File puptcrit/puptcrit.0706, message 105


Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:22:36 -0700
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
From: The Independent Eye <eye-AT-independenteye.org>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Shakespeare and puppets


>But I would say the living master at presenting Shakespeare with
>puppet/mask/movement  in our country is Fred Curchak. The memory of his
>solo "Midsummer Night's Dream" still gives me shivers. I believe he did
>a number of other Shakespeare plays also.

Freddie's TEMPEST was his long-time touring vehicle, extraordinarily 
memorable especially for his live shadow effects and utterly obscene 
dolls.  Both were very much collages with bits & pieces of 
Shakespeare, but absolutely captured the essence of the plays.

-Conrad B.
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