Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:21:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Gamble <jimsan777-AT-yahoo.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: [Puptcrit] Holon Puppet Festival - Israel --Sorry, I meant to change the subject.on my previous post..Jg > Here in Holon, Israel, I've been privileged to see > some wonderful shows, some amateurish ones and some > experimental. Puppetry groups from Spain, France, > USA > (me) Germany, etc. have offered a wide variety of > performance styles and programs. I'll write more > when > I get time on my returning flights. > > I hope the PoA Festival is at least half as > inspiring... If so, puppetry will take a giant step > forward. > > The new Center for Puppetry in Israel is a wonderful > facility, with Obraztsov-type puppet museum, only a > bit smaller and much better illuminated, a wonderful > 200 seat in-house theater, an outdoor > stage...actually > two adjacent ones, and large area for outdoor > dining, > kiosks for selling and food facilities. > > The city of Holon has financed the facility and Ilan > Savir and staff of hard-working assistants have > thought of everything in the design stage. Best is > room for growth for classes and performances. Holon > is rapidly becoming a cultural center in > Israel...not > to be missed by visitors. Nearby are additional > theaters with state-of-the-art lighting and sound > equipment AND helpful staff to insure anything > needed > by the artists. > > I will describe later the programs that I enjoyed > most > and want to recommend for future US Festivals. Great > ideas to share. > > Best regards, Jim Gamble > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and > hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: > http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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