From: "Kismet" <kismet-AT-bigpond.net.au>
To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 16:21:05 +1000


Hey the 1st Woodford International Festival of Puppetry is on from December
27 til January 1........With 2 dedicated Puppet venues (an "adult/arthouse
AND a Childrens venue), Caberete, Late night caberate, miles of street
theatre, tech workshops, performance workshops with leading international
artists, Giant puppet pageants along with 9 other venues featuring well over
2000 performers playing Music, Poetry, Debate, more music, workshops, art,
even more music, a 50,000 seat ampetheatre featuring tons of music, 42
restuarants and food vendors featuring the best international cuisine and
music, 13 bars and did I mention the music goes for 24 hours a day?....not
to forget the puppets!.......
Go to www.woodfordfolkfestival.com for a sneak preview!
Hope to see you there
Daniel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sander" <e.sander-AT-csuohio.edu>
To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival


> Ditto.  My summer is non-stop until the second week in August. I
personally
> would love to have a festival in the South right after Christmas! Nancy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Wall Kronenberg" <susan-AT-carouselpuppets.com>
> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 7:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival
>
>
> > I guess they have to be in the summer to get colleges to accommodate us
in
> > the use of their theaters, dorms and cafeteria spaces.  Given a
> preference,
> > I would go for the last couple of weeks of August.  Schools are not open
> > yet, and most of the summer camps are over.   We still have kids in
> school,
> > so summertime is the only time we could take off for a week.
> >
> > Used to be Christmas was the busiest time of year, but now summer has
> > surpassed it by a long shot!  Last summer I was booked solidly from mid
> > June through the second week of August.  I had to turn down jobs just so
I
> > could get a day off (hated to do it, but my sanity depended upon it)
> >
> > Susan
> > CAROUSEL PUPPETS
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:48 PM 5/1/2005, you wrote:
> > >How many of us are giving up bookings to go to the festival?  I know
that
> I
> > >always give up a number of libraries or festivals to attend. So besides
> > >spending the money to go, I also loss revenue and since puppetry is my
> only
> > >income, both the loss of revenue and the cost of the festival are a
real
> > >concern to me. Like the other Susan, I haven't been to a national since
> > >Tampa and really, really wanted to go and get jazzed about my art
again.
> Of
> > >course, having it at the end of July is much better then in the middle
of
> > >June.
> > >
> > >There probably will never be a time that will satisfy everyone.  But I
am
> > >wondering, since so many puppeteers perform for libraries and festivals
> now
> > >a days, is there another time of the year that would work better? (I am
> > >actually liking February in Florida) Are the reasons for the festival
> taking
> > >place in the summer still valid? Those that don't go to the festival,
is
> it
> > >because it is in the summer, the cost to attend or for some other
reason?
> > >
> > >Since the PofA board is talking about this question right now, this may
> be
> > >the time to have this discussion.  Is anyone from the board on this
list?
> > >
> > >Susan
> > >
> > >Mountain Marionettes
> > >www.mountainmarionettes.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Susan Wall Kronenberg" <susan-AT-carouselpuppets.com>
> > >To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> > >Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 5:25 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival
> > >
> > >
> > > > Tell me about it!  July is the busiest month of the year for me.  I
am
> > > > giving up a huge chunk of change to do the Festival this year, but
the
> > >last
> > > > National that we went to was Tampa, and I really wanted to do a
> Festival
> > >again.
> > > >
> > > > Susan
> > > >
> > > > At 03:27 PM 5/1/2005, you wrote:
> > > > >Man, I would just love to go to the festival but, as usual, it is
> being
> > >held
> > > > >on the very busiest week of the year.  All those who earn their
> livings
> > > > >doing library shows (among other shows as well) would have to give
up
> ten
> > >or
> > > > >twelve shows, and then wouldn't be able to afford to go to the
> > > > >festival...Nancy
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: <BNathanson-AT-aol.com>
> > > > >To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org>
> > > > >Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 9:25 AM
> > > > >Subject: [Puptcrit] National puppet festival
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I am curious about just how many of the "critters" will be
> attending
> > >this
> > > > > > summer's national puppetry festival in St. Paul.  I am giving a
> > >workshop
> > > > >on how
> > > > > > to write humorously for the puppet stage.  We should all try and
> get
> > > > >together
> > > > > > sometime during the festival, perhaps at mealtime.  I will be
> sitting
> > >at a
> > > > > > table with my Fender Passport, doing religious shows for
children.
> > >See
> > > > >some of
> > > > > > you in St. Paul.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bob N
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