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Year of the Dragon Celebration
Planning and contructing two several meter long dragon dance puppets
Maker, Puppeteer
Commissioned by the Chinese in Wales Association
Lead puppet design by Izzy Bristow
Puppet construction by Molly Morgan, Zinup Liu, Freya Yuejie Li, Yifei Deng and Apple Ding
Performance co-ordination by Rorie Brophy
A display of the relationship between Welsh and Chinese cultures through creating two giant chinese dragon dance puppets for the Chinese in Wales Association. These several meter long giants would first perfom at the college during an evening dedicated to the new years celebrations. Then, they would tour several venues throughout Wales to be peformed and displayed throughout the year.
The Overall Process
As part of a collaborative effort for this project, I produced scale drawings, foam patterns and complete EVA pieces for the Welsh dragon, as well as assisting with worbla work, sewing and painting where needed.
I also had the pleasure of attending "dragon dance" workshops, coordinated by the Chinese in Wales Association. I was then able to impliment these skills into the final performace at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.