Shakespeare’s Who’s on First
Thanks to D.T. Friedman for spotting this.
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Finishing trash
This is a post that I wrote over two years ago while working on the television show in Iceland. At the time, I held it because there was no way I could talk about this stuff without giving away that we were doing a circus episode. Well, the episode has been out long enough now
Missing Iceland
After having Icelandic visitors for the last week, I’m missing the place even more. Daddi and Friða left last night, safely, and our apartment seems empty. As much as anything else, I miss the sound of the language when they would quickly chat with one another. I made a few abortive attempts to use my
Physically impossible
Lisa Mantchev posted this video of You Think You Can Dance and I clicked on it because usually Lisa is smart about these things. At the 1:34 mark, the male dance did a move that I specifically teach new puppeteers to avoid because it is physically impossible. Let me repeat that. Physically impossible. He stands
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An example of a good listener
Did you ever watch Blue’s Clues? Steve was the best active listener, ever. Watch this video of Steve and notice the cues he’s giving off to show that he’s listening and interested.
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WEIRD TALES: The 85 Weirdest, Day 48: Jim Henson
WEIRD TALES is honoring the 85 Weirdest and today is Jim Henson. Think JIM HENSON (1936-1990) and you think Muppets — yet there’s so much more to the man’s genius. His experimental filmmaking ranged from Time Piece to The Cube. Though his interest in puppetry started as a way to get on television, he stayed
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The The Impotence of Proofreading
Michael Livingston pointed out this handy tutorial called “The The Impotence of Proofreading.” If only everyone who submitted to Shimmer would study this closely.
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Peter and the Wolf demo
Remember when I was talking about working Peter? Deb Hertzberg, one of the other puppeteers on the show, took a short video backstage so you can see what I was talking about.
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Puppets educate farmers about nuclear attack?
See, marionettes are so useful for education. After that educational film, do you feel ready to stack haybales to protect your livestock from nuclear attack? Spotted at Bubble Boy Blog
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Why I hate riding the subway with puppets
Found via PuppetVision
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Sweater Day
The Associated Press: Fred Rogers Tribute Includes Sweater Day PITTSBURGH (AP) — A tribute to children’s public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday. March 20th is being promoted as “Sweater Day” to honor Rogers, who died of
Swan Lake with acrobats
All I will say is that the frogs at the beginning of this are not the coolest part of this Chinese production of Swan Lake, which pairs ballet and acrobats.
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A paper puppet meets a certain end
This is a beautifully manipulated short with a paper puppet. Now, I have to say that though I think this is really well done, it disappointed me. Let’s sum up. Puppet comes to life. Discovers world. Discovers that it is a puppet. Dies. I was really excited when the video started, because it is beautifully
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