Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:46:16 -0400
From: Preston Foerder <slovpete-AT-telesouth1.com>
Subject: Re: PUPT: background/training


Perhaps, I wasn't clear in my first post on this subject.  People seem to be
disagreeing with particular things, while, at the same time agreeing with me.  I
am trained in theatre.  Puppetry can use certain things from theater, but not
all.  Puppetry can use things from dance, design, music, and the visual arts.  We
need to research and find what works for our own particular and peculiar art
form.  There are no value judgements here. i.e. Theatre..good.  Dance..bad.  That
is the wonderful thing about puppetry.  More so than any other artform, puppetry
is truly an amalgam of all the arts.

Preston

IcarusPup-AT-aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/23/99 11:35:47 AM EST, slovpete-AT-telesouth1.com writes:
>
> << This is why you often see actors, who are working as puppeteers, acting
> away furiously while the puppet at the end of their arm does nothing. >>
>
> By the same token, Preston, I've seen puppeteers with beautiful puppets,
> meticulously manipulated, doing a show that was so without heart or substance
> that I wanted to put a spike through my brain.
>
> You can't do puppetry without understanding puppets, but nor can you do
> theatre (if that's what you aspire to) without understanding theatre.
>
> Best,
> Rosemary
> Icarus Puppet Company
>
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