PUPPETELLERS

Puppetellers is a puppet theatre company run by Leonie Dodd and Tinka Slavicek who put on performances and also run many workshops and creative projects within educational settings... Tinka (Tratincica) Slavicek is a puppeteer, puppet-maker and workshop leader. She has a Diploma in Pre-school Education from The Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, Croatia and worked for a number of years in pre-schools as leader of artistic activities. Tinka trained in puppetry with Vlasta Pokrivka whilst being a member of Kvak Puppet Theatre, Zagreb. She also trained in Prague with Mirek Trejtnar and in the UK at The Little Angel Theatre. She has created a number of her own puppet-shows and has toured the UK and abroad. Most recently, as co-artistic director of Clogless Lobster, she has had great success with their production Key in the Sea. In addition, she collaborates with several other puppet companies including Teatrum Elasticum, No Nonsense Theatre and Tigar Teatar. Tinka has facilitated many..

Also known as: The Puppetellers

Primary location: United Kingdom