Highly Strung, a large-scale piece of puppetry directed by Dave Jones. See some behind-the-scenes stuff at Dave’s blog.
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Vietnamese Water Puppetry
Vietnamese Water Puppetry is an ages old art in Vietnam. It's traditions are closely tied to the rural culture and agricultural civilization of rice planting by Vietnamese peasants. The mechanics of the puppets are hidden under the water. Different effects are achieved by the movement of the puppets, water and fire (like a fire breathing dragon).
According to Vietnamese Artwork: "The puppets are all hand made and hand painted in Vietnam. Each puppet has different function. The old water puppets are special because they all have ages and performance histories. They have been in the shows in many countries. The big water puppets are made of solid wood and covered by lacquer. Each big puppet is a beautiful wood sculpture and painting work. They all have the signature of the artist. Modern, water puppetry is performed in a pool of water with the water surface being the stage. The puppeteers stand behind a screen and control the puppets using long bamboo rods and string mechanism hidden beneath the water surface. The puppets are carved out of wood and very heavy. A traditional Vietnamese orchestra provides background music accompaniment. Singers of Cheo (a form of traditional opera) with origin in north Vietnam sing songs which tell the story being acted out by the puppets. The theme of the skits is rural and has a strong reference to Vietnamese folklore. It tells of day-to-day living in rural Vietnam and Vietnamese folk tales that are told by grandparents to their grandchildren. Stories of the harvest, of fishing and of festivals are highlighted. Legends and national history are also told through short skits. Many of the skits, especially those involving the tales of day-to-day living, often have a humorous twist."
By: Pinky,
on 3/24/2010
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As you may have seen in our last post, we celebrated the International Day of Puppetry on March 24, but puppetry was also the theme throughout the whole month of March in the our Program Room!
If you visited us this month, you may have created your very own PTM Puppet Pal to bring home with you! Creating paper bag puppets gave children the chance to bring their artwork to life by performing in our homemade Recycled Puppet Theater. We used a diverse set of materials including sparkles, krazy krinkle paper, stickers, pom poms and brightly patterned papers. Each puppet let our young visitors practice identification of facial features and body parts.
You can bring this experience home with you easily buy using paper lunch bags and recycled household materials around your house, like used newspaper, that can be used as clothing, or buttons that can be used to create your puppet’s face! All you need is a little bit of creativity!
Puppets are a wonderful learning tool because they encourage creative play and discovery. They allow us to communicate and express ourselves. Children can perform with puppets by using different voices, varying their motions, and also by putting them in new or exciting situations. Many people say that children will always surprise you with how they choose to use materials, and we were thrilled to see so many of our young visitors actually gathering an audience to watch their next puppet performance!
Next month, the Program Room art experiences
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By: Pinky,
on 3/18/2010
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Hey friends! did you know this Sunday, March 21st, the museum will be celebrating the International Day of Puppetry? It's my favorite day of the year! I sat down with my good pal Aaron Rose, Please Touch Museum Theater Performer, and he told me all about what's in store for the day:
Pinky: What’s the International Day of Puppetry all about?
Aaron: The International Day of Puppetry is a day to celebrate puppetry. And not just one type of puppetry but ALL types of puppetry. Puppetry is the art of making or operating puppets. A person who makes or operates puppets is called a puppeteer.
Pinky: You mean the person with me all the time is named “Puppeteer”? I thought her name was Alice.
Aaron: Well, you’re right. The person is called “a puppeteer”; but that is not her name, it is her job, like being a teacher or a doctor. A teacher’s job is to help people learn, and a doctor’s job is to help people be healthy. A puppeteer’s job is to work with puppets to help people imagine and laugh.
Pinky: How are we celebrating International Day of Puppetry here at the museum and why are we celebrating it?
Aaron: We are celebrating by having the entire day dedicated to all kinds of puppetry and puppet. Puppetry is a very important part of what we do here at PTM. We use it in our theater shows, out on the gallery floor, in our Program Room, and in our special events. We use it everywhere! Puppets are special because they can be used in many ways. For instance, they can teach us about new and exciting things, listen to our stories, help us to not to be afraid, and of course make us laugh or feel happy when we are feeling sad. International Day of Puppetry is a day to celebrate all of the things that puppets and puppeteers do for us. We celebrate YOU, Pinky. If we didn’t have puppetry or puppets, then we would not have you.
Pinky: What kinds of music, art and literacy activities are planned? How are they educational?
Aaron: We are very excited to have on exhibition, a collection of traditional Malian puppet and mask pieces on loan to us from Mary Sue & Paul Peter Rosen in an exhibit titled “Sogo Bo: The Animals Come Forth”. These are all traditional Malian puppets and masks, which tell stories of Malian traditions, lifestyle and folklore. We will have them on display outside the Please Touch Playhouse and in the Program Room from March 19th until May 31st.
Our “Hide and Seek of the Week” will feature a puppet for everyone one to find on their own scavenger hunt. The Playhouse Theater will feature an interactive puppet show called “There’s Something Under My Bed”. There will be special dance parties with marionettes. Plus, PTM puppeteers and Puppet Pals will be strolling around the museum saying hello to everyone. In our Program Room, visitors can build their own puppets, help decorate our recycled puppet stage, and explore other puppet activities. In the Story Castle, the story times will feature books about puppets and toys that come to life. We will also be introducing a BRAND NEW PTM PUPPET PAL that day! I am really excited to meet him (or her). Also, ALL puppets in the Kids Store will be 20% off on that day
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Jil, how wonderful, i should love to see one of these shows! I am a huge fan of puppets in all shapes & forms. i had neer heard of water puppetry before!
Ruthie,
I hadn't heard of it either before I came across it while doing a search on something else. I agree with you, it would be wonderful to see!