Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:21:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Char Spencer <charpuppet5-AT-yahoo.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Dancing Skeleton -- But does he play Saxophone?


Couldn't play the video, but the puppeteer with the
skeleton might be Pavel Vangeli whom I met on the
Charles Bridge in Prague five years ago. He had a
great skeleton act.   I know he travels throughout
Europe.  His website is at www.volny.cz/vady22
--- CzechMarionettes-AT-aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/24/2005 4:00:06 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time, 
> Angusson-AT-aol.com writes:
> 
> > Does anyone know the puppeteer or anything about
> the dancing skeleton in
> > this video clip?
> >
>
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2931/skeleton_street_show.
> > 
> > We do know that it was taken in 2001 or
> thereabouts at   '...the ramblas in 
> > Barcelona.' 
> 
> Is he a different one from the one recently (within
> the last 2 years) 
> identified on thi list?
> 
> By the way, we (Czechoslovak-American Marionette Th)
> have a take-apart 
> dancing skeleton (wooden one, and he travels easily,
> Jim, and dances just as well as 
> those in the video clips) he's only in need of new
> rubber bands and he'll be 
> like new.  Perhaps I'll make him dance on Halloween
> (our last show of Bass Sax 
> is October 30, make your reservations, it's filling
> up fast) if anybody'd 
> like to come by and watch or shoot a video.
> 
> And while we talking about shameless promotion (or
> was it shapeless?):
> 
> >  Paulanne Simmons' review "The Bass Saxophone
> Shines" is online at:
> > www.nytheatre-wire.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> THE CZECHOSLOVAK-AMERICAN MARIONETTE THEATRE
> 
> Now at the Memorial Arch near you (Grand Army Plaza
> in Brooklyn)
> Bass Saxophone 
> based on a story by Josef Skvorecky 
> Previews: Fri 9/30 8 pm Sat 10/1/ 8 pm Sun 10/2 3 pm
> October 7-October 30 -- Fri & Sat at 8:00 pm, Sat
> and Sun matinees at 3 pm; 
> Limited seating; reservations recommended:
> 212-868-4444, 
> http://www.smarttix.com/
> Directions: Subway 2, 3, 4, to Grand Army Plaza, or
> B, Q to 7th Ave.
> Continue uphill past the Neptune fountain to the
> Arch (looks like Arc de 
> Triomphe).
> By bus: B41, B69, B71
> 
> In wartime Czechoslovakia occupied by Nazis, young
> jazz lovers risk their 
> lives to play prohibited swing music
> Adapted and Directed by V=C3=ADt Horej=C5=A1 
> Music Direction by John Hyde Set design by Roman
> Hladik
> Puppets by Theresa Linnihan Toy Marionettes by Milos
> Kasal
> With Deborah Beshaw, V=C3=ADt Horej=C5=A1, Steven Ryan,
> Theresa Linnihan, 
> Ronny Wasserstrom & Joseph Zuzel (BasSax & clarinet)
> John Hyde, keyboards; Colin Stetson, bass and tenor
> saxophone, clarinet
> 
> Info: info-AT-czechmarionettes.org
> http://www.czechmarionettes.org/
> 212-777-3891 
> 
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