Archive for March, 2007

Puppetry Labs

Amy Harder over at PuppetryLab.com is doing some great work. Puppetry Lab focuses on puppet performance, and to my knowledge, is really the only site out there that has approached the subject full force. There are a few puppetry blogs and static web pages that have briefly discussed performance or puppetry for television and so [...]

The Glorified Sock Puppet Pattern on CD!

I have been debating over the last little while about if I should or should not be posting about the things that our own contibutors to Puppet Buzz are doing in the puppetry world. I have come to the realization that some of the stuff they are doing is too great to not post [...]

Puppet shock

Have a seat Kermit. What I’m about to tell you might come as a big shock…
XD
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Million Puppet Project

It’s a bit crazy, even scary, to imagine a million puppets of all sorts in one place, but that’s the objective of the Million Puppet Project which was launched yesterday (on World Puppetry Day) by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Western Australia. Under the project, people from around the world are invited to make [...]

World Puppetry Day

Image from: MShades
March 21st is the world puppetry day and as usual some representative from the puppetry world sends an international message through UNIMA…
The nostalgic and the new
Sennosuke Takeda
Born in Iida city in 1930. Worked extensively in marionette theatre on television, in films and on the stage. Ex-member of executive committee of UNIMA , [...]

Puppet Power 2007: Puppet Conference in Calgary, Alberta, CANADA

For those of you who are both puppet and socially minded, there is an upcoming bi-annual puppetry event in Calgary, Alberta, CANADA  called Puppet Power 2007.  The event looks to “explore the power of puppetry beyond performance”.
The idea is to offer different professionals, who have the opportunity to use puppetry in their respected fields, options and opportunties [...]

Ronnie Burkette’s: 10 Days on Earth

Special Thanks for this article goes to the Spirit Dancing blog.  Ronnie Burkette’s new show: “10 Days on Earth” follows Darrel a middle-aged mentally challenged man who lives with his mother. When she dies in her sleep, Darrel does not realise she is gone, and so, for 10 days, he lives alone. Tandem to Darrel’s day [...]

I Drinky Water!

The truth is that I like this song more than I should probably admit. I found it surfing the Internet a little while back. The puppets are built and performed by Michelee Puppets as a part of their “Extreme Health Challange” show. Now, I have never seen their shows and I have just [...]

March Break With Alistair Ant!

Want to see a puppet show with great music amazing puppetry and all around quality family entertainment?  Look no further than “Happy Birthday Alistair Ant!” by Alistair Ant Productions here in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.  This show is performed by husband and wife team Rob and Soli Joy. 
Their shows are amazing. Children 2 – [...]

Puppeteer Recognition

Update: To everyone I am so sorry- I’ve been getting feedback that when you sign the petition that the site then asks for a donation towards their site. When I heard this I immediately emailed the website and stated that I want the account taken off and that it cheapens what I was trying to accomplish- I [...]