After my new found appreciation of shadow puppets, I am delighted to write about a new show offered by The Victoria Philharmonic Choir (in Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA). It is Dvorak’s The Spectre’s Bride and it brings together the artistic talents of awesome puppeteer Tim Gosley, puppet designs of Michel Gagne (see some samples here) and is [...]
I came across this video a while back and I have had it saved in my favourites folder. The video uses the song “Without Me” by Eminem and changes the lyrics while using puppets for many of the visuals. The puppets are from The Puppet Studio and the fact that I like the instrumental to [...]
As an elementary school teacher I have the fortune of meeting and talking with a large number of parents about puppets and puppetry. Last year a spoke with a mother of a student at my school who had wonderful things to say about their “Muppet Vacation” in Jamaica. Yes, that’s right. At Beaches vacation spots [...]
It’s rapidly approaching……the skipton puppet festival runs from the 20th to the 23rd September. If you live in the uk or are visiting at that time get yourself along there. Puppet companies from the UK will be there of course as well as from France, The Netherlands, Germany and Belgian. See their website for more [...]
