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Put Some Arms on It! with Sam Jay Gold

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Anything can be a puppet—and teaching artist Sam Jay Gold is here to show you how! Journey with Sam as he demonstrates how to create a rod puppet from any object in your home—all you need to do is “Put some arms on it!” Sam also demonstrates professional puppeteering techniques that transform simple movements into lively gestures and actions!
Sam Jay Gold is a puppeteer and theater artist based in Brooklyn, New York. His work has been supported by the Jim Henson Foundation and featured in venues ranging from the Lincoln Center to neighborhood stages in Indonesia. Sam believes that arts education is life preparation. He teaches throughout New York City with an emphasis on neurodiverse spaces, aiming to offer students a creative outlet to re-discover what’s possible in the world, in their communities, and within their own lives.
  • Visual Arts
  • Puppetry

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