Brigid Vidler
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document fileLady Marionette
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Puppet maker
Theatre |
William Ashford / Barnes Music Festival |
St Mary's Barnes |
| 2015 |
Sculptor
Event |
Minty Arts Minty Arts |
|
| 2013 |
Headdress Maker/Wardrobe - freelance
Event |
Concerts and Eisteddfods Academy Ballet - Sydney, Australia |
|
| 2013 |
Puppeteer
Event |
Lewisham Peoples Day Thingumajig Theatre |
Lewisham Park |
| 2013 |
Puppteer/Maker
Event |
Fauste Fauste Puppets in Prague/Teatrotoc |
Letni Letna festival |
| 2012 |
Props Master
Event |
Arabian Nights New Theatre - Sydney |
The New Theatre |
| 2012 |
Puppet/Prop Construction
Event |
Robbin Hood - NIDA Open program for young people National Institute of Dramatic Arts - Sydney, Australia |
NIDA |
| 2012 |
Puppet Master
Event |
Women of Troy EMPA, Sydney Australia |
Io Myers Theatre |
| 2012 |
Stage Manager
Event |
Magfest Magfest - Italy |
Teatro Caos -Turin, Italy |
| 2012 |
Puppteer/Maker
Event |
Into the woods Incanti Festival - Turin, Italy |
Cavalleriza, Turin |
| 2010 |
Assistant Venue Manager
Event |
C Venues |
C Too |
| 2009 |
Set designerbuilder
Event |
Alice in Wonderland/throught eh Looking Glass Tumbleweed Productions |
Melbourne international comedy festival 2009 |
| 2008 |
Set designerbuilder and Assistant Director
Event |
Wolf Lullaby Squeaky Floor Productions |
Studio One, Sydney |
| 2008 |
Set designerbuilder
Event |
Villainous Business Shopfront Contemporary Artspace |
Shopfront Theatre, Carlton, Sydney |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BA/BArTh | UNSW/COFA |
| 2003 | ATCL | Trinity College London |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
I can use:
About me
I am a sculptor who works in the theatre. I make puppets, props and sets in collaboration with other companies. I enjoy being involved in the creative development of a work.I also puppeteer.
Additional skills:
Wood carving, casting (resins, silicone, latex, jesmonite, plaster, wax, alginate, metal). Basic sewing. Prop painting/aging. Sculpting in clay/plasteline.
Industry awards:
2013 Ian Potter Traveling Scholarship - the Scholarship funded me to go to train with master woodcarver/puppetmaker Mirek Tretjnar in Prague, and to attend the Festival Marionette in Charleville Mezieres, France.
2008 ARTSLAB, Shopfront Contemporary Artspace, Sydney. I worked as a resident artist with a youth theatre company in 2008. Here I worked on the company's shows and on my own work which culminated in 2 theatre pieces and an animated installation of works.
http://www.shopfront.org.au/page/atomiser
2007 ImPACT, PACT theatre, Sydney. This was a one year scholarship which included training every saturday for a year and culminated in a performance in 2007.
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Prop Maker |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Director, Production Assistant (PA), Stage Manager, Costume Designer, Props Master, Prop Maker, Props Assistant / Support, Set Dresser, Set Artist / Designer, Set Builder, General Staff |
| Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |
| Work Permits | Australia, EU |