File puptcrit/puptcrit.0606, message 219


From: Christopher Hudert <heyhoot-AT-mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:07:50 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] puptcrit Digest, Vol 20, Issue 17



On Jun 13, 2006, at 11:12 PM, WhatanExpression-AT-aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/11/2006 2:45:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> puptcrit-request-AT-lists.driftline.org writes:
>
> Does  anyone want to perform for this age range? What would you do for
> the  newborn to 2 year olds? Somebody give me a viable scenario that
> would  convince me that I am wrong about this. I would entertain the
> idea of  playing with puppets with this set and maybe even doing a very
> simple  little something, but could anyone do a show? A newborn can't
> even focus  that far away yet.
>
>
> I have done shows at daycare centers. I have gone into the "infant  
> room"
> (ages 6 weeks to 18 months) and sang simple songs with the puppets. 
> The first
> time I did it I was very taken back by the reaction the puppets 
> received  Even
> some 3 or 4 month olds were laughing and cooing. I'm sure it was to 
> the  music
> and brightly colored puppets that caused the reactions. The daycare 
> was so
> pleased that I included the infants, and went on and on about how the 
> babies
> enjoyed the show. I was only in the room maybe 5 minutes.
>
> _Alice in central NY_

Yes, but this was not a show. You were doing exactly what I said - a 
simple little something, playing, interacting. You could say you were 
performing, but I would argue that this performance was interacting and 
not a show, per say, and that is what the question was. What sort of 
SHOW would one do for newborn to 2 years old? Remember, this show also 
has to entertain the 3 - 5 year olds and their parents. The idea 
implied by the original post was for a stage worthy performance for 
newborn to 5 year olds, a show, not a one on one (or one on a few) 
roving interactive entertainment.

Christopher
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