Enjoy a magical October hols day discovering Chinese puppetry & creating Scottish shadow puppets with your kids at the Confucius Institute

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦

Step into the magical world of folklore, light, and shadow. Join us across the Confucius Institute for a creative family discovery day packed with hands-on making, traditional craft, and mythic storytelling.

🔸 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 (Pauline Cordiner, A Scottish Storyteller): From unicorns, dragons and krakens to kelpies, selkies and other creatures, let’s create some beasts and human characters of our own! Kids aged 8 and upwards can design and make their own moveable puppets, then have fun experimenting with them on the shadow screen. Come along, get creative and bring your puppets to life!

🔸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺: Get up close with authentic Chinese shadow puppets, explore traditional carving styles, and learn how puppeteers bring these historic figures to life.

🔸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: Relax in our media corner to watch recorded short films showcasing classic Chinese folklore, mythic tales, and vibrant shadow-animation traditions.

Spaces for the workshop are limited. Reserve your free family tickets early on 𝗚𝗔𝗦 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲. More details are available on the Grampian Association of Storytellers website.

📌 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

📅 Sat 10 Oct

🕚 11:00 am onwards

📍 Confucius Institute, 17–25 High Street, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3EE

🎟️ Free (Donations welcome); tickets required via GAS Eventbrite

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families and children (Workshop suitable for ages 8+; children must be accompanied by an adult for the Shadow Puppet Workshop)

This event is 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗙) and it is 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗚𝗔𝗦) and the Confucius Institute Aberdeen as part of the 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗻 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 and the Go Local section of the 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗙), 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗦 (𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱).

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