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Posted
7/2/09
Attention Chicago area puppeteers!
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Chicago ScriptWorks, a not-for-profit dedicated to helping screenwriters by producing staged readings of their original work, has an animated script set in Thailand ( almost mythical with talking animals) and would like to bring the story to life with shadow puppets. One performance in September, 4 rehearsals. There is no pay, but we would videotape the performance for your portfolio.
Please email info@chicagoscriptworks.org if you are interested. |
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Posted
6/30/09
PCall for puppeteers, performance Sun., July 26, NYC |
The Royal Squirrel Puppet Theatre, a new puppet company in NYC presents Rainbow Journey - A Children's Fantasy in Six Colors, by Nick Curto & Hal Rainbow on Sunday, July 26 at 10am, part of the LGBTQ Fresh Fruit Festival ’09, at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 444 West 26th Street, NYC.
SYNOPSIS: A fun puppet fantasy that begins with two families, a white straight couple with their daughter Isabella, and a black lesbian couple and their son Billy, who are all enjoying a warm summer afternoon picnic in the park after seeing the Gay Pride Day Parade. The story quickly turns into an exciting event filled journey as the two children go through a waterfall which leads to a strange rainbow landscape and a series of adventures where they meet various funny characters such as Sigmund Squirrel, Henrietta the Orange Humming Bird, the Talking Sun Flowers, and Big Ears Eddie Rabbit as well as scary creatures including Madame Jessica Octopus, the Green Three Eyed Monster, One Big Scary Shark and the Demon Dragon. The situations along the way present challenges to them before they can continue on the path to reunite in the loving arms of their parents.
Puppeteers are needed to work mouth puppets and rod puppets. The show has a prerecorded sound track, elaborate lighting and stage effects. (There's no pay, but a spread of food and drink will be served after the show.)
Please contact Nick Curto, nicknyny1@gmail.com, 917-701-9033 or Hal Rainbow, 646-823-7812. Thank you!
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Posted
6/29/09
We are having Free classes in puppetry, and workshops.
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The classes are free and open to everyone that wish to take part in the classes and workshops. We are trying to help others the best way we know how to. For more information and pictures you can visit our website at: www.magicofpuppets.com and the email: magicofpuppets@aol.com. Sorry but right now we can only do workshops and classes for Fresno and Fresno County and countess close by in California. We have copyrights to all our books, DVD's, puppets, and patterns. Please email us at to the time and date of the classes and workshops. Thank for your time. Pastor; Jack Fisette.Ph.D. My email is: jackefisettephd@aol.com |
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6/27/09
Puppet Exhibition Announcement |
Traveling to the Pacific Northwest This Summer?
Capital Playhouse Presents the "All Hands on Stage" Puppet Exhibition taking place in Olympia WA, capitol of the state. From the stunning international collection of the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum; curated by Mr. Stanley Hess.
July 9-August 16, 2009 at The Gallery, Center for the Arts, South Puget Sound Community College, 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia.Tues/Wed 1-5 pm; Thurs/Sun 1-9 pm.
For information contact Ann King, Education Director, Capital Playhouse, 360.943.2744 Ext. 14
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Posted
6/27/09
SF Bay Area Performers Needed
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Need performers with strong acting ability and puppetry experience for production of Meet The Samsas, a string puppet and video theatre piece inspired by Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Will be performed at Boxcar Theatre in San Francisco in October. Rehearsals will include string puppet training. Stipend. Email resume and/or bio to sarahbethp@boxcartheatre.org. |
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Posted
6/27/09
The Bil Baird Pages |
I recently updated the Bil Baird pages on my website featuring several new never before seen photos from Bil Baird's Marionette Productions: Pinocchio, and Alice in Wonderland. In addition, you will find a third page of information, photos, and tidbits about one of Bil's last original musical productions produced for his theater: Cartonella. You can view these pages by clicking the link below. M. Baroto
http://home.att.net/~mbaroto/whatsnew.htm
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6/27/09
Assistant Puppeteer
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Puppen Meister Productions the largest producer of children's entertainment in the Mid -Atlantic States has an opening for a creative male puppeteer, experience with marionettes helpful. Training provided. Vocal skills helpful. We tour PA,MD,NY. Average 3 days week, some week long gigs. Our new Show features 15 Large marionettes. "Crawfish County Celebration" you can view a clip at: : www.PuppenMeister.com
Apply to EMWachter@PuppenMeister.com Salary plus lodging, and transportation to gigs. |
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Posted
6/27/09
3 Free Months for Puppeteers |
Hello there,
This is Rick Buckholz contacting you on behalf of the Sales Department at GigMasters.com. We book entertainers at all types of events (corporate functions, private parties, birthday parties, community events, festivals, school functions, etc.). We're offering a 3 Month Free Membership to our website solely puppeteers and puppet show performers. You wouldn’t believe the amount of requests we receive, to the amount we currently have. We normally charge to advertise on our site, but we're waiving that fee and giving you a $59 value on the house for a special 4th of July Special.
Try us out for 3 Months at no cost to you- a $59 value. Free means free, it’s a $59 coupon towards our $59 membership. You'll begin getting leads to professional, high paying gigs right away. There is no commitment to buy or even any billing info needed. If after 3 months you're not satisfied, you just simply can let your account expire, no hard feelings. But I think you'll be extremely impressed with our service. Our goal is to simply get you more gigs!
If you have any questions at all about signing up with us, or any questions about our site in general, I would love to help you out! If you're interested, we can even take info and photos off of your personal website to put your page together with us. We never run a promotion this big, and keep in mind it expires soon- July 4th. You have nothing to lose and more gigs to gain!
I look forward to hearing from you! To sign-up, visit: http://www.gigmasters.com/membership.asp and choose the $59 ‘3 Month Basic’ and ‘Variety’.
Simply insert the coupon code: 3FREE on the billing info page to reduce your membership fee from $59 to $0. If you have any questions what so ever, please don’t hesitate to contact me!
Thanks again for your time!
Sincerely,
Rick Buckholz
Account Executive
GigMasters.com, Inc.
9 Brookside Place, Suite E
Redding, CT 06896
(866) 342-9794 | Ext. 229
(203) 587-1134 | Ext. 229
Fax: (203) 587-1128
E-mail: rbuckholz@gigmasters.com
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6/23/09
Seeking Puppeteers & Wranglers
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"Grace Place Kids - A Show of Faith" is currently seeking volunteers to work right-arms and help with puppet-wrangling. Video production skills are a plus. Grace Place is filmed in Manhattan, and volunteers should live in the greater NYC- metro area. Please send a resume and cover letter to casting-at-graceplacekids-dot-com. Visit our website at http://www.graceplacekids.com. Thanks! |
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6/22/09
Puppeteer Internship Positions Available |
Das Puppenspiel Puppet Theater is now accepting applications and auditions for 1-2 puppeteer internship positions for the 2009/10 Season (Sept-May). The emphasis on fully integrating the new Puppeteer into the creative process with 2-3 other full-time puppeteers, rehearsing and performing all shows in repertoire throughout a regional and national touring radius. Successful applicant will also be given the opportunity to hone (with assistance) visual arts skills in puppet making, construction, and repairs. Renewable contract. Emphasis on quality theater, using 'bunraku' style puppetry, mime, mask, live acting. Puppetry experience helpful, but not required. Dance experience a plus. College level training or professional performance experience. Mature, versatile, willing to tour. Web Site at www.puppets.org. Send cover letter, resume, references, and photograph IMMEDIATELY to: John Blackman, DAS PUPPENSPIEL Puppet Theater Inc. 127 Catlin Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 or e-mail materials (MS WORD: JPEG) to contact@puppets.org
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6/22/09
Managing Director
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Das Puppenspiel Puppet Company is now accepting applications for the position of Company Managing Director. Director will be responsible for all non-artistic functions of the organization, including marketing, contract negotiation, tour promotion, scheduling and booking, annual fundraising activities, grant writing, finance, administration, planning, HR and operations. The Director also works closely with the Board and as community liaison for the company. Applicant should be a dynamic individual, have strong managerial skills, with experience in marketing, tour management, company development, and fund raising. Excellent communication, organization, and follow through are essential. Salary commensurate with experience. Website at www.puppets.org. Send cover letter, résumé, references, and writing sample IMMEDIATELY to: John Blackman, DAS PUPPENSPIEL Puppet Theater Ic., c/o 127 Catlin Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701 Or email materials (MS WORD: JPEG) to contact@puppets.org |
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Posted
6/22/09
Jillian Dillon seeks puppeteers for 3 day shoot in July |
ArtistrYE Puppets Magic Lantern Pictures is seeking puppeteers for the independent short film “Jillian Dillon.” This puppet-based short features the music of Robert M. Charde. The film is about Jillian, a young Hippoplatypus (whose father is a hippo and whose mother is a platypus) who is bullied by her classmates but saves the day, making August 11th National Be Kind to Hippoplatypi Day.
The shoot takes place on July 19, 20, and 21 from approximately 9:30am to 6:00pm, and until 9:00pm on the 20th. The film will be shoot in Nicu’s Spoon, a performance space on 38th Street near 6th Avenue in Manhattan. Puppeteers will compensated with onscreen credit, meals and transportation, and a copy of the film for their reel. Puppeteers should be experienced and be ready to work as part of a 4-8 person team. We are shooting with Toy Theater style puppets.
If interested, please contact David Ketterer at dtketterer@gmail.com
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Posted
6/22/09
Everything is still available to you at PuppetFest MidWest!
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We have received some worried inquiries and we wanted to let you know that if you are still planning on registering for PuppetFest MidWest (or if you know someone who is), you have not missed the cut-off date. There is still time to register and join us at PuppetFest MidWest. Our dates are July 7-12, 2009. Being a small festival we are able to concentrate on individuals. We are available to answer your questions by phone or online. We can take the time to talk you through any questions you may have. We welcome you to PuppetFest MidWest. At PuppetFest MidWest, our food-service plan is still available. At PuppetFest MidWest, our on-campus housing is still available. Most of our in-depth workshops are still available.
All of those after-hours gatherings are still available for one (almost) all-inclusive price. Focused, purpose-filled workshops (you get to choose one 20 hour workshop to concentrate on). Performances by some of the best puppeteers in the country. After hours time with your fellow puppeteers at THE WILD ONION CAFE, with our delightful hostess Pam. Puppet Exhibit, "Swap and Shop", late-night performances, special small performances, raffle and so much more. Check it all out at www.puppetfestival.org
We know that some of you have already made your summer plans. Please pass this information on to anyone who might be interested in attending this independent puppetry festival. We look forward to seeing all of you in July.
Thank you,
Peter Allen & Debbie Lutzky Allen, Festival Directors
660-684-6825
www.puppetfestival.org |
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6/17/09
In Search of Puppet Production Company |
Boston-based Kids Corner Press is looking to team up with a puppet production company to produce a puppet show about a whacky time-traveling detective that travel back to the year 1718 to help Blackbeard find his lost treasure. This comedic adventure is full of twist, turns and full-on belly laughs.
The story already exists as an audio book. Please visit www.kidscornerpress.com to hear a sample clip which will give you a flavor of the characters and story line.
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Posted
6/8/09
PERFORMERS / PUPPETEERS (paid internship)
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Become skilled in all forms of puppetry with the PuppeTree Inc! Live, rehearse, earn and learn in Vermont during fall foliage ~ then tour New England from October till the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Puppetry, DANCE, acting, art, teaching, or music experience is necessary, male or female, Equal Opportunity Employer. Please visit our website www.vtpuppeTree.org scroll down the home page, click on “About PuppeTree” scroll down again and click on “Our Interns” then email us at vtpuppet AT gmail.com for more information.
We will be at the National Puppet Festival in Atlanta Job Fair, too! |
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6/7/09
Karaghiozi?
Greeks Bearing Puppets!? |
The Chicagoland Guild is working with the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center of Chicago to help in re-creating a Greek shadow puppetry performance for March, 2010.
This coffee house and community shadow puppetry tradition remained common in US Greek communities until the 1950s, but since has faded from view. It features the hapless everyman Karaghiozi, in traditional tales and songs, using remarkably colorful puppet characters (many with 180-degree hinged rods).
If you are familiar with this tradition, or know of a puppeteer in your community who still does these shows, we'd appreciate it if you'd get us in touch. E-mail chicagolandpuppetryguild@yahoo.com
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Posted
6/5/09
A small charity near Chicago is looking for someone to do a short performance for a charity fundraiser in August.
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The Aviation Celebration is held at the Schaumburg Regional Airport and it's set for Saturday and Sunday August 20th and 30th. All proceeds from the event go to the Woodfield Area Children's Organization. W.A.C.O. is a 100% volunteer 501(c)(3) not-for-profit group. We work with disadvantaged kids in northwest Cook and Kane counties.
This is our 7th Aviation Celebration and we're trying to add more things to attract people inside the gate. Unfortunately we do not have an entertainment budget, but we would certainly include the puppeteer's name in any advertising we do. I know this is asking a lot, but we figured it wouldn't hurt to try.
If you can help us out please contact me at geri313@comcast.net |
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Posted
6/4/09
Adult and Kids Summer Workshops |
Puppetry In Practice in Brooklyn, NY is offering a series of inexpensive, fantastic workshops on a variety of puppet techniques this summer! Taught by teaching artists Xun Ye and Peter Johnston. Learn toy theater, foam puppet, mini-marionette, animation and model magic sculpture techniques. www.puppetryinpractice.com or call 718-951-4240 for details
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Posted
5/27/09
College Student Looking for Building Experience
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Junior from Skidmore College with a year of puppet building experience looking for a puppet building internship. Seven years experience in technical theater, particularly with sets and props. Sewing and carpentry skills, creative, intelligent, and hard working. Located part time in Westchester, NY and part time in NYC. Email ebianco AT skidmore.edu for a resume or more information. Go to http://picasaweb.google.com/liz.bianco.puppets for a sample of my work. |
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Posted
5/27/09
MAKE TIME FOR PUPPETRY THIS SUMMER |
Hi Fellow Puppeteers,
Is your puppet business down a bit this year? Free time on your hands? I’ve got a great idea. Let’s not look at this as a Recession, let’s call it a Sabbatical! Time to step back and take your time really studying something you love to do. Like puppetry, of course. And if you take the workshop, PUPPET BUSINESS - A PRACTICAL APPROACH with Pix Smith of Dallas Puppet Theatre, at PuppetFest MidWest this year, you’ll learn that your registration fee is tax deductible. How can you resist?
The 7th annual PuppetFest MidWest will be held on the campus of North Central Missouri College in Trenton, Missouri from Tuesday, July 7 to Sunday, July 12, 2009. Our focus at this annual, independent puppetry festival is on the week-long workshops on specific aspects of puppetry, including puppet construction and manipulation. Spend 20 hours in the classroom with some of the best puppeteers in North America! You can download the registration form and see who will be teaching and performing this year. Descriptions of all the workshops are on our website as well.
You can find it all at: www.puppetfestival.org
And to help you save money in these financially challenged times, don’t forget to take advantage of our Timely Payment Discount. Send in your registration fee by June 1 and save $20.
Hope to see you in Missouri this summer,
Debbie Lutzky Allen
PuppetFest MidWest
www.puppetfestival.org
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Posted
5/27/09
Detailed, custom built puppets at a reasonable price.
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I am a puppet builder with over 19 years of professional experience. I build primarily in foam and fabric. I have experience with every type of puppet from mitt puppets to marionettes to mascots. I can create an original design for you, or work from one you provide. My turn around time is quick and I guarantee all my work for one full year. I am located in Pittsburgh PA, but I have experience working with long distance clients. If interested please contact Lisa at leibering@yahoo.com or call 412-862-7760. I can provide you with pictures of past creations as well as references. |
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Posted
5/27/09
La Jolla Playhouse Presents Dogugaeshi by Basil Twist |
Dogugaeshi is an intimate work inspired by Japanese puppet theater created and performed by Obie Award-winning puppeteer Basil Twist. Visually and aurally stunning, this hour-long performance features Twist's signature puppetry, with video projection, and original live shamisen (Japanese traditional lute-like instrument) music. The dogugaeshi mechanism of sliding screens that create an unfolding of various images and landscapes was developed centuries ago as the climactic sequence in Japanese traditional puppet theater. Now only practiced in the region of Awaji in Japan, Basil Twist has recreated the intricate technique with his own interpretation, blending centuries of tradition with his own inimitable style. The result is a mesmerizing, powerful voyage through historical and contemporary Japan.
Date:
June 10 ? 14, 2009
Media Night June 11 at 8:00 pm
Wed & Thu performances @ 8:00 pm
Fri & Sat performances at 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm
Sun performances at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Prices:General Admission: $30
Subscribers: $25
How: By phone at (858) 550-1010 ~ Online at lajollaplayhouse.org
In person at the Box Office, located at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
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5/27/09
Looking for people with experience building, sculpting, and designing
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Monkey Boys Puppets (www.mbpuppets.com), is looking for some extra help this summer with a large build for a national tour.
We are looking for people with experience building, sculpting, and designing.
Our shop is located in Bristol, PA (just outside of Philadelphia) and the local train runs right to our door. If you are based in NYC, we will be running a shuttle to and from the Trenton NJ station to get you there, as the connecting train can be a little wonky.
If you are interested in please send an e-mail to:
Scott Hitz
pupphitz@me.com
Please include your resume, a few photos of your work, and a phone number where you can be reached.
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Posted
5/20/09
PUPPET TV SHOW OPEN CALL |
Interested in getting your puppets out to a wider audience? Geppetto Dreams Puppet Company is producing a weekly 30 minute television show for Public Access Television in Austin, TX. The shows will then be put on DVD and sold at geppettodreams.com with 40% of the proceeds shared with the contributing artists. Channel Austin has a long history of amazing shows and is one of the most viewed public access channels in the country. And starting this fall the show will be simulcast on the web guaranteeing your work a wide audience. Videos can be any genre you’d like and any style of puppets, including stop motion, time should be no more then 6 minutes. Longer pieces will be broken up into parts and shown on consecutive shows. Also Channel Austin does not censor its shows so as long as you’re not crossing the obvious state obscenity laws (really twisted stuff) then you can submit just about any storyline you’d like.
Submitted Videos need to be in digital AVI format on DVD data disc(s) and sent to
The Dead Puppet Society
C/O Geppetto Dreams Puppet Company
PO Box 684923
Austin, TX 78768
Feel free to contact me at admin@geppettodreams.com
For more info on Geppetto Dreams
Go to
www.geppettodreams.com
Or
www.myspace.com/geppettodreamscompany |
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Posted
5/20/09
Join my Circus!
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We’re looking for artists interested into making a new start… Are you a dreamer? A dancer? A professional weirdo who likes playing with dolls? Good cause we’re looking for people interested in building a dream. Some lifting involved… Interested parties must have a serious love for the art of puppetry. Newly formed non-profit Puppet Company is in need of puppeteers, workshop teachers and volunteers to help at our new center. In the city that insists on keeping it weird… Austin, TX.
Austin’s already a big music and film town; we’re making it a puppet town as well… Experienced puppet folk would be great but prefer training new ones (that way there’s more of us) other great candidates that work out great have a background in dance, theater, mime, performance art, or comedy… or a combination of any those. Oh and if you’re a puppet builder that’s even better. We’ll train you if you’re just into starting something new. The main thing is you have to love what you do… You don’t make a lot of money and it helps to have a straight job. We’re 2 years into our master plan and now we’ve open Austin’s first full time puppetry arts center at 1715 7 St. Austin, TX 78702. In two more years we’ll be able to make a living off of enriching the lives of others with this amazing art form.
We’re only looking for dreamers as this is something we love. So lets wrap up we’ve got the finances to produce shows, the equipment, access to grants, a great venue, workshops, a lot of caffeine and a ton of puppets… we just need a few more puppeteers to make it work… For those wanting to see what we do, go to www.geppettodreams.com
To set up an audition or to volunteer please call us at 512 358 4632 |
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5/20/09
NO MORE SNOW BALLS FOR ME! |
I’m into needle felting and have just finished my 27th snow ball. I want to experience more that needle felting has to offer. Can you help?
Dear Needled, Yes. This year at PuppetFest MidWest we are offering an advanced needle felting workshop. Read on. FELT & FIBER, PUPPETS & PROPS II - NEEDLE FELTING SEMINAR. For those with needle felting experience, this class will focus on planning and building a show, keeping in mind an awareness of basic art concepts.
“Needle felting is my favorite medium for constructing puppets,” says instructor Pam Corcoran, “ My puppet shop is cold in the winter, hot in the summer, and when it is most comfortable, I am busy in the schools. Needle Felted Puppets can be made in comfort! This method of puppet construction allows me to sit next to the window by the bird feeder in a most comfy chair with my feet up and a basket of soft, fluffy wool beside me, as I make a vast array of charming puppets WITHOUT getting wet, spreading stuff on every flat surface in the house, or getting poisoned!”
Learn the techniques involved in making needle felted puppets. If you have already been introduced to this style of construction, come again and learn some advanced techniques and try a different style of puppet. This method of puppet construction is very exploratory, and Pam encourages her students to do the same. Her goal for participants in this class is for them to learn a method of construction that is just the beginning of their experiences with needle felting. Although they may be focusing on hand puppets in the workshop, she will also show examples of other styles of puppets made by the same technique, and participants will have time to make an additional puppet of their choice.
Needle felting is a great project to do while sitting about and chatting. Each day, a different topic concerning puppet performance will be introduced. In addition to constructing puppets, getting to know one another and having intellectual conversations about the art of puppetry, the group will put something together for the Saturday sharing session.
So you know how to needle felt puppets. This independent study will encourage you to put that skill to use designing and building a show. Participants must have needle felting experience. Pam will be consulting with students before the Festival so that each student will arrive with definite goals, and Pam will have materials needed. Basic art concepts will be applied to the design process.
So this workshop is the answer to what to do after you can make a snowball. Space is limited in all workshops and at this small festival, so get your registration in soon. We hope to see you there.
This year’s PuppetFest MidWest (the 7th annual festival) is from Tuesday, July 7 through Sunday July 12, in Trenton, Missouri. Class size is small and so is the festival so get your registration in early, plus there are many more workshops offered. For more information, please see our website, listed below.
www.puppetfestival.org |
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Posted
5/12/09
Slutty Puppets
Tuesday May 26th at 8:00 p.m.
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Slutty Puppets
Tuesday May 26th at 8:00 p.m.
$7 at Galapagos Art Space
16 Main st DUMBO Brooklyn
F to York A ot High 718.222.8500
Hold on to your hats, Slutty Puppets is bringin it down to a low level under the rug sluttyness. This month we've got some fabulous clowns: Ambrose Martos (aka White Lightning) and Miss Lake Simons. Puppetry will be spoon fed to you by Erin Orr and company with a naughty shadow show, Kate Brehm and her lively chairs, your ole man Richard Whipper, more Ninja Puppetry by Exploding Puppet Productions, and some other racy stuff from Jenny Romaine and Lynn Berg. Come out, sit back, have a beer, watch some puppets. Hosted by Kate Brehm (with secret philosophical statements in the designs of her skimpy attire).
SEE PICTURES an' stuff: http://imnotlost.net/slutty/ |
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5/12/09
The Rat Pack: Dean, Frank, and Sammy |
Making their five-star debut, for the month of May, our Gallery Spotlight falls on three of the biggest, hottest, and most dynamic Vegas Superstars to join our Viva Lost Vegas puppet collection. You can view these latest puppet caricatures by clicking on the link below:
http://home.att.net/~mbaroto/whatsnew.htm |
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Posted
5/8/09
I want to spend more time with Paul Mesner!
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Well you can spend at least 20 more hours with Paul if you attend PuppetFest MidWest. Now in its 7th year, this annual festival is always happy to present Paul as a teacher and performer. This year Paul offers: ROD PUPPETS and PERFORMANCE
In this workshop, you will build simple rod puppets, learn to manipulate them and create a short performance piece, ready to perform by the end of the week. As a performer and director, Paul Mesner has a unique sense of movement, dramatic timing and humor. Don’t leave your imagination at home, you will need it.
Rod puppets are a deceptively simple style of puppetry. You may think that anyone can move something around on a stick, but there is so much more to it than that. Paul Mesner is one of the leading rod puppet performers in the country. Be prepared to use a variety of tools to create these puppets. The workshop fee will cover all of the supplies you need to create the nucleus of your next puppet show.
This year’s PuppetFest MidWest is from Tuesday, July 7 through Sunday July 12, in Trenton, Missouri. For more information (THERE ARE LOTS MORE WORKSHOPS OFFERED), please see our website, www.puppetfestival.org |
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Posted
5/8/09
Back by Popular Demand: Nana Projects’ Parade School 2009! |
Please spread the word to your colleagues, students & friends. This year’s program is great and we don’t want anyone to miss out! Spaces are going fast!
Fees: $300 (early bird), $375 (after May 25th), Day Rates available ($135)
Discounts for college students 10% off until May 15th ($270!), Housing is available please contact for details.
Contact us for details info@nanaprojects.com
REGISTER NOW http://www.brownpapertickets.com
Nana Project’s Parade School is an advanced training program for artists and community organizers interested in community based parades.
This year Parade School will focus on the logistics of community outreach. Programming includes Stilt-walking, Large Puppet Construction, Workshops, Parade Logistics, Parade Choreography, Networking Opportunities, and so much more.
Parade School Graduates Say:
“It has been absolutely inspirational to me, between the guest lecturers & working with a wonderful group of like minded artists. It has broadened my understanding & appreciation of what I can do in community arts!” “Days were necessarily LONG and FUN” “Wonderful support from the staff and fellow artists”
This year’s Parade School is being held Friday June 12th-Sunday June 14th in Baltimore, Maryland
For detailed information visit www.nanaprojects.com
Contact info@nanaprojects.com or 443-919-6980 |
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Posted
5/8/09
Puppet/Marionette Props For Sale
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If you are putting on a puppet or marionette show for puppets between 13" and 18" tall, and need props for a specific category, I have been collecting such for years and everything is in excellent shape. Just let me know the category and I will send you a description with measurements, photo and prices of what I have (if available). Below is an example of what is available. Please email me at puppets4ever@yahoo.com
Example
BABY/TODDLER SCENE
Baby doll in pajamas 5"
White Baby High Chair
Maroon baby carriage
Baby bottle
White window with shutters
Wood rocking chair
Red toy wagon with toys
Toys: rubic's cube, slinky, basketball, football, stuffed animal, clown doll (and more) |
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Posted
5/8/09
Basil Twist Seeks Interns |
Hello,
We are seeking enthusiastic, reliable interns for puppetry artist Basil Twist (www.basiltwist.com ) starting soon. Please be a self-starting, can-do person who can think on their feet. Please be responsible and able to commit to a regular schedule of 10-20 hours/week for the next several months. We have various projects that require different skill sets and different levels of commitment, from the next few months until the end of the year. This is an internship for school credit or just to learn, no pay.
We need interns for the following areas:
--design and construction interns for various puppet builds throughout the year.
--research/development interns for future projects
To Apply: Please email jessiemonster@mac.com. Please do not email anyone or call.
Provide a brief cover letter describing yourself and your experience, with resume attached. Please list what areas you are interested in most, as we will use this to place you appropriately. If you are interested in all of it, please say so. If you are applying for a building/design internship, please list what kinds of construction skills you have (woodworking, carpentry, mechanisms, sewing, molding & casting, etc...) and please provide images of your work. We accept interns of all skill levels.
I cannot stress enough that we are looking for reliable, responsible, and fun team-players. No flakes or sour-pusses need apply.
Thank you! |
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Posted
5/3/09
P.A. for NYC-based Puppet Video Shoot |
Small promotional video project requires eager Production Assistant for various small-crew shootings in Manhattan in May and June. This unpaid position is perfect for a young college student who is interested in getting on board without getting overwhelmed. We will be shooting 1 twenty-second video and 3 two-minute videos using puppetry for an online self-promotion for a branding company based in Portland, Oregon. The first video, a 20-second short, will be filmed May 9th with a very small crew. The next video will be filmed prior to June 20th, and the last 2 videos will be shot the weekend of June 20th and we will be in contact for some help in pre-production planning as well as shoot-day help. There will be intermittent need for assistance on a variety of elements from correspondence to novice-level help building puppets and miniature sets, from scheduling to typing short script, etc. If you are open to pitching in where and when you are needed, please let us know! The project is guaranteed to be fun, and the staff and crew will be a pleasure to work with! The directors/designers and DP are experienced puppeteers and film-makers.
Please respond to 14HandsVideo@gmail.com. |
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4/29/09
Our Commune is interested in doing puppetry together.
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Have you come to the right place. This workshop at PuppetFest MidWest is just right for you all. TECHNIQUES IN TABLE-TOP (MULTI-PERFORMER) PUPPETRY Few forms of puppetry require multiple puppeteers to manipulate a single puppet character like table-top puppetry (a hybrid of the traditional Bunraku style). The table-top advantage of multiple puppeteers, when expertly performed, can break through confines of other more traditional forms of puppetry. While many traditional concepts of quality hand, rod and string puppetry can be applied to table top puppetry, a unique set of considerations must be taken into account when casting, directing, manipulating and building table-top puppets.
In this workshop, participants will become cast members in a performance of Grueneberger’s “Perspectives” that will take place at the end of the week. ” (visit www.puppetarts.com/ perspectives.htm to see video clips of “Perspectives” performed at “Here” Theater in New York City.) The rehearsal process will allow participants to experience and execute the principles of excellent table-top puppetry through a series of enjoyable exercises and rehearsal techniques.
Other topics to be covered include:
· Techniques in casting a table-top show
· Directing Methods for multi-performer puppets
· How to build table-top puppets that really work
· Staging for multi-performer puppets beyond the table-top
Number of participants: Minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12.
Hope that you and some of your commune buddies can make it. Please don’t forget to register early. This year’s PuppetFest MidWest is from Tuesday, July 7 through Sunday July 12, in Trenton, Missouri. For more information (THERE ARE LOTS MORE WORKSHOPS OFFERED), please see our website, listed below.
www.puppetfestival.org |
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Posted
4/29/09
Bil Baird Puppets |
I have several Bil Baird puppets that I would like to sell and would like someone firmilar with his work to talk to about pricing. I can be reached at 843-281-2291 |
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Posted
4/29/09
Call for submissions to the New Orleans Fringe Theater Festival
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Calling puppeteers, actors, writers, directors, performance artists, dancers, poets, seasoned troupes and emerging theater groups to perform their shows in the award-winning New Orleans Fringe Fest, the festival of wild, weird, fresh and original theater. Submit applications by July 1. Festival dates are November 11-15, 2009. Visit www.nofringe.org for applications and information. |
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Posted
4/29/09
SPRING SALE |
Puppet Parts is proud to announce our Spring Sale Spectacular in celebration of our Ten Year Anniversary and as a way to boost the economy, all of our Fairytale and Catalog Puppet Heads are 1/3 off. Wow!!! With over 132 original designs to choose from you won’t want to miss this opportunity to stock up now. Thank you, for your support and patronage. You can view this collection by visiting my website link below.
Sincerely, Michael Baroto
http://home.att.net/~puppetparts |
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Posted
4/29/09
Senior Wences
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Senior Wences (just guessing on the spelling)
Was a puppeteer on the Ed Sullivan show. Just curious; trying to get some information.
Philip Branagan
<philiphbranagan@gmail.com> |
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Posted
4/21/09
Puppeteers |
I have a potential non union shoot with the need of 4 puppeteers (not sure if client is providing the puppets). I am looking for industry standard rates? and availability.
scott moss
scottm13@mac.com
323 578-1247 cell |
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Posted
4/21/09
Two Marionettes
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I have two old talent Marionettes from Talent Inc., from 29 fifth ave., nyc in originals boxes toonga from the congo and jimbo the jiver can you tell me the value Good condition water stain onw corner of the box puppets in good condition Jim Boston |
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Posted
4/17/09
Puppet Masters the Quay Brothers at the Coolidge, May 6-7 |
The Coolidge Corner theatre has chosen award-winning film animators the Quay Brothers as the recipients of the 2009 Coolidge Award, to be celebrated May 6-7. The twin brothers are two of the world’s most original filmmakers and are known as masters of miniaturization and puppetry. Their mesmerizing body of work includes many stop-action animation shorts, live action feature films, dance films, set designs for theater and opera, and television commercials. In conjunction with the celebration, the Coolidge will present a variety of related programs including retrospective screenings, conversations with the Quay Brothers, and DORMITORIUM, a rare exhibition of the Quays’ original handmade and highly detailed puppet décor sets used in their animated works. The exhibit will be hosted in Boston throughout the month of May, at the gallery space of The Fourth Wall Project, 132 Brookline Avenue. Opening date to the public and opening reception is Thursday, April 30 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. For more information about the exhibition and the Coolidge’s Quay Brothers events, visit www.coolidge.org or call 617/734-2500. |
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Posted
4/16/09
Searching for Puppet Builder Paul Avery.
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Paul please email us at ftkm74@yahoo.com regarding a couple of puppets you built for us years ago. We would like to take care of some business with you. |
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Posted
4/16/09
Looking for Bil Baird dragon puppet |
I am looking for a mid to late 1950s era Bil Baird dragon hand puppet. The condition is not too important as long as the rubber face is intact. email me at needpuppet(at)gmail(dot)com |
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Posted
4/16/09
HOW LONG SHOULD THE STRINGS BE?????
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I’m thinking of moving on from finger puppets to Marionettes. I have so many questions. I’m wondering if there is anywhere I could learn the building technique this summer???
Dear Questioneer, What you are looking for is MARIONETTE DESIGN ON PAPER, a workshop offered by Phillip Huber at PuppetFest MidWest. The goal of this workshop shall be to explore the structure and dynamic of the basic marionette figure, to reveal basic jointing and animation choices, and to learn how to transfer those choices to paper in a drafted design that yields precise patterns. This workshop will cover the basics of marionette design including body structure, jointing, and stringing.
Each participant will take the concept for their marionette character from initial idea and mental visualization to a complete drafted drawing with patterns. Although various construction techniques will be discussed, and debated, no 3-dimensional construction work will be attempted in this workshop. The focus is on helping the puppeteer to think in 3-dimensional terms while plotting and drafting the marionette form and joints on paper. (Due to space limitations, designs will be limited to marionettes 30 inches tall or smaller)
So this workshop is the answer to your prayers. Space is limited in all workshops and at this small festival, so get your registration in soon. We hope to see you there.
This year’s PuppetFest MidWest (the 7th annual festival) is from Tuesday, July 7 through Sunday July 12, in Trenton, Missouri. Class size is small and so is the festival so get your registration in early, plus there are many more workshops offered. For more information, please see our website, listed below.
www.puppetfestival.org
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Posted
4/12/09 Traditional papier-mache puppets for sale |
All individually hand-made without the use of moulds and therefore absolutely unique. Please visit our website at www.thepuppetworkshop.co.uk |
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4/12/09 Cabaret Marionette Stage |
I have a cabaret marionette stage I need to find a good home for. I would hate to destroy it, but I am planning on moving in the near future, and I don't have the space or need for it any longer. It is approx. 4' x 8' x 24"(off the ground). It all fits inside four cases and it has all the curtains. There is a backdrop with hooks behind the platform. This stage was originally made and used on cruise ships. This stage is very sturdy and sets up in about 15 minutes. I am not looking to sell it, but I am just looking for a good home for it. Pick up only in No. Cal.
Email Kevin - Pelpup1@msn.com |
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Posted
4/9/09 Jim Henson Foundation - Letter of Intent Deadline - April 24, 2009
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The Jim Henson Foundation awards grants each year for the creation and development of innovative works of puppet theater.
Project grants of $5,000 are awarded for the continued development and production of new works ready to be presented in the coming year. Seed grants of $2,000 are for the development and workshopping of pieces in earlier stages of creation. Last but not least, our newest category of Children's Show grants of $3,000 fund the development of new and innovative work specifically for children and families.
If you would like to be considered for a grant, the first step is to submit a letter of intent postmarked on or before April 24, 2009.
The letter of intent must not exceed one page and should include your complete contact information and a clear description of the planned project. Please include information on any upcoming performances as well. The letter must be accompanied by a one-page sketch, photograph (no slides), or other one-page visual relevant to the proposed project. Be sure to indicate in your letter of intent if you intend to apply for a Project, Seed or Children's grant. Please do not submit a cover letter or any other additional materials. Letters of intent are not accepted by fax or email, or after the postmark deadline.
Approximately half of the applicants submitting letters of intent will be asked to submit full proposals. Letters of intent will be reviewed at the June board meeting, and applicants will be notified of the board's decision by June 12, 2009.
For more information about submitting a Letter of Intent please visit the 2010 Guidelines page on our website at: http://www.hensonfoundation.org/index.php?nav=guidelines |
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Posted
4/9/09
High Quality Puppet Heads and Masks for Sale |
Very high quality, large bunraku style puppet heads, and full-head half masks that were made for a show but never used. Price is negotiable. Contact Walker at walkerlewis99@gmail.com. |
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4/9/09 Shadow Circus Puppetry in San Francisco |
Shadow Circus Creature Theatre, San Francisco's most belligerent puppetry troupe, is presenting their first vaudeville events in the Bay Area in over a year!
SHOW SYNOPSIS: When Wesley realizes that his life has been an utter failure, he tries to improve his outlook using the popular self-help book 'The Secret'. Will Wesley be able to turn his life around with the power of 'The Secret', or will his supposed friend Hatchet the Velociraptor just use it as another tool to torment him with? Find out next Wednesday at the Climate Theater!
Also appearing are special guests Theremina, Hernan Cortez, Angela Mae and Jill Parker. With a special musical performance by Victoria & the Vaudevillians!
Using life-sized latex and foam creatures, Shadow Circus creates a world that is utterly fantastic, and yet hilariously similar to our own.
"...the puppets are Grade A" - East Bay Express
Shadow Circus Vaudeville Theatre
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 8:00pm
Climate Theater
285 9th Street
San Francisco, CA
Advanced Tickets are going fast! Reserve your seats at http://www.musicboxseries.com/ before the show sells out!
For more information about our troupe, please go to http://www.shadowcircus.com |
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Posted
4/9/09 Wyoming Short Film Contest
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Hi, I'm helping the Wyoming Film Office spread the word about their short film contest. Information is below, and the deadline is on the 30th of April. With the deadline coming up soon, we'd like as many people as possible to have the chance to enter. You don't have to be from Wyoming to take part in this contest!! See information below!
Further Info:
Now in it's second year, The Wyoming Film Office Annual Wyoming Short Film Contest is open to all genres and filmmakers of all skill levels. Amateurs and professional, film, video, puppetry, animation, machinima, lots of great possibilities. The prize money is $25,000! Deadline for submissions is April 30, which is pretty close, but last year's winner, David Gonzales from Jackson, WY, only found out about the contest a few days before last year's deadline, submitted four short videos and won. This is a great opportunity for someone, and entries can easily be uploaded from home.
For more information, please see the Wyoming Short Film Contest press info at http://pitch.pe/5178 or the entry information at http://bit.ly/olWtD
Remember there is only one month until the deadline for the Annual Wyoming Short Film Contest. Now in it's second year, The Wyoming Film Office Annual Wyoming Short Film Contest is open to all genres and filmmakers of all skill levels. Amateurs and professional, film, video, puppetry, animation, machinima, lots of great possibilities. The prize money is $25,000! Deadline for submissions is April 30, which is pretty close, but last year's winner, David Gonzales from Jackson, WY, only found out about the contest a few days before last year's deadline, submitted four short videos and won. This is a great opportunity for someone, and entries can easily be uploaded from home.
For more information, please see the Wyoming Short Film Contest press info at http://pitch.pe/5178 or the entry information at http://bit.ly/olWtD |
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Posted
4/9/09 Looking for Michael Baker |
In search of Michael Baker that sold marionettes in the Houston area. Not sure if he is still in this business or not. I am doing some genealogy research and only know his name, location and occupation. If you know of him and how I can get in touch with him, please advise.
My e-mail address is: j.travis at netcousa.com |
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4/9/09 PUPPET SHOWPLACE THEATRE SEEKING NEW ARTIST IN RESIDENCE |
The Puppet Showplace Theatre (PST) of Brookline, Massachusetts is currently seeking to fill the position of “Artist-in-Residence”.
The Puppet Showplace Theatre is dedicated to presenting excellence in puppetry to audiences of all ages. The Puppet Showplace theatre is committed to the promotion of puppetry as a theatrical experience that educates, enlightens, and entertains. Established in 1974, the Puppet Showplace presents more than 330 shows a year to over 20,000 visitors. PST is ranked as one of the 20 largest performing arts groups in Greater Boston and is New England’s first and only year-round puppet theater.
The Artist-in-Residence Position is the visual and theatrical representation of the organization, embodying the quality and professionalism of the productions presented. The Artist-in-Residence is the primary representative of the puppet arts to the community and also the primary teacher in the theatre’s educational programs and offerings.
For complete position description and information visit: www.puppetshowplace.org/paul.html
Application deadline is April 30th.
slam@puppetshowplace.org
No phone calls please! |
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3/1/09 Announcing PUPPETS IN PRAGUE WORKSHOPS for 2009! |
For ten years, Puppets in Prague has brought hundreds of students from around the world into the magical world of Czech puppetry and marionettes. Workshops in marionette carving and puppet film animation are led by Miroslav Trejtnar with a team of other professional Czech puppet artists ... all in the beautiful city of Prague where the puppet tradition is still very much alive.
2009 WORKSHOPS
Marionette Carving Workshops
Students design and create wooden marionettes under the guidance of Czech puppet masters. At the end of the workshop, all students go home with their own beautiful hand-carved marionette.
SUMMER 1: June 6-20
SUMMER 2: June 27 - July 11
Puppets for Stop-Motion Film Animation
Sutdents learn how to design a puppet for stop-motion animation (including how the interior skeleton is constructed). ANIMATION I: April 24- May 3 (includes a day at ANIFEST film animation festival)
ANIMATION II: August 14-23
For more information go to www.kidpraha.cz or email info@kidpraha.cz |
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2/27/09 SUMMER SHADOW PUPPET INTENSIVE |
SHADOW PUPPETRY: WRITING, DESIGN, PERFORMANCE!
A week-long master class with Paul Zaloom and Lynn Jeffries
Ashland Center for Theatre Studies
Southern Oregon University
July 26-31, 2009
Ashland, Oregon
Write, design, build, rehearse and perform an original shadow play under the guidance of satirical performance artist/puppeteer Paul Zaloom and master puppet builder/ puppeteer Lynn Jeffries. In this class, you will learn to make beautiful puppets with ingenious movements, and to improvise and invent text and action in a free-wheeling, joyful process of creation.
This is a three-credit, graduate level course geared toward high school and college theatre educators, but open to anyone. Cost is $870 plus a $139 materials/ticket fee. Optional on-campus housing is $324 (single) and $162 meals.
The application form is available at http://www.sou.edu/acts/courses/puppetry.html and must be accompanied by a $50 deposit (with additional $30 late fee if postmarked after March 1). |
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11/21/07 Puppeteers needed for KidZone TV! |
Puppeteer for a good cause and add to your REEL! Volunteer puppeteers needed for KidZone TV, the only live Broadcast Studio inside a hospital in the WORLD! KidZone TV is a closed circuit channel and airs 2 live shows daily to the patients and families at Mount Sinai's Kravis Children's Hospital on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. As an interactive TV channel, patients and families can call in to the live show- while watching from their hospital rooms- to hear their voices on TV and participate in the game! Shows are at 3pm and 6:30pm Monday-Friday and 3pm and 6pm weekends. Programming includes Name that Tune; Bingo; Hollywood Squares; Trivia game shows & more. A copy of the show on dvd is usually available for performers at the end of the broadcast. Puppeteers will be called in to audition and meet the Producer. To schedule a time or for more information, please email Karen Sommers, Producer KidZone TV, at karen.sommers@mountsinai.org. Check out more information at www.mschildlife.org/KZTV.html. Be sure to "watch a preview" of our shows! |
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| VEE
Corporation, producer of Dragon Tales Live!, Sesame Street
Live!, and Bear in the Big Blue House Live!, is holding auditions
for future tours and replacement positions.
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FULL-BODY
COSTUME CHARACTERS require dancers who are versatile, with
strong technical ability in jazz and musical theatre dance
styles, in the height range of 5'0" to 6'1". Gymnastics and
tap are pluses. Dance combinations will be taught. LIVE PERFORMERS
must be able to dance well, sing, and act. Dance combinations
will be taught. Prepare two vocal selections, 16 bars each:
ballad and up-tempo (a cappella or instrumental tape). Also
prepare a one-minute monologue, appropriate for family/children's
theatre. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A LIVE ROLE, ALL PERFORMERS
MUST FIRST COMPLETE THE DANCE PORTION OF THE AUDITION. HAND/ROD
PUPPETEERS, please prepare a 90-second routine for your own
hand/rod puppet. Be ready to perform an a cappella lip-synch
song with puppet. Tours run approximately ten months throughout
the US and Canada. For consideration, please bring a picture
and resume and wear or bring dance attire. Performers must
be 18 or older. All available positions are PAID, NON-UNION.
ADULTS:
CHILDREN:
Production
Department VEE Corporation 800 LaSalle Avenue Suite 1750 Minneapolis,
MN 55402 612-375-9670 x704 www.vee.com
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION at VEE Corporation's Audition Hotline 612-375-
9670 ext. 704
VEE Corporation
is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Tours run approximately
ten months throughout the US and Canada. For consideration,
please bring a picture and resume and wear or bring dance
attire. Performers must be 18 or older. All available positions
are PAID, NON-UNION
More
information is available at web-site www.vee.com.
Select a show icon such as "Sesame Street Live!" then select
"Auditions and Opportunities" |
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| Birthday
Party Puppeteers |
I'm
Pat Lay Wilson, the P of A consultant for birthday parties.
I'm getting more and more requests for puppeteers to do BP
all around the US. If you're interested, e-mail me your name,
city, phone and e-mail. Also what big cities you're near.
I don't need prices or show descriptions or brochures or anything
like that. I'll let you know if anybody in your area is looking
for a BP performer. TNX, Pat W. patlaywils@aol.com.
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| Do
you want your book or video reviewed? |
I
am the editor for Puppet Life the newsletter for the Los Angeles
Guild of Puppetry. If you have a book or video/DVD you would
like reviewed, I might be interested. There are no guarantees
that an item will be reviewed. It depends on content and quality.
To contact me e-mail ddestler@mailexcite.com
Please type "Dan" in the subject box. |
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