Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 11:08:38 +0200
From: Piret =?UTF-8?B?UsOkbmk=?= <pir.rani-AT-mail.ee>
Subject: PUPT: Contemporary ShadowPlay 


Hi there,
My name is Piret Räni and Iâ^À^Ùm a scenographer from Estonia.
In last years one of my interests has been the research project 
â^À^ÜContemporary Shadowplayâ^À^Ý.
My special area of interest is research and practice of shadow plays for 
children & I am looking for various methods for mixing traditional 
shadow-theatre with contemporary mediums, like photo, slide- and 
videoprojections.
The most interesting shadowplay I have ever seen was spectacle â^À^ÜCircus 
MÃ¥nenâ^À^Ý performed by Dockteatern Tittut from Stockholm. I was really 
fascinated and inspired in their language of using shadows and 
shadow-machines and actors together.
In the spring 2002 in VAT-Theatre in Tallinn will be the premiere of the 
play â^À^ÜSaaresinineâ^À^Ý inspired by the book by the Hungarian writer M.Szabo. 
For this play I will be the author of the script and scenographer. The 
director will be Aare Toikka. This play will be the first attempt in 
Estonia to direct a shadowplay of this special , very contemporary 
approach. The actors and shadow-puppets are interacting in the stage 
space and give a very strong emotional effect inspiring the childrensâ^À^Ù 
fantasy world. This is a suggestive direction in theatre that allows 
wide experimental bases.
I'm looking contacts with collegues who are also invented ways how to 
combain contemporary possibilities and traditional shadowplay. I have 
done little research in internet & I have found information several 
interesting performances like Alice in Shadows and project of 
Dockteatern Sesam (also from Sveden!), where they use childrens' 
drawings as shadow-characters, but I haven't found anything about using 
photographs on plastic as shadow-puppets or using slide-or 
videoprojections for background etc.
Do you know, have somebody done something like that?
(I don't believe I'm the first one!)
with best wishes,
Piret



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