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From: "Mary Horsley" <mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: PUPT: Puppets in the Green Mountains Festival
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 22:04:43 -0400


WOW!!!! To be in Vermont this month....what makes New England more open to
great puppetry?

Mary H. 


> [Original Message]
> From: Mathieu <uubald-AT-magma.ca>
> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU>
> Date: 9/4/2003 1:48:48 PM
> Subject: PUPT: Puppets in the Green Mountains Festival
>
> Just in case some of you do not know about it, I received this Forward
from
> my local Puppeteer's association...
> -------------------------
>
>
>
> > PUPPETS IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL
> >
> > For eight days this September, Sandglass Theater will host an
> >international festival of puppet theater. Eight performing groups from
> >Europe, South America, and New England will entertain, thrill, and touch
> >people of all ages. From Sunday, September 14, through Sunday, September
> >21, choose from sixteen public performances and four special events at
> >seven venues in Brattleboro, Putney, and Marlboro, Vermont. With puppets,
> >masks, mime, dance, music, and shadows and light, talented performers
will
> >create worlds of comedy, suspense, drama, fantasy, and spectacle. Don't
> >miss this opportunity to enjoy the ingenious and varied art of puppet
> >theater.
> >
> >
> > Performances For Adults:
> >
> >
> > Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel of Germany in "Toccata"
> >
> > "Toccata" depicts the madness and hallucinations of the composer Robert
> >Schumann (1810-1856). The performance by Charlotte Wilde and Michael
Vogel
> >is not, however, a historical piece. Rather it is a beautifully lyrical
> >evocation of the spirit of an artist, suffering and inspired, filled with
> >stunning visions that open worlds of dreams. Directed by Frank Soehnle
> >(who amazed audiences with his Flamingo Bar in 1999), "Toccata" uses
> >masks, marionettes, illusion, and texts (in English translation) from
> >Schumann's diaries. The haunting images are enhanced by Schumann's music
> >performed live. Performances Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September
> >19 at 8pm at the Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte
> >5, Putney.  All seats $15.
> >
> >
> > El Chonchón of Argentina & Chile in "Juan Romeo and Julieta Maria"
> >
> > Two men, four puppets, and Shakespeare: El Chonchón's little hand
puppets
> >in Romeo and Juliet! Carlos Piñero and Miguel Oyartzún perform a funny,
> >touching, and somehow true-to-the-Bard version of Shakespeare's great
> >romantic tragedy. Their four delightful hand puppets attempt to play all
> >the roles, fussing with their little wigs, their clumsy ladders, their
> >lack of technical support as they muddle through a valiant and determined
> >attempt to bring Shakespeare's play to life on the tiny stage. In spite
of
> >setbacks, these little actors, with courage and heart, unlock the deeper
> >meaning of Romeo and Juliet while staying true to their own wonderful
> >puppet natures. Uproariously funny and engaging, "Juan Romeo and Julieta
> >Maria" is a heart winner! Performances Friday, September 19 and Saturday,
> >September 20 at 8pm at the New England Youth Theatre, 48 Main Street in
> >Brattleboro.  All seats $15.
> >
> >
> > Figures of Speech Theatre of Portland, Main in "She-Who-Loves"
> >
> > "She-Who-Loves" is based on a Comanche Indian legend and is inspired by
> >the techniques of Japanese Noh drama. The classic tale tells of a young
> >girl who rescues her people from a drought through love and personal
> >sacrifice. The structure and spiritual intent of the tale mesh
beautifully
> >with Noh drama, in which music, masks, and narrative evoke intersections
> >of art and nature, earth and spirit, while the puppets themselves are
> >drawn from the traditions of Japanese Bunraku and Indonesian shadow play.
> >Directed by John Farrell, "She-Who-Loves" is performed by mother and
> >daughter Carol and Delia Farrell, with thrilling live music by Andrea
> >Goodman and Carl Dimow. Performances Saturday, September 20 and Sunday,
> >September 21 at 8pm at the Whittemore Theater, Marlboro College,
Marlboro.
> > All seats $15.
> >
> >
> > Performances For All-Ages:
> >
> >
> > Dockteaterverkstan of Sweden in "A Special Day at Larsson's Storehouse"
> >
> > Anders Lindholm and Cecilia Billing return to the United States with
> >their newest production, "A Special Day at Larsson's Storehouse." Filling
> >the stage with boxes from the storehouse, two workers open one of the
> >boxes. Suddenly the stage is transformed into a magical world of
cardboard
> >creatures that long for love, just as people do! As in all good stories,
> >this one has a happy ending. And the delightful cardboard puppets and
> >animated objects evoke a fantasy world of dreams, humor, and sheer
poetry.
> >Performances Sunday, September 21 at 11am and 3pm at the New England
Youth
> >Theatre, 48 Main Street, Brattleboro.  All seats $7.50.
> >
> >
> > Mikropodium of Hungary in "Stop!"
> >
> > "Stop!" is a performance by Mikropodium's virtuoso Hungarian puppeteer,
> >András Lénárt. His tiny show plays with perfectly designed and
manipulated
> >puppets, each only six inches tall. His Ballerina, his Mermaid, his Clown
> >are each micro-gems of movement, dancing in the hands of a master. The
> >audience's attention is riveted to the compelling movements of these
> >little creatures. They flirt with us, they reveal to us their beauty and
> >their souls. This one-man show has played around the world, in spaces too
> >small for most theaters to perform. Special free performances of "Stop!"
> >will be on Wednesday, September 17 at 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. at the
Gibson
> >River Garden, 183 Main Street, Brattleboro (Bring a brown bag lunch!).
> > Mikropodium will also be performing  "Stop!" at the Festival After-Hours
> >Cabaret on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 at 10 p.m. to
> >midnight at The Ballroom, 111 Main Street, Brattleboro.  $5 at the door.
> > Additionally, Mikropodium will be performing  "Stop! " at the festival
> >symposium:  "Why a Puppet: How Performers Meet Audiences through an
> >Object" on Tuesday, September 16, 7 p.m. at the Brattleboro Museum & Art
> >Center in Brattleboro.  $5.
> >
> >
> > Titeriteros de Binéfar of Spain in "Should We Kill the Dragon?"
> >
> > Experience Titeriteros de Binéfar at their wildest in a medieval romp of
> >dragon slaying, colorful banners, and carnival music. "Should We Kill the
> >Dragon?" is a fairy tale with hand puppets, but the presence of these
> >boisterous and joyful performers fills the theater with the feeling of
> >street fairs jumping through time from the Middle Ages to the present.
> >Performances Saturday, September 20, 11am and 3pm at the Greenhoe
Theater,
> >Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte 5, Putney.  All seats $7.50.
> >
> >
> > Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel and Zikade Theater of Germany in "Maria on
> >the High Wire"
> >
> > Ten-year-old Maria and her parents were tightrope dancers in the circus.
> >Something terrible happened, but Maria has no memory of it.  Now she
lives
> >with her rich grandmother in the city, and one day she sees an open
window
> >across the courtyard. She dreams of walking a tightrope to the window,
> >where she discovers many doors of different colors. In exploring what's
> >behind the doors, Maria remembers, and out of her encounter with the
past,
> >the door of the future opens. "Maria on the High Wire" is a play with
> >puppets and people, a lot of music, a touch of Brazil, and the things
that
> >make life worth living. Performances Sunday, September 21, 11am and 3pm
at
> >the Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Putney. All
seats
> >$7.50
> >
> >
> > Papilu Theater of Slovenia in "The Grumbling"
> >
> > The Grumbling is a duet performance of extraordinary design and humor.
> >All of the "puppets" of this little booth-style theater are made of
> >colorful folded paper, like book illustrations come to life.
Relationships
> >between beasts big and small, between parents and children, between
humans
> >and machines are all made visible. The images of this show transform the
> >human into pure form, and the material form into pure magic. Performances
> >Saturday, September 20, 11am and 3pm at the Latchis Theatre upstairs, 48
> >Main Street, Brattleboro.  All seats $7.50.
> >
> >
> > Sandglass Theater of Putney, Vermont presents "Between Sand and Stars"
> >
> > "Between Sand and Stars" is a new collaboration among Sandglass Theater,
> >Gemini Trapeze, and circus artist Rob Mermin. Inspired by texts of
Antoine
> >de Saint-Exupéry, this innovative work combines the renowned puppetry of
> >Sandglass with breathtaking trapeze flying that defines the relationship
> >between heaven and earth and illuminates Saint-Exupéry's beloved text on
> >art, aspiration, and a deep love of life. Conceived by Rob Mermin,
founder
> >of Cirkus Smirkus, and Sandglass Theater's Eric Bass, "Between Sand and
> >Stars" will be performed by Sandglass artists Ines Zeller Bass and
Merrill
> >Garbus. Joining them will be aerialists Elsie Smith and Serenity Smith
> >Forchion and acrobat Bill Forchion, whose Gemini Trapeze act has been
> >featured in Montreal's Cirque du Soleil. The piece will be presented as a
> >work-in-progress, which the audience can see in this first stage
> >presentation and can look forward to seeing as it develops in the year to
> >come.  Sunday, September 14, 3pm and Monday, September 15, 7pm.  Greenhoe
> >Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Putney.  All seats $7.50.
> > (see special events below for gala reception information).
> >
> >
> > Special Events
> >
> > Gala Post-Performance Reception with the Puppeteers.  
> > Monday, September 15, following 7 p.m. performance of "Between Sand and
> >Stars" welcome the international performers and kick off the festival at
a
> > gala reception to benefit Sandglass Theater. Greenhoe Theater, Landmark
> >College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5,  Putney.  $30 for performance and
> >benefit reception, $7.50 performance only
> >
> > Symposium: "Why a Puppet: How Performers Meet Audiences through an
Object."
> > Tuesday, September 16, 7 p.m. Featuring a performance of Mikropodium's
> >"Stop!" Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, $5
> >
> > Special Free Performances: Wednesday, September 17, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm.
> > Bring a brown bag lunch to see virtuoso Hungarian puppeteer András
Lénárt
> >perform his tiny one-act show "Stop!" at the Gibson River Garden, 183
Main
> >Street, Brattleboro.
> >
> > After-Hours Cabaret
> > Friday, September 19, 10 p.m. to midnight
> > Saturday, September 20, 10 p.m. to midnight
> > Come to the cabaret! Enjoy new experimental works by young puppeteers
> >from Vermont and New York. Featured performance of "Stop!" by András
> >Lénárt of Hungary. The Ballroom, 111 Main Street, Brattleboro $5 at the
> >door
> >
> >
> > PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
> >
> > Sunday, September 14, 3pm
> > Sandglass Theater, Vermont presents
> > "Between Sand and Stars"
> > Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5, Putney
> > $7.50
> >
> > Monday, September 15, 7pm
> > Sandglass Theater, Vermont presents
> > "Between Sand and Stars"
> > Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5, Putney
> > $7.50, performance and reception $30
> >
> > Thursday, September 18, 8pm
> > Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel, Germany
> > "Toccata"
> > Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5, Putney.
> > $15
> >
> > Friday, September 19, 8pm
> > Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel, Germany
> > "Toccata"
> > Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5, Putney
> > $15
> >
> > Friday, September 19, 8pm
> > El Chonchón, Argentina & Chile
> > "Juan Romeo and Julieta Maria"
> > New England Youth Theatre, 48 Main Street, Brattleboro
> > $15
> >
> > Saturday, September 20, 11am and 3pm
> > Papilu Theater, Slovenia
> > "The Grumbling"
> > Latchis Theatre upstairs, 48 Main Street, Brattleboro
> > $7.50
> >
> > Saturday, September 20, 11am and 3pm
> > Titeriteros de Binéfar, Spain
> > "Should We Kill the Dragon?"
> > Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5, Putney
> > $7.50
> >
> > Saturday, September 20, 8pm
> > Figures of Speech Theatre, Portland, Maine
> > "She-Who-Loves"
> > Whittemore Theater, Marlboro College, Marlboro
> > $15
> >
> > Saturday, September 20, 8pm
> > El Chonchón, Argentina & Chile
> > "Juan Romeo and Julieta Maria"
> > New England Youth Theatre, 48 Main Street, Brattleboro
> > $15
> >
> > Sunday, September 21, 11am and 3pm
> > Dockteaterverkstan, Sweden
> > "A Special Day at Larsson's Storehouse"
> > New England Youth Theatre, 48 Main Street, Brattleboro
> > $7.50
> >
> > Sunday, September 21, 11am and 3pm
> > Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel, Germany, with Zikade Theater
> > "Maria on the High Wire"
> > Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5, Putney
> > $7.50
> >
> > Sunday, September 21, 8pm
> > Figures of Speech Theatre, Portland, Maine
> > "She-Who-Loves"
> > Whittemore Theater, Marlboro College, Marlboro
> > $15
> >
> > School Performances
> > Tuesday, September 16, Noon and Wednesday, September 17, Noon
> > Titeriteros de Binéfar, Spain
> > "Should We Kill the Dragon?"
> > Greenhoe Theater, Landmark College Fine Arts Center, Rte. 5, Putney
> > $7.50.  Discounts for groups of ten or more.  Call the box office for
> >details.
> >
> > TICKET INFO
> >
> > For more information or to purchase tickets with MasterCard & Visa, call
> >802-387-2228. Service charge of $2.50 on all orders. Seating is extremely
> >limited -- order your tickets early! To receive an order-form in the
mail,
> >email your name and mailing address to info-AT-sandglasstheater.org.  The
Box
> >Office will be open daily in the Gibson River Garden at 183 Main Street
in
> >downtown Brattleboro, from Labor Day throughout the festival.
> >
> >
> > The festival is made possible by grants from the Clowes Fund, the Henson
> >Foundation, the New England Foundation for the Arts, and the Vermont Arts
> >Council. C&S Wholesale Grocers and Chittenden Bank provided additional
> >support.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for taking the time to read this email.
> >
> > PLEASE FORWARD TO THOSE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.
> >
>
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>
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Mathieu RENE
> CREATURISTE
> Marionnettes, masques, ateliers créatifs pour tous, etc.
> Puppets, Masks,  creative workshops for all, etc.
>
> Toujours à l'affut de nouvelles opportunités!
> Always seeking new opportunities!
> http://www.magma.ca/~uubald
> http://www.magma.ca/~uubald/ilo.html (+recent contrat)
> uubald-AT-magma.ca
> Montreal, Canada
> (514) 725 - 5821
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