way we might use it?
We will be questioning and researching in practice, what a puppet is, and how and where we can use it. In the course there will be an introduction, in theory and practice, to more historical and traditional ways of puppetry and object theatre. However, we will concentrate on how to use that knowledge in our own theatre and inventions.
Creative Process and Performances:
This is a concentrated, intensive and playful masterclass in creating and performing theatre starting from the visual perspective. During the course you’ll create performing material in multiple different ways, which aims to open new doors and views in making theatre. We will find inspiration in unexpected places, make stories from what’s on hand and have several smaller performances, of which some might be the beginning of your own new performance to be developed. The course will also end with a public presentation.
Who Can Join:
The course is suitable for all theatre makers and students of any level of experience. It is not necessary to have any previous education or experience with puppetry/object theatre. The course is an especially suitable addition for graduates and students of the Commedia School and other art or theatre educations.
Meet the instructor:
The course is developed and led by Linnea Happonen, MA (Prague Academy of Performing Arts, department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre), also a graduate of the Commedia School, Copenhagen. She is artistic director and co-founder of the theatre group Krepsko, founded in Prague in 2001.
The performances of the group emphasize visual expression, are mostly nonverbal and incorporate object theatre, puppetry, circus and other disciplines. Linnea has travelled with her performances worldwide in theatres and festivals in 30 countries, and received numerous awards with the shows. She has taught her course Performing Objects in the Theatre Academy in Helsinki Finland, in the Commedia School in Denmark, in NAS school in Egypt and various other places.
During the 7 weeks international guest teachers will be invited. Throughout the course there will also be on-going movement training, from other teachers from The Commedia School, Ruth Lerche, and Ole Brekke
Regular tuition cost: 15.000 DKK (€ 2.000)
Early bird / former students: 13.000 DKK (€ 1.700) Before the 1. October 2026
Throughout the course there will also be on-going movement training, from other teachers from The Commedia School, Ruth Lerche, and Ole Brekke
To apply follow the link: https://commediaschool.com/the-commedia-school-apply.../
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