File puptcrit/puptcrit.0606, message 38


From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 02:35:26 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Magnetic Stage for a  puppet show?


Hi Michelle,
Thanks for reminding me of those kinds of magnetic toys. i've tried a few. I 
liked the principle, although the ones I've tried were badly done, and 
almost impossible to control. The wands kept losing the "puppets", for lack 
of magnetic strenght.

Some companies seem to think that because it looks cute and it is very 
expensive (therefore a luxury toy), people won't care if it really works or 
not. The one I tried was for sale in a Museum's boutique.
I just don't get it.


But I can see the potential for such a device, if well done.



Mathieu René Créaturiste
Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera...
Puppets, Masks, Etcetera...
www.creaturiste.com
creaturiste-AT-magma.ca
(514) 274-8027
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mickybeshaw-AT-aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Magnetic Stage for a puppet show?


> There is a wonderful, and very simple toy theatre by a acompany called,
> Petra.  It is Czech.  It has small wooden figures with metal  pieces 
> embedded in
> them that play on a more or less traditional, slightly  raised cardboard 
> puppet
> stage.  It comes with magnetic wands that can  move the figures around 
> from
> beneath the stage.  It's great fun and  genuinely inventive.
>
> There are also any number of great metal objects that make great  stages.
> Old trays, platters, and flea markets full of other  possibilities.  It's 
> easy
> to fix magnetic material, which can  be purchased in a variety of formats, 
> to a
> puppet.
>
> Should be fun to play with.
>
> Michelle
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