File puptcrit/puptcrit.0802, message 718


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.
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