Puppet Masters
Part of Thistles and Sunflowers Festival 2022
Yana Aleksandrova is a performance artist, published writer, scientist, musician and theatre maker. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1987 and Edinburgh-based since 2008, throughout her residency at the Bulgarian Cultural and Education Centre Scotland from January to May 2022 Yana worked towards devising The Forgotten Magic of Bulgaria, where Bulgarian magical creatures come alive alongside their Scottish and international counterparts through stories, music and puppetry.
Intrigued? Take one of Yana’s FREE drop-in puppet-making workshops at 4pm on Sat 28 or Sun 29 May 2022. All materials will be provided. Practice at home in advance with this this special video tutorial by storyteller and puppeteer Yana and make yourself a fairy puppet. What name would you give her? Tag the Festival and tell them her story.
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Part of Year of Stories 2022, Thistles and Sunflowers Festival is running 18 May - 5 June 2022 at Scottish Storytelling Centre – a spotlight on stories and artists from the lands of thistles and sunflowers. Festival initiative of the Bulgarian Cultural and Educational Centre Scotland, Thistles and Sunflowers is curated by Iliyana Nedkova and Daniela Dimova-Yaneva and supported by the City of Edinburgh Council Flexible Fund, as well as Tasgadh Fund for Traditional Arts devolved from Creative Scotland and managed by Fèisean nan Gàidheal.
