File puptcrit/puptcrit.0806, message 232


Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:17:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Dowell <moodooguru-AT-sbcglobal.net>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Bruce Schwartz today


Best of luck on your MacArthur grant, Alan! Hopefully
you will see those checks coming in real soon! :-)

--- Alan Cook <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com> wrote:

> Bruce is a partner at YOGA HOUSE on State Street in
> Pasadena and Tolucca Lake, CA. For a time he had
> been making dolls for collectors and got a write-up
> in a doll magazine.
> 
> He had been awarded a MacArthur grant and promptly
> retired from puppetry. Some said "he couldn't, that
> he 'owed'it to the puppet world to continue." As
> much as I miss his work, I could not tell him he
> "owed" us anything---he performed, and those who saw
> him when they had the opportunity, saw something
> remarkable. I felt that we owed him. I wish the
> struggle had been less intense, but those who saw
> his work and believed in its importance, share in
> the credit of bringing him to a larger audience.
> Some of my allies have been mentioned, but Festival
> Directors, and stalwart Puppet Guild leaders were
> among those who helped. Mike Oznowicz, Jim Henson
> and many others provided encouragement and support.
> That was crucial.
> 
> I must admit, a MacArtur Grant could come in handy
> for my efforts at puppet preservation. Money is too
> often scarce in our little world of puppetry. I
> wonder where the new Bruces are, and how can we
> discover and encouage them?
> 
> I think Geo. W Bush has his priorities screwed up.
> 
> Alan Cook
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mathieu Ren?
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:57 AM
> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Bruce Schwartz on Muppet
> Show
> 
> Thanks Alan!
> 
> Fascinating inside story!
> You said "Bruce David Schwartz is no longer
> puppeteering, but when he was, 
> it was great."
> 
> Dare I ask, what does he do now?
> 
> 
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