Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:16:26 -0500 To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org From: malgosia askanas <ma-AT-panix.com> Subject: [Puptcrit] Pageant Puppetry Workshop in Italy! (fwd) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:26:18 -0500 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Pageant Puppetry Workshop in Italy! From: Sophia Michahelles <sophia-AT-superiorconcept.org> To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Dear Friends, Artists, and Fellow Travelers, It is hard to believe that this year will already be the fifth anniversary of our annual puppet workshop in the Italian village of Morinesio. What began as an unlikely flight of theatrical imagination is now an established part of Morinesio's annual calendar. >From the start, our goal was twofold. We have been able to share some of the techniques we have developed in our years of building giant puppets for New York's Halloween Parade; at the same time, we have used processional art as means of generating collaboration and dialogue across cultures. The Morinesio Procession has quickly become an eagerly anticipated annual event in the region. Last summer's workshop and pageant drew over a hundred participants and was noted in the La Stampa, Turin's national daily paper. Regional Occitan musicians, dancers, storytellers, craftsmen, and chefs have becoming increasingly involved in shaping the event, and with their support, we are continuing to build on this young and vital tradition. We invite you to be part of the celebration, and join us this summer for 10 days of giant puppets, Italian feasts, and alpine vistas. And even if you can't be with us this this year, we would be grateful for your help in spreading the word to anyone you think might be interested, either by forwarding this email or downloading a poster from our website (www.superiorconcept.org/Morinesio/poster.html). Our best wishes to all of you. Alla prossima, Alex and Sophia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5th Annual Pageant Puppetry Workshop in Northern Italy! June 17 - 25, 2006 Morinesio's Midsummer Pageant Join us for a one-week workshop in pageant puppetry, culminating in a community procession for the Summer Solstice and the Feast of St. John the Baptist. Collaborate with international participants and local residents to enact age-old traditions of ritual celebration in Morinesio, a remote village in the Piedmont region of the Italian Alps. Master Puppeteers Alex Kahn and Sophia Michahelles will guide you through the production of the pageant. As a group, we will draw inspiration from the lives, history, and folktales of the village as we design and construct giant puppets, lanterns and musical instruments. At the end of the week, local villagers will join in helping bring our creations to life, for two events - an illuminated Midsummer's Night procession and a Pageant of the Solstice the following day. The workshop will be hosted by Christa Gaebler at Casa dei Fiori, a newly restored complex of traditional stone houses. An international chef, Christa will introduce participants to the delicate tastes of Italian summer cuisine, with gourmet meals prepared daily with fresh, local herbs, produce, and mountain cheeses. The workshop runs from Saturday June 17th to Sunday June 25th. The cost per person for the week is 1450 - 1950 Euros* (depending on accommodations), and includes the following: * Workshop tuition and materials * Transfer from Bus/ Train station in Cuneo * Apartment in Casa dei Fiori or shared rooms w/shared bath in adjacent B&B * Daily traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner * Guided tour of local cheese farm * Bread-baking day at the village's communal oven * NEW! Lessons in traditional Occitan step-dancing, in preparation for the festa. For more detailed information, visit our website (which also has pictures of past workshops): www.superiorconcept.org/Morinesio To make a reservation, contact: Pia Petruzzi (203) 756-2517 pia-AT-superiorconcept.org *For current exchange rates from Euros to US Dollars, go to http://www.xe.com/ucc/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sophia Michahelles and Alex Kahn Designers, Superior Concept Monsters Processional Art and Pageant Puppetry www.superiorconcept.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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