A Taste of the Automata Fest
Join Puppets in Prague ONLINE for a mechanical feast of inspiration from the UK’s iconic automata scene - Sunday 1 June 2025
🗓 Sunday 1 June | 🕖 7–9pm (Prague time) | 💻 Online via Zoom
💶 €30 for a single workshop | Or subscribe for €18/month
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Do you love automata as much as we do?
Then don’t miss this month’s Puppet Recipes workshop from our friends at Puppets in Prague, offering a rare look into the world of ingenious moving mechanisms — all from the comfort of your own workspace.
This time, Mirek will be sharing insights fresh from the Automata Fest in Hastings, UK — a 3-day celebration of automata organised by the legendary Cabaret Mechanical Theatre. He met many of the world’s most famous automata makers, including the incomparable Paul Spooner, often dubbed the Leonardo da Vinci of automata.
What to Expect
You’ll see a range of clever automata mechanisms — from beautifully simple to brilliantly complex — and learn how some of these marvels are constructed. Mirek will guide you through the workings and offer ideas and practical advice for creating your own.
This Month’s Recipe:
Build a brand new automata mechanism using the knowledge and inspiration gathered at Automata Fest.
What are Puppet Recipes?
Puppet Recipes is a monthly online subscription series where puppet lovers gather on Zoom to learn hands-on techniques from Mirek and Leah. Each session offers a detailed “recipe” — instructions for a specific puppet project or mechanism — plus a creative “assignment” you can work on and share next month for feedback and inspiration.
You can join just this one session for €30, or subscribe for only €18/month to receive access to every workshop in the series.
Leah & Mirek
Puppets in Prague