October 2011 Blog Posts (10)

Anyone seen the show warhorse.clip on u tube

The puppeters are great very different and worth a look

it was a broadway show , so any comments on at as i will probable go to see it

u need to type war horse broadway to get there quickly i think.

 

I flew out this past weekend (from CA to NY) to attend the 5th annual Gathering of Puppeteers party on Long Island. Fab time, and I met some great East coasters. Wish I could have stated longer. Kudos to Artie Poore for providing for and hosting such a great event out of his own pocket.

The live music later that evening was awesome also.

 

I think there will be more NY trips in my near future. :)

Need a puppeteer for live music show aimed for children.
Must be in the southern California area, preferably Los Angeles.
Puppets to be provided and shows are during the week and weekend. First show is nov 8th.
There is pay. 50.00 to 75.00 a show
If interested please contact asap

David
Groovyfool@Mac.com

 

Well hello there Kickstarter Day 3

 

Thanks for calling round.  You're looking well today.  How are we?  We're good thanks.  A whole bunch of lovely folks have helped us to almost reach our first $1000 so we're really chuffed.  We've been out knocking digital doors around the t'interweb to drum up support from far & wide so hopefully this momentum will keep on trucking.

 

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Stick Puppets

Like most puppets, stick puppets vary in their complexity. A stick puppet can be as simple as a

Styrofoam ball head attached to a stick, or a two-dimensional picture attached to a stick, or as complicated as a two-stick process whereby one stick supports the puppet’s head and body and the other stick becomes an arm and hand. Puppets can also be created using wooden spoons. Spoon puppets are easy to create and manipulate, but the puppeteer is restricted to…

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Shadow Puppets

Similar to the marionette, but less sophisticated, is the shadow puppet.

Shadow puppets are generally flat characters created from heavy paper or cardboard. Again, the characters are hinged, thus allowing the puppets to move freely, and rods are used to operate the gross movements. The figures are placed against a thin fabric panel, and a bright light is shone behind the screen. The result is that the audience sees a clear silhouette or shadow of…

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Quite simply, a puppet is an inanimate object, constructed of wood, cloth, plastic, cardboard, papiermâché, or any other type of material, brought to life and personified by the puppeteer. The puppet does not need to look like a human being, rather it must act like one. This is the puppeteer’s job and it will be discussed later.

The…

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Ladies & Gents

 

It's official .. the Kickstarter Camapaign to complete the financing for The Beat Hotel Show is now LIVE!  http://kck.st/thebeathotelshow

 

A 101 year old burlesque dancer “Rusty Lane” is calling on the good nature of the general public to help to save The Beat…

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Create a Mashup Masterpiece & win the chance to be made into a puppet by producing your own Kickstarter campaign photos & videos for The Beat Hotel Show.…

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