Tony award winning AVENUE Q is coming to the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Canada. Investment tycoon Aubrey Dan of Dancap Productions Inc. has reached an agreement with New York producers for the rights to this high-profile, touring Broadway musical, although some details may need to be fine-tuned before contracts are signed; Avenue Q has been “advertised” for July 29th-August [...]
The are many videos of Jim Henson from interviews to behind the scenes footage, but rarely is a video like this one ever seen. This appears to be intended as a direct message from Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Michael Frith to new Henson employees (or potential employees). I think there are some great bits of [...]
(photo credit: Bryan Woltjen) The Esperance Festival of the Wind was held on 22 March this year. The festival began as an art-themed celebration of the positive energy wind brings to the town of Esperance, Western Australia, but it has now evolved into a celebration of ‘community, art, culture and shared fun’. Puppet designer and [...]
There has been a great deal of buzz about the tutorial that Project Puppet has just recently been offering on their blog. I am a huge fan of Project Puppet and a great admirer of the amazing talents of puppet builder and designer Pasha Romanowski. This tutorial is an excellent resource for beginners and experienced [...]
Monkey Boys Productions, working from designs by James Wojtal, built these seven puppets for a TV commercial for Mexican Televison. The above video is a movement test filmed during the build. What I thought was especially cool, and should be noted, about the puppetry in the clip, was that each animal has its own unique [...]
Want to be a One Way Street puppeteer for I-Fest? If you are between the ages of 15 and 19, love working with a team of 12-15 performers, and can perform in front of a large crowd, this is the job for you. Deadline for applications is April 30, 2007. Click HERE for the application.
Sesame Workshop has made available the episode “When Parents are Deployed” (hosted by Cuba Gooding Jr.). The encore presentation is geared to address the challenges military families face with deployment. This television special originally premiered on December 27, 2006. The special also contains scenes featuring Elmo and his Dad, Louie. Elmo’s Mom also appears briefly. Children [...]
On a day where many Catholics do not eat meat, I figured this post was a good compromise between traditions of Good Friday and those who have meat on this day. I have been a big fan of Mr. Meaty, a show that airs on Nickelodeon and CBC, that follow the misadventures of two teenagers [...]
The Wippets just introduced a new character to join their cast of puppets. The new character was built by the very talented Jarrod Boutcher! I think this new character is a perfect example of excellent character/puppet design by Ron and, of course, a beautiful follow through by Jarrod. Take a look at the Wippets Blog [...]
