Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:04:36 -0500 From: "Trudi Cohen" <trudico-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] The risk of it all... Ouch! What is the great power of legitimacy? And who gets to decide what is legitimate and what is illegitimate? I believe in theater that has power because it has something to say and says it with artistry and skill. I believe in theater that inspires people to think differently. I believe that theater does not gain legitimacy from its venue, its cost, or its size. It gains legitimacy from its ability to touch hearts and minds. I think puppet theater is more potent, on the whole, than actors theater. I think that these days puppets are often used in "legitimate staged theater" as decoration, rendering them virtually powerless. I think that theater that talks down to an imagined level where children supposedly reside compromises the children's brains and the art itself. Viva la puppet! Trudi Cohen On 2/21/08, The Puppetry Arts Theatre <info-AT-puppetryarts.org> wrote: > > Not puppet theatre. Im not talking puppet theatre- I said legitimate > staged > theatre where puppetry is used. Not a small marionette puppet theatre, not > a > little black box... Legitimate theatre. > > > On 2/21/08 5:44 PM, "Liz Evans" <liz-AT-etherboy.com> wrote: > > > Tim, > > > > Right here is a problem. > >> Its referring to legitimate theatre and its use of legitimate, not > stand > >> behind a table or lean over with strings puppets. > > > > Puppetry is legitimate theatre. And there are many adult style > > performances that are performed with Puppeteers in view. Performances > > that can simply leave you in tears or wonderment. > > > > I think the first thing you really should look at IS your perspective > > on why you would think that just because a puppeteer is visible that > > it is not legitimate theatre. > > > > My point being, I wonder at any Professional puppeteer who would > > ever make the statement that very legitimate forms of puppetry > > (Table top and Marionettes) are not legitimate theatre. > > > > Liz > > K. Elizabeth Evans, President & Artistic Director > > Renaissance Artist Puppet Company > > http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com > > 610-630-4259 > > Company performing -AT- > > The Montgomery County Cultural Center > > 208 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA > > > > Renaissance Artist Puppet Company's > > mission is to promote excellence in puppetry as a > > Theatrical art form and as an Educational tool by incorporating > > historical and cultural diversity along with quality performance > > techniques to tell our stories. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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