Led by: Puppeteer Philip McKnight
What’s a crankie you ask? They are an old storytelling art form. Start with a long illustrated scroll that is wound onto two spools. The spools are loaded into a box which has a viewing window. The scroll is then hand-cranked while the story is told, a song is sung or a tune is played. https://www.thecrankiefactory.com/
Phillip McKnight has been studying and sharing the art cranky shadow puppetry for seven years. He studied under influential Baltimore cranky artists and created his own unique style using recycled materials such as newspaper and cardboard. His first cranky was created and performed while through hiking the Appalachian trail in 2019.
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