From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:40:34 -0400 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] College puppet programs I've met a lot of new puppeteers that started out because they were introduced to Puppetry while studiying actor Theatre in University. Either it was part of the extra credit curriculum (extra credit courses are mandatory here, you choose among a few options), ot they took an independent workshop. A surprising number of them converted to Puppetry as their main interest, although they take some acting gigs to pay the bills. An actress friend of mine got her start as a paid Puppeteer when I called her up to be in a Halloween event, manipulating giant puppets with us. She liked the experience, so a few months later, she took an intensive training workshop with the same puppet company, and was chosen, well before the end of training, as a member of their troup. She is now touring internationally with them, a few times a year. I believe a lot of Actors must find something pretty special about puppets, if they suddenl;y choose to become puppeteers. What do you think that may be? _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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