Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 16:40:17 +1000 From: Lachlan Jones <boston-AT-terrigal.net.au> Subject: Re: swazzles and Renaissance puppetry Hi everyone, I hear of people coming on to this list from time to time and exposing themselves as 'coming along for the ride'. Well, it's time for me to bite the bullet and add my two cents' worth as well. I am a member of a re-enactment group in Sydney called the Breughel players. Our thing is to dress in Renaissance period costume and recreate the way that peasants lived(especially the way they entertained themselves) in that era. Part of our programme involves puppetry, and while no-one in our group is an expert in the field it certainly fired my imagination enough to do some research. When the subject of swazzles was mentioned recently it got me to thinking: were swazzles used in the Renaissance, or was it a later addition to the Punch phenomenon? I too would like to perform Faust with puppets, so I will eagerly await the replies to that particular post as well. Does anyone know of a good publication which deals with Renaissance period puppet drama? --- Personal replies to: Lachlan Jones <boston-AT-terrigal.net.au> --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
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