From: Angusson-AT-aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:48:57 EDT
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Help!


Hello Ana and critters:

Ana.
I have not been able to read all of the replies so I do apologize if this is 
a repeat.

I know the PofA audio visual library has these tapes to rent for a modest 
fee. You must be a PofA member.
I, too, would like to own a set of these videos. 

The puppeteer in the piece you've mentioned is Albrecht Roser of Stuttgart, 
Germany. 
It's called the Clown and the Flower.
Roser said the image of the clown is of his father who died earlier and which 
came to him in a dream.
The marionette is a head and shoulder marionette. No torso -no legs.
The music is known as 'The Aniiversary Waltz' but I'm nor sure of it's 
original title.
You can hear it played online by Google-ing the title. 

The clown appears with a single bloom in his hand. He is enthralled with the 
bloom and is besides himself with joy. He smells it and is in ecstacy. 
Another bloom suddenly appears in his other hand. He is now smitten with this 
new arrival and focuses his attention on it as the hand holding the first 
bloom slowly drops to his side (out of sight - out of mind). He recalls it and 
lifts it high again. He cannot choose. Each bloom is lifted in turn until the 
clown collapses in frustration...

I can send you an image of the clown and also have the performance on VHS 
from a master class.

Hope this helps.
Fred Thompson


 Ana Sofia Paiva wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi there everyone!
> >
> > It's the first time I'm using this so I really hope it works!
> >
> > Can anyone tell me where I can find a programme called The World of
> > Puppetry
> > (or something similiar...), I think it's a series of 6 programmes
> > presented
> > by Jim Henson where he interviews puppeteers from around the world! I
> > remember seeing it on television when I was a child and I remember a 3
> > minute scnene (very famous apparently) with a string puppet, a clown,
> > dances
> > with a rose. Is this vague or can anyone enlighten me? I'm obsessed
> > with
> > finding this since I was a child!
> >
> > Thank you so much!
> >
> > Ana Sofia Paiva
> > (Portugal)
> >
> 

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