File puptcrit/puptcrit.0705, message 176


Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 10:12:40 -0700
From: "Mary Robinette Kowal" <mary-AT-otherhandproductions.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] Scenography for puppet theater


Since Terri has asked me to provide a topic or two for discussion as a
gracious way to point out my snottiness earlier, here's one.

I'd love to talk about the use of scenic elements in puppet theater.
By this I don't mean how-to build a puppet stage, but rather the
theory behind a dynamic use of scenery.  Too often scenery in puppet
theater is an after-thought and not treated with the imaginative
layers that the art of puppetry itself brings to the stage.  We often
see roll drops or simple scenes that are changed at a blackout.

Ironically, the most imaginative sets often come from conventional
actors theater, where set designers use the set itself as a giant
puppet.  I'm a big fan of using all the elements of a show to create a
cohesive visual language for exploring the core of the story.
For example, Theatre de L'Oeil does this quite effectively in The Star
Keeper and at the other end Preston Foeder in Tales of Brother Grimy.
This isn't a question of being Large and Theatrical but of stretching
the stageing conventions as much with the scenic elements as we do
with the puppet design.




On 5/18/07, Klingelhoefer, Terri S <tklingel-AT-indiana.edu> wrote:
> Please provide a new topic or two for discussion.
>
> Best wishes!
> Terri Klingelhoefer
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