Dragon

DRAGON | Life and Limb Puppets

Designer: Chloe Flockart | Director/Producer/Puppet maker: William Steele | Puppet Maker: Ruby Gibbens

Dragon is a non-verbal narrative that blends elements of fantasy, puppetry, and digital animation, accompanied with an original score. This enchanting journey is both captivating and thought-provoking, appealing to audiences of all ages, including adults and children. Ruby Gibbens and William Steele collaborated to bring numerous characters to life using a small-scale, table-top style of puppetry. The human puppets were operated by a single puppeteer, while the dragon showcased a trigger mouth mechanism and glowing eyes.

RUBY GIBBENS

A puppets first breath, an audience captivated, the puppeteer fades.

It is a magician’s art form, tricking the audience into forgetting reality and allowing themselves to invest into the narrative of the puppet. This fragile being, kept alive by the puppeteer, can tell stories that are complex, beautiful and funny.

At RWCMD I began my journey; learning costume, woodwork, mould making and mechanisms. I explore these specialisms with the simple intention of making something that is soulful.

I draw from the world of the fantastical and enjoy simple and bizarre tales. Folklore passed by word of mouth and stories not quite forgotten.

RUBY GIBBENS

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