From: NANCYSTAUB-AT-aol.com Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:44 EDT To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: [Puptcrit] new animation Oscar, A major puppeteer, researcher and author of puppet animation lives in Sao Paulo: Ana Maria Amaral amaral _ am -AT- terra.com.br She speaks English and Spanish as well as Portuguese.. The XPTO Company in Sao Paulo does fabulous innovative work, too. Eileen Blumenthal's book must be the most useful and up to date: Puppetry: A World History. As for new forms of animation, the only new wave might be the giant puppets of Royale de Luxe using cranes! _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXOOFhKF9qM_ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXOOFhKF9qM) Giant puppets in general for street shows and the Olympics using light materials and mounted sometimes on back packs. See Michael Curry's web site _http://www.michaelcurrydesign.com/gallery.htm_ (http://www.michaelcurrydesign.com/gallery.htm) I'm sure you're aware of found object manipulation or even junk theatre of Paul Zaloom._Paul Zaloom: Taking on the Trash_ (http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/papers/Zaloom.html) Of the many humorous titles Paul Zaloom has given to his performances-- Zaloominations, Creature from the Blue Zaloom, Fruit of Zaloom --probably the most ... _www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/papers/Zaloom.html_ (http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/papers/Zaloom.html) Also, plastic blow up plastic sculpture has been used in shows. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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