Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:11:54 -0400
From: Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] JellyTelly


I have to agree with Alan.  I think many topics must and should be
discussed by people creating puppet theater or any art.  I recently
saw a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival called "Precious Little
Talent" by 24-year-old Ella Hickson and was thrilled to see it
discussed on NPR.org
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112428883

The play was inspired by a the British playwright's visit to the US
which happenned to coincide with Obama's inauguration which she
attended with a friend.  Hickson was so affected by the hope she
witnessed in the fervor of the masses it led her to question why she
was'nt able to have those feelings in her life in Britain and to look
at cultural differences between the UK and US. This experience of
American's ability to dream and hope led her to write her new play.
It was superb!   I had had this very discussion a week before with one
my new British relatives at my daughter's wedding party in Scotland.

As for religion and science coming together, its perhaps best they get
together for a chat in the realm of philosophy.  Dinosaurs and people
walking together are free to do so in a puppet show, but my money is
on science in any discussusion of evolution.  I am sorry if I stepped
on your beliefs Joe I could have said what I meant without bringing
religion into it.


On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Alan Cook<alangregorycook-AT-msn.com> wrote:
> If Puptcrit does not occasionally touch on religion, evolution, the nature of truth, art, sociology, politics. history AS IT AFFECTS PUPPETRY, then where else can it be discussed? =A0Puppetry does NOT exist in a vacuum. If it did, I would not be interested in it.
>
> Since most puppets are smaller than lifesize, generally, puppetry provides a unique, miniaturized approach to understanding our universe. Children, being littler than adults, particularly appreciate that.
>
> I suspect that if we took the debates elsewhere, that someone would complain about what are puppets doing in the discussions?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Shur
> Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 10:27 PM
> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] JellyTelly
>
>
> There are a huge amount of places online for debate about science, religion, evolution and the nature of truth. This is one a a very few active places to talk about puppetry. My personal vote is that we keep it clear for that by letting those debates happen elsewhere.
>
> As for JellyTelly,
> I like the puppet design, they're appealing and the proportions keep them out of that sticky trap of hand and rod fleece puppets- looking like muppet imitations.
>
> There is a drawback though, the stumpy bodies and short arms mean the characters can really only function as talking heads. There isn't any of the great body language I've often seen in hand and rod puppets, and that makes the scenes a little boring for me. There's only as much substance as the dialogue and the look of the puppet can bring, they don't really get to do much acting.
>
>
> B. Shur
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