From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:32:28 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Ronnie Burkett's new show


He also happens to be generous when people ask him about his puppets and 
techniques.
I've heard a few people say that, and it's true.

Last year, I wrote to him via his agent, with a very specific technical 
question.
The message was forwarded, and Mr. Burkett took the time to write me a very 
complete answer, the likes of which I extremelely rarely see. He had just 
gotten back from a tour abroad, he had one day off before going back on 
tour, and he took the time!

That to me is gift I will cherish always, and my admiration and respect for 
the man is already solid.
I was a fan of his from the first time I saw photos of his puppets.
They were also the first Full Resolution pictures I had seen from a 
puppeteer. His work deserves it.
I can't find any of his at the moment, but they used to be in the 
media/image gallery section of Canstage's website, which still features full 
resolution pics of current productions (right no, they have Little Shop of 
Horror):
www.canstage.com


I've only seen a very short excerpt of his performing, years ago, and 
despite the small tv screen and crappy video quality, I was fascinated. And 
heartbroken when it was over. Until I played it back again, and again.



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