Sunday, November 04, 2007
Shakespeare in the Round-and-Round
New York Times: "FOR some children puppet theater is the gateway to a lifelong passion for a more grown-up kind of drama. For others, like Vit Horejs, who grew up to found the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater in New York, it’s home."
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This sounds amazing! I would love to see how someone can incorporate a carnival ride into a show, especially given that they have lore and magic of their own without theatre aboard. I think that it would be very cool
I definitely feel like puppet theatre is something that Americans should be exposed to simply because it is an art form that nobody in the western-west realy understands, even in theatre. It seems childish or strange to us, especially something like this show, that mixes live actors with puppets. We wouldn't understand it as "art," as ground-breaking theatre, or even as something "traditional." But we should work to gain exposure to it because, as the article points out, it brings so many more possibilities to understanding a text, and its a form of theatre that, if opened up, could bring a lot to American theatre.
Perhaps learning the technique and the art would be the most difficult part of translating this form within the theatre world itself.
Puppet shows don’t get enough credit as perhaps they should. At first I find myself having a strong passion for puppets. But in the last few years, puppets and their artistic capabilities have had a change of view in my mind, and now I find myself quite interested in this project! Other cultures have made Puppet Theater into a classic form, and I am excited to see what this endeavor inspires for us in the future
This sounds like a really cool idea. Most of Europe grows up with puppet theatre but the US is never really exposed to the art. "Avenue Q" worked very well for American audiences so I assume this could do well. The puppets shown look to be or quality construction and materials. The idea for the show (on a carousel) is something that I've never heard of. Actually I've never heard of Shakespeare being performed by puppets. Let's just hope they can get their acts together and make the show work.
this sounds like such a great idea! Marionettes are one of the most interesting forms of puppetry out there, in my mind, and to see a production use this while incorporating a carousel as part of the scenery and staging; well it simply sounds amazing. i was lucky enough to have seen a marionette production of A Midsummer Night's Dream while in Prague this summer, and even with not being able to understand most of what was being said, it was still an amazingly communicative piece simply because of the movement and staging.
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