RUBY GIBBENS | CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
BA (hons) Drawing and Applied Arts
University of the West of England,
Bristol | 2013 | 2:1
MA Design for Performance (Puppetry Pathway)
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama,
Cardiff | 2016-21 | Distinction
PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
PUPPET DESIGNER & MAKER EXPERIENCE
PUPPET DESIGNER & MAKER DREIGIAU CADI
S4C Production, Yellow Barrels Ltd | 2023
PUPPET MAKER THE OWL WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS
Director : Cara Nolan, Curve Theatre | 2023
PUPPET DESIGNER & MAKER WHEN THE DRAGONS CAME BACK
Dir. Stuart H Bawler, Hummadruz | 2023
PUPPET MAKER UNFORTUNATE (8 four metre puppet tentacles)
Dir. Robyn Grant | 2023
PUPPET MAKER THE LION PUPPET
The Fetch Theatre | 2022
PUPPET MAKER DRAGON
Co Directors: Chloe Flockart & William Steele, Life and Limb Puppets | 2022
PUPPET MAKER 1797: THE MARINER’S REVENGE
Dir. Briony O’Callaghan, History Riot | 2022
PUPPET MAKER RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA
Dir. Joseph Houston, Hope Mill Theatre | 2022
PUPPET DESIGNER & MAKER CLUB SUPREME
Director: Paschale Straiton, Ramshacklicious Ltd with Bath Spa Productions, Natural Theater Company and Figurteatret, Norway | 2021-2022
PUPPET MAKER THE HARE PUPPET FOR THE ALLESLEY SILAS
Dir. Nick Walker, From the Heart Theatre | 2022
PUPPET DESIGNER & MAKER INSECT SAFARI
Co-Directors: Matt Lloyd & Andrew Purvin, Infamous Arts & The Fetch Theatre | 2021
PUPPET, MASK MAKER & COSTUME ASSISTANT MAYFLY & KERERU
Designer: Brighde Penn. Waikereru Eco Sanctuary, New Zealand | 2020
PUPPET DESIGNER & MAKER THE ELEPHANT PUPPET
A Hawk Conservancy Trust Commission | 2019
PERFORMANCE CREATOR, DESIGNER & MAKER THE HUNT FOR THE TWRCH TRWYTH
An Articulture Commission | 2019
PUPPET MAKER THE BUTTERFLY HUNTER
Dir. Geinor Styles, Theatr na nÓg | 2019
PUPPET MAKER & GRAPHIC DESIGNER PEDLAR’S TALES
Dir. Andrew Purvin, The Fetch Theatre | 2019
SET, PROP & PUPPETRY DESIGNER/MAKER
Dir. José Caldas, Teatro do Montemuro, Portugal | 2018
PUPPET MAKER THE HORSE PUPPET
The Fetch Theatre, Commission for the British Horse Foundation | 2018
PUPPET & PROP MAKER IN THE HEART OF THE WOODS
Dir. Andrew Purvin, The Fetch Theatre, Golgol Festival, Ukraine | 2017
DIRECTOR, DESIGNER & MAKER WALTER WHITTLE'S TIME
About Face Theatre, Random Acts Competition winner, Channel 4 short film awards | 2016
EDUCATION, WORKSHOP & OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PUPPETRY SUPERVISOR
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | May - July 2021 - 2023
Teaching degree level students puppet designing and making for their major puppetry project.
THREE LEAD CREATIVE SCHOOL PROJECTS ARTS COUNCIL WALES
Glan-Yr-Avon Primary, Llwynypia/ Pontrhondda Primary, Coedffranc Primary
Leading workshops in shadow puppet making, rod puppet making, making giant puppets, performing & puppeteering | 2019 - 2022
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ABOUT FACE THEATRE
Leading and assisting workshops, touring productions, assisting the director, assisting company development and administration | 2014 -2016
WORKSHOP ASSISTANT THE FETCH THEATRE
Running and assisting various workshops in schools and festivals. Including: making giant carnival puppets, scrunch puppets, shadow puppets, mytholical beasts, insect safari workshop, puppet making masterclasses for adults and using bunraku puppets | 2014 - Ongoing
PROPS MAKER THE CHANGE
Dir. Bridget Christie. A Channel 4 production | June 2022
LARGE PROP MAKING O’ISLAND
Dir. Guy Jones, Royal Shakespeare Company | 2022
COSTUME MAKER DOCTOR WHO
Co-Dir Jamie Magnus Stone and Azhur Saleem. A BBC Production | July 2021
SKILLS
8 Years’ Experience as a Puppet Designer & Maker
10 Years‘ Experience as a Workshop Leader/Assistant
2 Years’ Experience Supporting Adults with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism
Enhanced DBS
Full Clean UK Driving Licence
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST