Spring of Culture to host skills workshop

Manama, Mar. 1 (BNA): As part of the Spring of Culture Education Programme, Salman Culture Centre will host a ‘paper puppets’ workshop on Saturday. Held in collaboration with specialists from the Jordanian-Czech Dafa Puppet Theatre, the workshop will be open for children between the ages of seven and twelve, and will explore ways in which participants can express their thoughts through creative puppetry. The session will be led by Husam Abed and Reka Deak, who will deliver the "paper puppets" workshop from the Jordan-Czech 'Dafa Puppet Theatre' group. Both Husam and Reka work as professional puppeteers and have studied theatre in both Prague, and Romania respectively. They share a plethora of experience in conducting workshops, and have worked with children and adults in Arabian countries, Europe and beyond. The event is organized by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) as part of its support for the annual Spring of Culture Festival, which contributes significantly to Bahrain’s tourism sector each year. Full details of the Spring of Culture and its various activities are available on the website www.springofculture.org.