From: "Brett Roberts" <bdr1020-AT-hotmail.com>
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: RE: [Puptcrit] Four Tribes: A Question For List
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:53:45 -0500


Andrew,

What draws me to puppetry is the fact that it is the amalgamation of all 
art. It is sculpting, painting, story telling, choreography, costuming, set 
design, acting, singing... and the list goes on and on. Puppetry also has 
this wonderful mechanical quality to it no other art form has. Trying to 
figure out how to move something is sometimes a thrilling challenge.

So, this doesn't really answer your question other than to say, "Yes, 
puppetry fits all four of those categories."... Sorry, I couldn't help more. 
:)

Brett

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http://DFWentertainer.com
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>From: Andrew Young <beartown-AT-bear-town.com>
>Reply-To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
>To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
>Subject: [Puptcrit] Four Tribes: A Question For List
>Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 04:06:42 -0400
>
>Comics Theorist Scott McCloud (whose comics-focused theories I have found 
>surprisingly appropriate for puppetry as well) has what he calls his "evil 
>theory": The Four Tribes. It's essentially a system of categorizing 
>artists; the four "tribes" are artistic approaches:
>
>1. The storytellers - Interests lie primarily in creating interesting 
>stories and characters.
>
>2. The craftspeople or classicists - Artists who hone their skills in 
>developing the artistry and design of the work.
>
>3. The iconoclasts - Artists who give primacy to raw, honest, 
>self-expression.
>
>4. The Formalists - Artists whose work tests the boundaries and idioms of 
>their art form itself.
>
>While the categories are fluid and I think most artists move back and forth 
>between them I was wondering which one puppeteers on the list would place 
>themselves in and why.
>
>--
>Andrew
>
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