File puptcrit/puptcrit.0803, message 26


From: "steve abrams" <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 13:15:33 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppet superstars!


At the PofA festival in St Paul
You would have seen Quintron and Miss PussyCat
They definitely rock

Then there are some rock musicians who have at least paid some attention to 
puppetry
Winton Tong who worked with a band called Tuxedmoon in the late 70s did 
extraordinary work with puppets
In 1984 Frank Zappa had a program called "A Zappa Affair" with puppets by 
John Gilkerson
In 1986 David Byrne provided music for a project with puppets directed by 
the great Robert Wilson

In this century there are quite a few
The amazing charismatic Tiger Lillies provide music for the British puppet 
troupe, Improbable Theatre
At the famous NY punk rock venue CBGB their were occasional puppet events
In 2005 Eminem did a video that included Triumph the Insult Dog
They Might Be Giants had a children's video with puppets in 2005
Beck included puppeteers in his 2006 tour
Danny Elfman (composer for Nightmare Before Christmas, Pee-Wee's Big 
Adventure, and the Simpsons)
worked with musician/puppeteer Eric Sanko (more jazz than rock)

I'm sure there are more
Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mathieu René" <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppet superstars!


>>> All this talk of puppets and rock and not one of you puptscholars
>> mentioned the name Big Nazo. That company out of Providence RI is the
>> closest thing the puppet world's got to an arena rock act.
>> Check out the video clips on their website and you will see just what I
>> mean. Yay, Ermenio!
>>
>> Stephen
>
>
> I didn't know they were rockin in the musical sense too!
>
> I've never seen them perform, but I was in Providence briefly at the end 
> of
> 2007, and saw many of their puppets and costumes in their huge window
> display. WOW!!!!!
> I wish I had been there to see them perform live!
> I'll check the videos!
>
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