NYC Puppet Festival troupes
eggcream
Festival of Puppet Theater, and am trying to decide which shows I want
to see.
If anyone has information/opinions about the following troupes, please
reply:
1. Green Ginger (Wales): "Slap Head-Demon Barber"
2. Figuren Theater Tubingen (Germany): "Flamingo Bar"
3. Larry Reid (San Fransisco) w/ Wayan Wija & Dewa Berata: "Wayang
Listrik/Electric Shadows"
4. Stuffed Pupper Theatre: "Salome"
Thanks.
eggcream
> > 1. Green Ginger (Wales): "Slap Head-Demon Barber"
> > 2. Figuren Theater Tubingen (Germany): "Flamingo Bar"
> > 3. Larry Reid (San Fransisco) w/ Wayan Wija & Dewa Berata: "Wayang
> > Listrik/Electric Shadows"
> > 4. Stuffed Pupper Theatre: "Salome"
>
> I've seen Green Ginger and Stuffed Puppet, they are both very good.
> IMHO, Stuffed Puppet's production "Manipulator/Underdog" is the best
> piece of theatre I have ever seen, puppets or humans or whatever. I have
> not seen "Salome", though, but Neville Tranter is a brilliant puppeteer
> worth seing anyway.
Thanks for replying.
"Salome" is the only show at the festival for adults only. The show is
described as follows:
Press Release > The legenday biblical tale of Salome is a
Press Release > point of departure for this outrageous and
Press Release > sometimes offensive piece by one of Europe's
Press Release > foremost puppet artists. Neville Tranter
Press Release > commands the whole stage in a demonstration of
Press Release > solo puppet theater at its most sublime and
Press Release > powerful.
I have never seen him before and I am intrigued, but I am not sure I
want to see "offensive" puppetry. (Two years ago, I saw Teatro
Tinglado's "The Disgusting Story of Clotario Demoniax" and it was only
slightly disgusting. ;->)
> Isn't Roman Paska performing in this festival in his home town? He'd
> definitely be worth seeing.
Really? Perhaps I should consider him too, but this is getting
expensive! (Tickets are $15-$25 each.) So far I believe that I am
interested in the four shows initially, as well as in the Late Night
Showcase at P.S. 122, which specializes in several adult, cutting-edge
puppet artists.
Yes, Paska will perform with Massimo Schuster at New York's French
Institute. They will perform "Dieu!: God Mother Radio," which is
described as a production "Bringing Elizabethan drama into the 0th
century [through] an adaptation of Marlowe's 'Massacre at Paris' ...
staged as both a puppet show and a radio play.... socially and
politically provocative."
This seems a little heavy to me -- offensive is one thing, didactic is
another.
Eirik Lie
> I have been loking through the show catalogue for the 9/98 NYC Intl.
> Festival of Puppet Theater, and am trying to decide which shows I want
> to see.
>
> If anyone has information/opinions about the following troupes, please
> reply:
>
> 1. Green Ginger (Wales): "Slap Head-Demon Barber"
> 2. Figuren Theater Tubingen (Germany): "Flamingo Bar"
> 3. Larry Reid (San Fransisco) w/ Wayan Wija & Dewa Berata: "Wayang
> Listrik/Electric Shadows"
> 4. Stuffed Pupper Theatre: "Salome"
I've seen Green Ginger and Stuffed Puppet, they are both very good.
IMHO, Stuffed Puppet's production "Manipulator/Underdog" is the best
piece of theatre I have ever seen, puppets or humans or whatever. I have
not seen "Salome", though, but Neville Tranter is a brilliant puppeteer
worth seing anyway.
Isn't Roman Paska performing in this festival in his home town? He'd
definitely be worth seeing.
Eirik Lie, Bjornerabben 9, N-0383 Oslo, Norway
Email: eir...@notam.uio.no - Tel: +47 22 50 23 14
CD "12 Bilder": http://home.sol.no/home/eiriklie/Visual.html
Eirik Lie
> Eirik Lie <eir...@notam.uio.no> wrote:
----snip----
> > Isn't Roman Paska performing in this festival in his home town? He'd
> > definitely be worth seeing.
>
> Really? Perhaps I should consider him too, but this is getting
> expensive! (Tickets are $15-$25 each.) So far I believe that I am
> interested in the four shows initially, as well as in the Late Night
> Showcase at P.S. 122, which specializes in several adult, cutting-edge
> puppet artists.
>
> Yes, Paska will perform with Massimo Schuster at New York's French
> Institute. They will perform "Dieu!: God Mother Radio," which is
> described as a production "Bringing Elizabethan drama into the 0th
> century [through] an adaptation of Marlowe's 'Massacre at Paris' ...
> staged as both a puppet show and a radio play.... socially and
> politically provocative."
Paska AND Schuster together? I really wish I could afford a trip to NYC!
I once saw Schuster play a hilarious versin of King Ubu, with puppets
made from Meccano parts. He's great!
Just Me
one of the great puppetteers of the world.
details on Larry Reid at www.shadowlight.com
best,
dan
vancouver
foo...@smartt.com
In article <1ddhsr0.l9...@1cust71.tnt8.nyc3.da.uu.net>,
eggc...@earthlink.net (eggcream) wrote:
> I have been loking through the show catalogue for the 9/98 NYC Intl.
> Festival of Puppet Theater, and am trying to decide which shows I want
> to see.
>
> If anyone has information/opinions about the following troupes, please
> reply:
>
> 1. Green Ginger (Wales): "Slap Head-Demon Barber"
> 2. Figuren Theater Tubingen (Germany): "Flamingo Bar"
> 3. Larry Reid (San Fransisco) w/ Wayan Wija & Dewa Berata: "Wayang
> Listrik/Electric Shadows"
> 4. Stuffed Pupper Theatre: "Salome"
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>