ABOUT
About
My mission has always been to inspire creativity in children, to maintain their innate sense of wonder, to foster positive thinking and help them develop a better understanding of the world around them.Performing is my passion and it's how I give back to my community
I am dedicated to providing arts workshops, reducing waste, encouraging creativity through use of reused materials and offering local communities exciting neighborhood-based music/art performances and events
Experience
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HPIC ( head puppeteer in charge)
The Fuzznogginz
Jan 2010 – Present10 years 6 months
Springfield, Massachusetts Area
The Fuzznogginz puppets are dedicated to providing arts workshops, reducing waste, encouraging creativity and imagination through use of reused materials and offering local communities exciting neighborhood-based puppet performances and parades.
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puppetry skills
puppeteer
Oct 1993 – Present26 years 9 months
Scotty Swan Inline image 1
Eyes:Brown Hair:Black Height:55' weight 125
Special Equipment/Services Offered :
Puppet improvising, puppet performance, puppet maintenance/restoration, On-set puppet wrangling (preparing puppet for camera w/ props, costume, etc. ) Regions Covered :
Design, Development, Writing, Puppet fabrication and building, Puppet performance (TV "Muppet style", mouth, hand, marionette, rod, animatronics
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Performance artist
Independent Contractor
Feb 1993 – Present
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Puppeteer
Puppet Showplace Theater
Brookline, MA
Puppet performer
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Head of Puppetry
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Buck's Rock Performance art camp New Milford,CT
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Taught campers how to build foam body/hand and rod "Muppet" style puppets.Worked with campers in groups teaching basic manipulation of hand and rod puppets,advanced video puppetry techniques were taught as well as working with a video monitor. Encouraged the campers to develop characters ,story lines and write scrips for short films.
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Motivated Marketing
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Second puppeteer Charleston,SC
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Hoover auto mall commercial.
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Student film
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"Showbiz Rabbi" Los Angeles Film school
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puppeteer
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Spec commercial
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puppeteer, lobster wrangler
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commissioned puppet builds
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"Calvin the really big puppet" commissioned by the Northampton art city council
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Designed, built and performed the puppet for two performances at the Academy of music
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Two puppets built for Steve Trash 's Steve Trash Science on PBS
Education
International Academy of Design and Technology-Henderson,NV
Sound design, recording arts
Volunteer work
Springfield,MA public library Mason Square & Main Library
Enoch Pratt Library ,Baltimore,MD
Shriners Hospitals for Children Springfield
Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, DC
William N. DeBerry Elementary School
community action head start springfield ma
