Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:28:45 -0500 From: "Steve Abrams" <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] research on "museum puppetry" Hi Fay for many years I have been working with university of pennsylvania anthropology and archeology museum. I developed 3 native american trickster tales to go with their native american collection. For the Greek collection we do Aesop's fables, and somethimes other Greek myths I can give you more information off-list Steve On 12/13/07, Fay Tsitou <ftsitou-AT-gmx.net> wrote: > > Dear Puptcritters, > > I am a first year postgraduate student in Royal Holloway University of > London (Drama and Theatre Department) and have been a lurker on the list > for > the last months. Before coming to London, I worked at the Athens > University > Museum's education and activities department, and have also worked in > Greece > as a puppet director and performer for the last few years. > > My present PhD research is about the use of puppetry in museum education. > I > have just begun the explorations of this field, and have been in > correspondence over the last months with Patricia O'Donovan (who is head > of > UNIMA Israel and worked in many Israeli museums and has a PhD in zoology), > Robert Poulter in England (who creates toy theatre shows related to > science > and art exhibitions) and others. I have also ordered a copy of the video > of > Lewis Latimer: Renaissance Man, African American Inventor, a puppet play > by > The Brewery Troupe and the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center 'that tells the > story of African American inventor Lewis Latimer' ( > http://www.iteaconnect.org/Publications/LemelsonProducts.pdf > <http://www.iteaconnect.org/Publications/LemelsonProducts.pdf> ). I have > also investigated the very limited literature in this field. I am > planning > to set up a webpage (possibly on MySpace or a Blog) dealing with my > research. > > I was wondering if there is any way of learning more about the personal > experience in this field of members of this about creating shows to be > performed in museums that relate directly to museum collections or > exhibitions. I would be happy to be contacted directly or through the > list! > > Sincerely Yours, > > Fay Tsitou > Museum Educator and PhD Student, Royal Holloway, University of London > Email: ftsitou-AT-gmx.net > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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