TUTU
Teaching materials for TUTU
The teaching materials incorporate the following learning areas and their associated core objectives: self-focus and world orientation, and artistic orientation. They focus on two aspects of the performance: content (the storyline and its meaning) and form (the projections, the magic lantern, and the music).
The magic lantern was invented around 1659 by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (history canon) and is part of the Dutch cultural heritage.
PRACTICAL EXERCISES
Bright point drawing 4+
A drawing and poking assignment on black paper.
What do you need:
Lancing pen, lancing pad, black sturdy paper.
Instructions:
Cut out or pierce the individual parts of the figure and decorate them in bright colors. Thread the large button through a long piece of string and tape the string to the back of the figure as shown in the drawing. In the order of skirt or pants, button, arms, and head. Take a long piece of string for the legs and tape it to the skirt or pants. Tape the shoes to the end of the string.
Presentation:
Stand close to a wall. Hold your hanging puppet in one hand and point a flashlight at it in your other hand until a shadow puppet appears on the wall.
Split doll 4+
Cut or poke a simple moving
shadow figure with pivot points. You can also create, draw, and cut out (or poke) your own shadow figure.
What do you need:
Scissors, pin, pin cushion, markers, wool thread, large button, tape and a flashlight.
Instructions:
Cut out or pierce the individual parts of the figure and decorate them in bright colors. Thread the large button through a long piece of string and tape the string to the back of the figure as shown in the drawing. In the order of skirt or pants, button, arms, and head. Take a long piece of string for the legs and tape it to the skirt or pants. Tape the shoes to the end of the string.
Presentation:
Stand close to a wall. Hold your hanging puppet in one hand and point a flashlight at it in your other hand until a shadow puppet appears on the wall.
Split doll 5+
Cut or poke a simple moving shadow figure with pivot points. You can also create, draw, and cut out (or poke) your own shadow figure.
What do you need:
Scissors, pin, pin cushion, markers, wire, split pins, tape and a flashlight.
Instructions:
Cut out or pierce the individual parts of the figure and decorate them in bright colors. Where the black dots are, pierce a hole and insert a split pin. Bend the split pin open at the back so the parts are attached but can still rotate slightly. Glue long skewers to the lower legs.
Presentation:
Take the skewers in your hand and make the figure dance.
Do this in the light of a flashlight and look at the shadow.
Party shoes 5+
Prick and colour assignment of
A prick and colour assignment of form and counter-form, light and shadow form.
What do you need:
Pin, pin pad, the example drawing, markers, colored transparent plastic from a carrier bag, candy wrapper, kite paper or adhesive foil.
Instructions:
Punch out the party shoes and save them. Glue colored clear plastic to the back of the empty spaces and decorate them, for example, with transparent candy wrappers. Now color the punched-out shoes with marker. Glue the individual colored party shoes to your design as well.
Presentation:
Hang the finished party shoe design on the window. You’ll clearly see the shapes and contrasts, light and shadow.
Pull-up socks 6+
A prick and craft assignment.
What do you need:
A pin with a pin pad, string, bead, split pins and transparent colored adhesive foil.
Instructions:
Copy the working drawing onto a transparent sheet of paper. Or trace the working drawing onto a sheet of paper with a fine-point waterproof marker.
Punch out the socks and decorate them with transparent colored adhesive film. Connect the socks to the card with a split pin at the indicated points. Thread the string through the holes and tie a knot, then hang a bead at the end of the string. Cut out the template.
Presentation:
Stick your sock frame to the wall or window. Pull the string and the socks will move!
Spinning card 6+
A cut or prick project.
What do you need:
Scissors, markers, glue, 2 rubber bands and a hole punch.
Instructions:
Copy the template onto heavy paper. Color the shoes in bright colors. Cut out the two circles, adding an extra circle of cardboard if needed. Align the lines and holes and glue them together. Punch holes at the indicated points. Thread an elastic band through the hole, looping it first, then pulling the other end through and tightening it.
Presentation:
If you hold a rubber band in both hands and move it by rolling it with your fingers, you can quickly spin the card around. You’ll see the shoes move!
Wire figure 6+
A window hanger made of wire construction decorated with beads and buttons.
What do you need:
Thick iron wire or installation wire, pliers, buttons, beads, rings, thin (iron) wire to attach the decoration and rope.
Instructions:
Draw the outline of a figure on an A4 sheet.
Use thick iron wire or installation wire of approximately 150 cm long.
Bend the wire into a butterfly shape. Trace the design with the wire, as it were. Twist the ends together.
Decorate the inside of the figure with buttons, beads, rings, or something similar. Thread these together with thin wire and attach them to the figure.
Presentation:
Hang your wire figure on a string in front of the window and see where its shadow is.
Hand shadow (all ages)
You can create shadow animals with your hands by holding them up to the light in a specific way. You can even create simple animals with one or both hands. The picture shows several examples and how to position your hands to create a hand shadow animal.
What do you need:
A light wall or a piece of fabric, a light source.
Job description:
Look at the examples and try it yourself.
Flashlight exploration
Explore a dark space with a small flashlight, for example, in your bedroom, in your classroom, through your house, in your closet… The small beam of light, in which you see fragmented images, allows you to see the world around you with different eyes.
Sun and shade
Discover your own shadow in the sun. Make it a game with friends, for example, by having the shadows shake hands without actually touching.
Recognition game
Creating and guessing shadow images of everyday objects.
Hang a white cloth on a clothesline. Place a light source (a large flashlight or desk lamp) on a table at one end of the cloth. Place an object on the table between the light source and the cloth so that you can see its shadow on the cloth. The audience sits on the other side of the cloth and has to guess which object it is.
Shadow play
Cut out shadow figures from black paper and stick a skewer behind each one to hold it in place.
Stand in front of a light-colored wall and shine a flashlight on your shadow figure. You’ll see its shadow on the wall! You can tell a short story and make sounds along with it.
Together with friends you can create a more complicated shadow game.
Hang a white cloth on a clothesline. Place a light source (a large flashlight or desk lamp) on one side of the cloth.
Kneel down and hold your shadow figures above your head, moving them. The audience sits on the other side of the cloth, seeing only the shadow play. You can create a story together, add sound effects, and create a backdrop.