tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144017322024-03-07T12:19:43.941-08:00Penny Plain, Twopence ColouredThe adventures of a Toy Theatre novice...Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-7882471757309311102021-08-21T07:38:00.001-07:002021-08-21T07:38:15.479-07:00Fitzrovia Fête<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyPJzZILz5sUeqWzUQbf9AmDAZR6-CTdFhXOQ2iCHYRzBWpN6U_gIHerKlEkhHaphgDpbQ2_hMeJCAM570opLSsUJ1W3VbyjmpUtv1wjScZW88wGn32Hpp91wXQcT6bhfnR0Y/s960/fete1.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyPJzZILz5sUeqWzUQbf9AmDAZR6-CTdFhXOQ2iCHYRzBWpN6U_gIHerKlEkhHaphgDpbQ2_hMeJCAM570opLSsUJ1W3VbyjmpUtv1wjScZW88wGn32Hpp91wXQcT6bhfnR0Y/w640-h480/fete1.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">
Here’s proof, if it is ever needed, to show that Punch & Judy is still very much alive and as popular as ever!! </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is a ‘chance’ picture I managed to take [August 14th] at the <a href="http://pennyplain.blogspot.com/2021/07/pollocks-toy-museum-presents-fitzrovia.html">Fitzrovia Fête</a>. It was ‘snapped’ through a window inside Pollock’s Toy Museum, (Scala Street, London W1). The Punch ‘Professor’ in the ‘booth’ was Mr Robert Styles. </span></div></blockquote><blockquote><div><span style="font-size: large;">[Photo Credit: Lars Peter Beaven] [<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/14957246229/posts/10157773360621230/">MORE</a> Fête photos!]</span></div></blockquote>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-85715776174747612732021-07-27T23:15:00.001-07:002021-07-27T23:16:08.492-07:00Toy Theatre @ 2nd Int'l Puppet Fringe Festival NYC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NaoI1fCsu3U/YPyvCAXnNyI/AAAAAAABUv4/0DyS65lKACsbHmFjUnE4tbnNW8f_1yhbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1189/Screenshot%2B2021-07-23%2B12.24.42%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1189" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NaoI1fCsu3U/YPyvCAXnNyI/AAAAAAABUv4/0DyS65lKACsbHmFjUnE4tbnNW8f_1yhbgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h440/Screenshot%2B2021-07-23%2B12.24.42%2BPM.png" width="600" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the toy theatre performances, workshops, and exhibition highlights at the upcoming 2nd International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC, August 11-15, 2021 (Live Events & Performances), and August 16-31, 2021 (Virtual Performances) - SEE BELOW!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vyyiM_vHJwE/YPywgdgqHqI/AAAAAAABUwE/PUPQE-xE7EYM52HarZTk2RYFLyreARpUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/gswdinner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="2048" height="350" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vyyiM_vHJwE/YPywgdgqHqI/AAAAAAABUwE/PUPQE-xE7EYM52HarZTk2RYFLyreARpUgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h374/gswdinner.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">LIVE and FREE for a limited audience outdoors; Live-streamed online for everyone else! (Due to pandemic restrictions, there will NOT be spaghetti)<br /><br /><u>Featuring</u>:<br /><br /><b>
Chinese Theatre Works</b><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">
Excerpts from 3-Scale Zhongkui! -- The Chinese Judge of Hell brings Justice to the Lower East Side.</span> </blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">
Yuling Fang as Chinese Opera Zhongkui</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">
Jing Shan as Hand Puppet Zhongkui</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">
Stephen Kaplin and Harrison Greene as Giant Puppet Zhongkui</span> </blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://chinesetheatreworks.org/">Chinese Theatre Works</a>, co-directed by Kuang-Yu Fong and Stephen Kaplin, brings together Chinese and Western performance styles and techniques. Its programs cut across ethnic and cultural boundaries and aim at sparking interest in Chinese cultural traditions among the wider public, as well as in Chinese Americans who have not had access to this part of their heritage.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>
Boxcutter Collective/Bread and Puppet Theater</b><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">
Excerpts from The History of Laughter, a collaboration between Peter Schumann of The Bread and Puppet Theater and Boxcutter Collective (including Lindsay McCaw), initially created during a 3 week residency in spring of 2021. The History of Laughter looks at the role of fear in our society, and how the transcendent power of fools can subvert the crumbling empire and empower the masses to create something new instead. With appearances by Mikhail Bakhtin, Gargantua, the Suffering Valley, Santa Claus, and Satan!</span> </blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://boxcuttercollective.org/about/">Boxcutter Collective</a> is comprised of 4 core members: Sam Wilson, Jason Hicks, Tom Cunningham, and Joe Therrien, with an extended family of puppeteers, painters, performers, builders, educators, workers, union organizers, and mischief makers who have been working together in various forms for the last 15 years. You can find them creating and performing original High-Art, Low-Concept political puppet shows in New York City regularly, appearing at The Jalopy Theater & Coney Island USA and beyond! They are currently working on a commission from Handmade Puppet Dreams to create a short film.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://bimp-exhibitions.org/livingobjects/items/show/132">Bruce Cannon</a>/<b>Songs from <i>Harlem River Drive</i></b>, which celebrates the history and diversity of one of the most famous neighborhoods in the world. Harlem.<br /><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">
Bruce Cannon is Artistic Director for the <a href="https://cityparksfoundation.org/swedish-cottage-marionette-theatre/">Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre</a> and President of the Puppetry Guild of Greater New York.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://www.piedmontbluz.com/">Piedmont Blūz</a> - <b>Valerie and Benedict Turner</b><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">
Piedmont </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blūz</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is an acoustic, husband/wife duo, ambassadors of Country Blues music and the Piedmont style of fingerpicking. Their mission is to help preserve these rural, east coast traditions by educating audiences about this unique aspect of African American culture through musical entertainment.<br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
AND - Great Small Works' own Roberto Rossi will be teaching TOY THEATER WORKSHOPS online through the <a href="https://www.chicagopuppetfest.org/">Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival</a>! <br /><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>
Toy Theater introduction to the form, the basic skills concluding with a showing. Make your first toy theater stage using recyclable materials. Learn conceptual and design approaches in building an original work. Build basic jointed 2D puppets and moveable set pieces and discover the unique theatrical language of the Toy Theater</i>. </span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
Session 2/</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Toy Theater 2 (Level 2)</span><span style="font-size: large;">: July 26 - August 1, 2021<br /><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun, 7-9PM CT; Sign up <a href="https://www.chicagopuppetfest.org/online-workshops/toy-theater-ii-session-2-july-26-august-1-with-roberto-rossi/">here</a></span></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Session 3/</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Toy Theater 2 (Level 2)</span><span style="font-size: large;">: August 9 - August 15, 2021<br /><br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun, 7-9PM CT; Sign up <a href="https://www.chicagopuppetfest.org/online-workshops/toy-theater-ii-session-3-august-9-15-with-roberto-rossi/">here</a></span></blockquote><br />Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-53535638194088841292021-07-13T23:17:00.005-07:002021-07-13T23:24:25.806-07:00Pollock's Toy Museum Presents: Fitzrovia Féte 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dMLu4svS7qk/YO58aLZUVrI/AAAAAAABUd8/rUSwxRGfOMgE0RL4xeU4p_LDF1sueWUxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Pollock%2527s%2BFete%2BPostcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1200" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dMLu4svS7qk/YO58aLZUVrI/AAAAAAABUd8/rUSwxRGfOMgE0RL4xeU4p_LDF1sueWUxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h454/Pollock%2527s%2BFete%2BPostcard.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><h2 class="font_2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pollocks+Toy+Museum/@51.5203078,-0.1352421,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x811370c3cd1ed6d0!8m2!3d51.5203078!4d-0.1352421">Pollock's Toy Museum</a> is thrilled to present the Fitzrovia Féte 2021! Join us on Saturday, August 14th, for a day of free workshops, performances and play around the Museum on Whitfield Street and Scala Street!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The day event's include Punch & Judy, Magic Shows, Toy Theatre Performances, local stalls (including cakes and artworks made by locals), free art workshops for all ages and The Hope pub will be serving summer drinks! <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bring change with you as we will have limited card machines! </span>Schedule of events can be found below...</span><br /><br /><span face="bodoni-w01-poster, bodoni-w05-poster, bodoni-poster-w10, fantasy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Performance times</u>:</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: "chelsea market", fantasy; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12:30- Punch & Judy Show with <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.robertstyles.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robert Styles</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: cinzel, serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">13:30- Magic Show with <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.theillusioneer.co.uk/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Illusioneer</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: "chelsea market", fantasy; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">14:30- Punch & Judy Show with </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.robertstyles.com/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robert Styles</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: cinzel, serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">15:30- Magic Show with <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.theillusioneer.co.uk/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Illusioneer</a></span></span></span><br /><span face="geotica-w01-four-open, geotica-w05-four-open, fantasy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">16:30- Toy Theatre Performance with Pollock's Toy Museum</span></span><br /><br /><span face="bodoni-w01-poster, bodoni-w05-poster, bodoni-poster-w10, fantasy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Throughout the afternoon</u>:</span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: "fredericka the great", fantasy; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Art workshops</span></span><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> with </span><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Emma Carlow and members of the Pollock's Toy Museum Trust, </span><span face="lulo-clean-w01-one-bold, lulo-clean-w05-one-bold, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">s</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">treet games</span></span><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">local Stalls</span></span><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> (tombola, cakes, art) and more to be announced!</span><br /><br /><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a free event and is welcome to all. <i><a href="https://events.liveit.io/pollocks-toy-museum/pollocks-fitzrovia-fete/">Pre-booking your free tickets will help us manage numbers more effectively</a></i>. There are two time slots available (12:00-2:30 and 2:30-5pm). </span><br /></span></span><br /></h2><h2 class="font_2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We will be managing numbers in line with the current Covid-19 guidelines.</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please do not attend if you are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms (and get better soon!)</span></span></span></h2><h2 class="font_2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></h2><div><h2 class="font_2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Museum and Toyshop will also be open to visit, too! <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please book a separate, priced ticket to enter the Museum on the day. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://events.liveit.io/pollocks-toy-museum/pollocks-toy-museum-admission/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Book your museum admission here.</a></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Donations to the Museum fund are welcome,</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.pollockstoymuseum.co.uk/support-us" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_self">donate here.</a></span></h2></div><h2 class="font_2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span face="barlow-medium, barlow, sans-serif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you have any questions please contact Emily at <a data-auto-recognition="true" href="mailto:info.pollockstoymuseum@gmail.com" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">info.pollockstoymuseum@gmail.com</a></span></span></span></h2>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-65430454882179289112021-06-29T12:54:00.016-07:002021-07-23T19:39:28.099-07:00Jack Fawdry & the Art of Copper Plate Printing<iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/522309389?color=ffffff&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="640"></iframe>
<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/522309389">The Drawing Year Student Story, Jack Fawdry Tatham</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/royaldrawingschool">Royal Drawing School</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Pollock Toy Museum owner and curator, Jack Fawdry Tatham continues his family's tradition of printmaking. Right now, Jack is working on a commissioned bespoke toy theatre for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/museumofwitchcraft/posts/1979618232196718">Museum of Witchcraft and Magic</a> in Boscastle. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">BELOW: Some images of Jack’s process for designing a Toy Theatre from scratch. First he draws it out and then scratches the design into copper plates to be etched using acid. To see more of Jack’s etchings visit <a href="https://www.jackfawdrytatham.uk">his website.</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AiTAs-9jj-YP3iJz2uyUwxKK8RSZTNssHEJRtItAVKPmwh3vh-wqQYihOqMoJJ1IP63F9qMJ0GwuqWo7HpCRdHGKh9fydoG8cg1wePAXdfFr42XCAsWc9IwHgfgh5tD0L3nb/s960/202728745_168823398554919_7307302621646349996_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AiTAs-9jj-YP3iJz2uyUwxKK8RSZTNssHEJRtItAVKPmwh3vh-wqQYihOqMoJJ1IP63F9qMJ0GwuqWo7HpCRdHGKh9fydoG8cg1wePAXdfFr42XCAsWc9IwHgfgh5tD0L3nb/w400-h400/202728745_168823398554919_7307302621646349996_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k2BVafeQBC0/YNtpnd0CiBI/AAAAAAABUbU/tQBDvwBJR7kvTNCgEkhmzoqLGkzQacyrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/204534508_168823355221590_5768449615953072833_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k2BVafeQBC0/YNtpnd0CiBI/AAAAAAABUbU/tQBDvwBJR7kvTNCgEkhmzoqLGkzQacyrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/204534508_168823355221590_5768449615953072833_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L_xpC2SU0TQ/YNthxRx-l-I/AAAAAAABUaU/rffqP0joJ4UkMZ9oOFrdtvIc7NA1SY9zgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/204093873_168823338554925_1130665082630556405_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L_xpC2SU0TQ/YNthxRx-l-I/AAAAAAABUaU/rffqP0joJ4UkMZ9oOFrdtvIc7NA1SY9zgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/204093873_168823338554925_1130665082630556405_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_wGDu8HmIQ/YNtiErz4KhI/AAAAAAABUaw/2t-DApR8DhgU2CoyyU-kJcscpuEPzazmACPcBGAYYCw/s820/204127990_168824618554797_5025162981041479026_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_wGDu8HmIQ/YNtiErz4KhI/AAAAAAABUaw/2t-DApR8DhgU2CoyyU-kJcscpuEPzazmACPcBGAYYCw/w333-h400/204127990_168824618554797_5025162981041479026_n.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OnZ-H9Oav4o/YNtiEn_C2lI/AAAAAAABUas/LC8w7YtEgo0PD8aUk8dVNIBZZj1Y-zX7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1332/209771852_172365751534017_2823181490413804347_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1332" height="368" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OnZ-H9Oav4o/YNtiEn_C2lI/AAAAAAABUas/LC8w7YtEgo0PD8aUk8dVNIBZZj1Y-zX7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h368/209771852_172365751534017_2823181490413804347_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">ABOVE: Tangled trees scene to be used as a backdrop for the toy theatre scratched onto the metal with some traditional toy theatre backdrops behind in colour.
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">BELOW: The next stages of the printmaking process for the toy theatre we're making for the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle! Above, you were shown pictures of Jack's preliminary sketches and "scratching" into metal and "dipping into acid" was mentioned. But what do we mean by this?</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">These pictures show how Jack has scratched his design into a wax “ground”. This ground is rolled onto the metal plate whilst the metal is warm and then "smoked" so it turns black using wax tapers. "Smoking the plate" is a pretty witchy process if I ever did see one. See pic of Jack holding aloft the flames to the metal! </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">When the "ground" is blackened you are ready to scratch into it using fine-pointed tools to draw the design. This exposes fine lines of the metal. In the picture you can see the shiny lines catching the light! </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">The plate is then dropped in acid which "bites" into the exposed metal creating grooves. These grooves are what the ink then squishes into but more on this part of the process in the next post...</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fi9lR3yT7js/YNtiEveSJpI/AAAAAAABUao/PEq7tp3uiK8qq11w624da-yb9PVO0CZxQCPcBGAYYCw/s1890/208400127_172379088199350_3620123408343656577_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1888" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fi9lR3yT7js/YNtiEveSJpI/AAAAAAABUao/PEq7tp3uiK8qq11w624da-yb9PVO0CZxQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h400/208400127_172379088199350_3620123408343656577_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-size: medium; text-align: start;">Smoking the plate with wax tapers to get the ground a deep black colour!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8Fa2_e-eh7Ho_AV0NW2bFJuQbeZ7J5G78vjHeGUidQw4QXwEpLdixTVzbiPsnwdEDv_8v05PCqPEpACQMfugJ372BzPZbtejtuhEc2FxR7_bv9b0yHraVyu1r6cflpxa3SWz/s1159/209842178_172365731534019_7932850056041598796_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="998" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8Fa2_e-eh7Ho_AV0NW2bFJuQbeZ7J5G78vjHeGUidQw4QXwEpLdixTVzbiPsnwdEDv_8v05PCqPEpACQMfugJ372BzPZbtejtuhEc2FxR7_bv9b0yHraVyu1r6cflpxa3SWz/w345-h400/209842178_172365731534019_7932850056041598796_n.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When making printing plates, you have to learn how to write backwards!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="980" height="379" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N7dwBGDFn0s/YNtiwuHXxRI/AAAAAAABUa8/to8YYMklz2oc2oZHDlfuXVm-ThjDsKjSgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h379/209925102_172365724867353_7872882014242129516_n.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">See how the copper shines through where Jack has </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">scratched away. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Look at this Macbeth inspired coven!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RrJr_Awb-Oo/YO3YO0FPATI/AAAAAAABUdg/oOG4UJiCM0k_W837cdwmJRXZ4S8iO5ZHACLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/214834710_177245224379403_7437354332982851207_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RrJr_Awb-Oo/YO3YO0FPATI/AAAAAAABUdg/oOG4UJiCM0k_W837cdwmJRXZ4S8iO5ZHACLcBGAsYHQ/w299-h400/214834710_177245224379403_7437354332982851207_n.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next, an acid bath is used for etching designs on copper plate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-SSQcLSbkk/YO3bXFQjX_I/AAAAAAABUdo/5wXNJCK--GYsZVE-j3n57I-r3ZHYDyWgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/214676525_177245661046026_3843488032481441693_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-SSQcLSbkk/YO3bXFQjX_I/AAAAAAABUdo/5wXNJCK--GYsZVE-j3n57I-r3ZHYDyWgwCLcBGAsYHQ/w149-h200/214676525_177245661046026_3843488032481441693_n.jpg" width="149" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INQC_zXWhM0/YO3bXJ91t-I/AAAAAAABUds/iXln_zBcc_8SegbPF8QzJEwDq9junWj-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1890/214892766_177245307712728_4451088546477533146_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1888" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INQC_zXWhM0/YO3bXJ91t-I/AAAAAAABUds/iXln_zBcc_8SegbPF8QzJEwDq9junWj-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/214892766_177245307712728_4451088546477533146_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-size: medium;">Now, the printing plate is ready to be inked. Scrim, ink and an oil can full of vegetable oil are at the ready. Using the scrim, the ink is carefully applied over the plate, pushing the ink down into the etched grooves, to prepare for the printing process - "...the scrim is used to push the ink into the grooves using a pushing and twisting motion. Then you use cleaner bits of scrim to take excess ink off. It’s quite a nifty technique where you have to move the hand in a certain way so you don’t take or leave too much ink!"</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Next, the final prep prior to printing.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- First Jack bathes the paper in a water bath. This relaxes the fibres of the paper making it easier for the ink from the copper plate to bed into it. The paper isn't soaking though, excess water is pressed out of the paper by placing it between sheets of thicker paper to soak up unwanted moisture;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- Then Jack sets up the press. The "blankets" you see in the picture are used to create cushioning between the press' roller and the copper plate and to help keep everything protected and snug;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- Jack now places the copper plate on the table of the press and registers his paper over the top. Then the blankets come down as the final layer before printing get rolling!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JeESK55HgIw/YPmxPPP85kI/AAAAAAABUvU/HIK8n3Ov-nsUebvHYH2ZgQsp0EgnEWLtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1890/217830515_181358097301449_4961948651828597150_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1888" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JeESK55HgIw/YPmxPPP85kI/AAAAAAABUvU/HIK8n3Ov-nsUebvHYH2ZgQsp0EgnEWLtwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/217830515_181358097301449_4961948651828597150_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Soaking the paper in the water bath</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uvZkPIgIoFE/YPmxPH3ZWgI/AAAAAAABUvk/KSuEl98CB4IY3AIlF0zqcCX4N140WoCVwCPcBGAYYCw/s1890/217786420_181358243968101_246404942313908681_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1888" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uvZkPIgIoFE/YPmxPH3ZWgI/AAAAAAABUvk/KSuEl98CB4IY3AIlF0zqcCX4N140WoCVwCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h400/217786420_181358243968101_246404942313908681_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Placing the paper over the plate</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t-BnV_ASxIc/YPmxPEcjWJI/AAAAAAABUvk/XIHIE5Gn8aoSwDqxdB-jfqYBbeVFB8-BgCPcBGAYYCw/s2016/217818324_181358160634776_4309396612169564698_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t-BnV_ASxIc/YPmxPEcjWJI/AAAAAAABUvk/XIHIE5Gn8aoSwDqxdB-jfqYBbeVFB8-BgCPcBGAYYCw/w478-h640/217818324_181358160634776_4309396612169564698_n.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Straightening the blankets over the top, ready to roll through</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Femilypollocks%2Fvideos%2F410838760216498%2F&show_text=0&width=267" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="267"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pressing the print</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Femilypollocks%2Fvideos%2F933608610752978%2F&show_text=false&width=267&t=0" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="267"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Final Product: The Print!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZblRA2neaQ-_nKkO4Vbvt9-LkKGKYOX0XACwbRjm8sX3lbk97vzg4IcpQt5IAk-3LLa0NlfnuFoaT4IJL00CW4oIrtBvX2UGCpFaz1oxHM0p3Vdf6gEHXLCZl0rAu27HZhUOB/s1317/208413242_172365934867332_1119444233383480735_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1317" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZblRA2neaQ-_nKkO4Vbvt9-LkKGKYOX0XACwbRjm8sX3lbk97vzg4IcpQt5IAk-3LLa0NlfnuFoaT4IJL00CW4oIrtBvX2UGCpFaz1oxHM0p3Vdf6gEHXLCZl0rAu27HZhUOB/w400-h395/208413242_172365934867332_1119444233383480735_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ABOVE: Artist/Printmaker Jack Fawdry Tatham, son</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of Eddy Fawdry, great grandson of <a href="http://pennyplain.blogspot.com/2014/09/pollocks-toy-museum-magical-mystery-tour.html">Marguerite Fawdry</a></span></div></div></div>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-73240219921526840042021-05-17T06:40:00.003-07:002021-05-17T06:41:38.896-07:00Connective Thoughts: Sew or Doodle a Circuit<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b>B</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">oth of these methods - conductive thread, and conductive ink - have great creative potential in paper theatre contexts...</span><br /><br />
<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/DEUMG4z7JgY" width="640"></iframe> <div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When various forms are created on a felt fabric stage using the special conductive thread Smart-X, LEDs will light up as electricity passes through the conducting yarn, and the street and people's connections will be drawn up with a unique mechanism.</span><div><br />
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Made with silver conductive nanoparticles, the marker ink conducts electricity, as shown in this pop-up-book-inspired Japanese commercial. </span></div></div>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-63813842203749289032021-02-13T01:12:00.005-08:002021-03-02T08:16:07.450-08:00Save Pollock's Toy Museum Fundraiser<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QV9pMmLTOg4" width="600"></iframe> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.pollockstoymuseum.co.uk/">Pollock's Toy Museum</a>, the <i>oldest Toy Museum in the UK</i>, dates back to the 1850s when the printer Benjamin Pollock created the famed printed toy theatres which have become our hallmark. Since the 1950s we have been an independent museum, now run by Eddy and Jack, the grandson and great-grandson of our founder, <a href="https://pennyplain.blogspot.com/search?q=marguerite+fawdry">Marguerite Fawdry</a>. <div> </div><div>They are working with the <a href="http://www.pollocksmuseum.co.uk/">Pollock’s Toy Museum Trust</a> and reaching out to new and existing supporters of their unique collection to help them to stay open!</div><blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><i>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kn_ZQX4iPlE/YCeRpR4lIeI/AAAAAAABL2Q/d4F-ghR9iHY0rqB6AHrpvmgYd9lujgU0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s568/save.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="567" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kn_ZQX4iPlE/YCeRpR4lIeI/AAAAAAABL2Q/d4F-ghR9iHY0rqB6AHrpvmgYd9lujgU0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w199-h200/save.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>The museum and our small toy shop have remained closed for most of the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We rely entirely on visitors to the museum and shop and have lost £15,000 in income over the last year. Therefore, our first target on <a href="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savepollockstoymuseum">this crowdfunder</a> aims to recoup this loss! We have had to furlough our small staff and we are struggling to pay our bills. We are concerned that our overheads will go up (the return of business rates and staff coming off furlough) before healthy footfall returns. This amount will help us stay open for the next year until things stabilise after the pandemic.</i></blockquote><p>The good news is that <a href="https://fitzrovianews.com/2021/02/09/campaign-to-save-toy-museum-is-a-roaring-success/">first target was realized quickly</a>, and now they have an important additional goal:<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>The first £15,000 we have raised has averted immediate danger and this will allow us to reopen when guidelines allow. We look forward to welcoming you back when we can. The support has been incredibly touching and has made us feel true joy. Thank you!</i></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Yet, the future is still unclear. We have created a stretch target so we can be resilient in the face of these difficult times. It's unknown when we will be able to reopen and we are concerned business rates will return and the furlough scheme will end before we see an improvement in visitor numbers. Alongside this there is uncertainty around the future of our wonderful buildings.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">All money raised with our stretch target will go into securing the buildings</span></b> and making sure we can keep our doors open even if we have low visitor numbers or have to limit numbers for social distancing.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">We also have a long term aim to build a public programme of events and opening our print studio for open-access use and educational, printmaking workshops.</span></b></i></div></blockquote><b>
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vmUikIMtVHs/YD5fX4ZVPNI/AAAAAAABPnc/zVEDac--zOsgb2_6qHso-y6oAbfZ3QtVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/155307796_114873280616598_8823676633533619389_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vmUikIMtVHs/YD5fX4ZVPNI/AAAAAAABPnc/zVEDac--zOsgb2_6qHso-y6oAbfZ3QtVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/155307796_114873280616598_8823676633533619389_o.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">March 2, 2021 UPDATE</span></b><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">: "As our crowdfunder draws to a end in three days, we are reflecting on a huge month that will go down in the history of Pollocks, of when in the depths of a dark, cold, locked down winter people from all over the world showed their love and support for Pollock's Toy Museum and pulled together to carry this much loved gem into the future." </span><div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>- <a href="https://pennyplain.blogspot.com/search?q=jack+fawdry">Jack Fawdry</a>, Pollock's proprietor.</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The fundraiser has been a spectacular success. Just this past week, they received a <a href="https://payitforward.london.gov.uk/fund">Mayor's Back to Business</a> award of $5,000! Huzzah!!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/170362282">The Fantastical Fairground</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user1308382">Andre Gidoin</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><span style="font-size: large;">Up higher than you’ve ever been, past the third cloud to the right and straight on towards the sun, lies a world of wonder and excitement – a place where young and old can play in the clouds, spinning and whooshing like never before. We hope you have fun and enjoy the rides!
<br /><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/makeriestudio/">Makerie Studio</a> and Director <a href="http://www.andregidoin.com/fairground/">André Gidoin</a> have teamed up again to create a surreal world of paper wonder, this time high in an imaginary sky. The Fantastical Fairground is a fully functional set, created from a combination of paper and found vintage toys, which we injected with new life and fresh colours. Filmed over the course of yet another weekend in New York, the Fairground also features pieces brought to life by chains, cogs and old childhood favourites - Meccano motors.
</span>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-90971993309413766292021-02-02T04:51:00.001-08:002021-02-02T04:51:45.359-08:00Animation: Diving into the Benjamin Pollock Archive<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="600" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBenjaminPollocksToyshop%2Fvideos%2F3753010064756347%2F&show_text=false&width=476" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="600"></iframe><br /><br />
<div><span style="font-size: large;">Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop in London has started a fun project: </span><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">I’m excited about a lockdown project that we can give you a taste of here. We let artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/keithkhanlondon/">@keithkhanlondon</a> into the archives of <a href="https://www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/">@benjamin_pollocks_toyshop</a> and we can’t wait to see the results. Yes, animation is a slow process so we’ll have to be patient.</span></blockquote></div>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-80936541804186511342021-01-24T03:00:00.013-08:002021-01-24T04:18:06.782-08:00New Play for the Small Stage: 2020 Meets 1918<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="328" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NxDsvD2_vK0" width="600"></iframe><br /><br />
<a href="https://chicagochildrenstheatre.org/event/diamonds-dream/">Diamond’s Dream</a> is a virtual puppet production that takes place on a CTA Red Line train traveling south through pandemic-era Chicago. Diamond, a pre-teen African-American boy, has fallen asleep on the train while on his way to visit his dying grandmother. When he awakes, time and reality have shifted, and he meets the ghost of a young African-American girl, a shape-shifting elder spirit who died of Spanish Flu 100 years ago to the date. Both are confronted with paranormal puppets and images representing society’s ills – ignorance, poverty and racism. While the spirit girl seeks only rest, Diamond comes to understand she must first be remembered in order to find it. <br /><br />
<i>Diamond’s Dream</i> is the first new work to emerge from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoChildrensTheatre/posts/10158500695983791">Springboard Project</a>, a new initiative launched in 2020 by <a href="https://chicagochildrenstheatre.org/">Chicago Children’s Theatre</a> to foster new works for young audiences by diverse local writers. The piece was created by Jerrell L. Henderson and Caitlin McLeod.Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-15280968983196488512020-12-24T04:37:00.003-08:002021-01-24T03:38:40.437-08:00Simon Armitage Hansel and Gretel, Re-imagined<iframe frameborder="0" height="338" src="https://youtube.com/embed/RQI6sZMiVxU" width="600"></iframe><div>A "newish" book (published in 2019) from poet laureate Simon Armitage, in collaboration with artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins. <div><br /></div><div>Simon Armitage’s extended narrative poem uses the well-known framework of the Brothers Grimm tale but gives us a new contemporary interpretation and focus. This is a darker, glittering Hansel & Gretel fairy story for the 21st century, of refugees, bombed villages, homelessness, a landscape where nothing is quite as it seems, but of humanity, humour and hope too. </div><div><br /></div><div>The powerful story is illustrated by the visual creations of artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins. His compelling Hansel & Gretel characters have appeared as prints, and as a Toy Theatre for Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop and re-imagined here using the imagery of the toy box of mid-century wooden puppets, villages and building blocks in creating a unique, contemporary fairytale landscape.</div></div>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-76899680052462676212020-12-17T08:01:00.005-08:002021-01-24T03:34:54.757-08:00Fun Online, Interactive 'Live' show!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wlzsjgCq73E/X9Uufusrh1I/AAAAAAABH7I/uZ8NVJYCsRg80sNaYub0pjR2Zy60gSyZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/imagination.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wlzsjgCq73E/X9Uufusrh1I/AAAAAAABH7I/uZ8NVJYCsRg80sNaYub0pjR2Zy60gSyZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/imagination.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><p>Xavi is a little girl with a big imagination, stranded alone in her bedroom. When a mysterious visitor drops by looking for a missing part to fix his magical flying machine, they explore the hidden depths of her room and use the power of imagination to turn her isolation into an epic indoor voyage. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://newohiotheatre.org/tfym_2020.htm">This online interactive experience</a> borrows techniques of the Victorian toy theatre (like paper cutout characters) and combines them with contemporary style puppetry and original songs. Designed specifically for online viewing, it invites viewers to turn their cameras on to participate in select scenes. A post-show talkback after each performance invites them to meet the puppeteers, ask questions, and explore behind-the-scenes. Audience members will also receive a printable puppet template that they can make and color at home.</p>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-42525322269103101392020-11-17T12:42:00.002-08:002020-11-17T12:42:46.315-08:00Welcome to Mouseland!<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QFMsCEhWitg/hqdefault.jpg)" width="459" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QFMsCEhWitg" frameborder="0"></iframe>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-66501545224583098072020-11-08T10:25:00.021-08:002020-11-08T10:36:23.125-08:00Virtual Event: "Real Elephant" (Highlights)<iframe width="600" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ab6wmFhIUKs" frameborder="0"></iframe>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-26153784306726855382020-09-12T11:36:00.000-07:002020-09-12T11:38:02.423-07:00Robert Louis Stevenson in America<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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“<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e are about ten minutes’ walk distant from the village and beautifully situated upon the river upon which we look down.” That is how Margaret Stevenson started describing her new surroundings from Baker’s, in Saranac Lake, to her sister Jane Balfour in Scotland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The renowned pioneer Baker family, of Baker Mountain fame, had just rented most of their house, on very short notice, to the traveling Stevensons, who could show up unexpectedly, anytime, anywhere, and this time it was Saranac Lake for the winter of 1887-88. Their leader, Robert Louis Stevenson, the newly famous author of “Treasure Island” and the “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” was chronically ill and had been persuaded by a New York City doctor to go to the Adirondacks instead of Colorado to seek relief for his presumed case of tuberculosis. Less than a week later, they were here looking for a place to stay when they happened to meet Andrew Baker on Main Street, and the rest is history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So altogether, the Bakers had five new tenants paying them rent — $50 monthly — to live in their home and use their furniture, too. Until spring, the Baker family, five in all, were just a few feet away in a separate wing of the house but “entirely shut off by double doors. Into our part you enter by the kitchen,” said Margaret, or “Maggie,” the author’s mother. Maggie was a new member of the Stevenson expedition, which had spent the last seven years migrating around Europe between health spas. She was a widow now, and this whole journey to the New World was just a reflex to the recent death of her husband Thomas Stevenson in May 1887. “Thomas Stevenson — Civil Engineer” is an essay RLS completed shortly before sailing for America with his wife Fanny, her son Lloyd Osbourne, their traveling Swiss servant Valentine Roch and now Margaret, who soon discovered that traveling with her celebrity son would be something new, like she wrote to Jane: “To be interviewed from morning to night as the mother of Robert Louis Stevenson is no joke, I assure you, however great an honour it may be!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By Oct. 3, all had arrived safely at their new mountain home in Saranac Lake just when the annual bright colors of autumn were at their peak. Margaret had a preview on the way north, coming up the Hudson by riverboat, telling her sister that “The river scenery constantly reminded me of Scotland, but of course the autumn foliage is something wholly new to us both. Louis and I had always longed to see it and at last we are fully satisfied.” Two days later from Baker’s, Maggie is at it again: “The chief glory just now lies in the autumn colourings, which Louis declared are exactly like the Skelts’ theatre scenes, the ‘two pence coloured’ ones that we used to think so impossible!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What are Skelts’ theater scenes? Nineteenth-century child’s play, that’s what they are. Said Graham Balfour in his book, a “Life of Robert Louis Stevenson,” “He had never made any affectation of abandoning a pursuit he was supposed to have outgrown. He clung to the colouring of prints and childish paintings long after most boys of his age have given up the diversions of the nursery.” When Louis was 6, he started hanging out with 9-year-old cousin Bob, a time when toy theaters were popular throughout Queen Victoria’s realm. A toy theater is a tabletop version of a real theater without the seats, just the stage. You could perform any play you wanted to with scripts, characters and scenery bought at certain shops. If you bought the pieces uncolored or “plain,” it was cheaper than the factory-made color versions that were “two-pence.” Louis and Bob liked to color their own pieces, and Skelts’ plays were their favorite brand name, hence Skelts’ theater scenes. Characters were cutouts attached to wands, by which they are moved around the stage according to their behavior in the script, which is spoken by the players, each with his particular character role.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Louis and cousin Bob had mastered the art of toy theater as boys. As a married man, age 30, in 1881, RLS was doing it again in Switzerland, after his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, age 11, had come into possession of a toy theater — “a superb affair costing upwards of 20 pounds that had been given me on the death of the poor lad who had whiled away his dying hours with it at the Belvedere,” a hotel in the health resort town of Davos. Lloyd continues: “He painted scenery for my toy theatre and helped me to give performances and slide the actors in and out of their tin stands, as well as imitating galloping horses, or screaming screams for the heroine in distress. My mother, usually the sole audience, would laugh till she had to be patted on the back, while I held up the play with much impatience for her recovery.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Robert Louis Stevenson held onto his fascination with toy theater. When he went to London, he discovered the shops of Webb and Pollock, who made and pedaled the goods, and became a regular at B. Pollock’s Juvenile Theatrical Print Publishers, 73 Haxton St. RLS befriended the proprietor, Ben Pollock, with whom he talked toy theaters by the hour. Ben Pollock got to live a lot longer than his skinny customer Louis, of whom Pollock said, “His hands were so thin you could almost see through them.” By 1924, Ben was a member of the Stevenson Society of America in Saranac Lake and wrote them a letter along with other items from his shop. He said, “His visits to my shop seemed interesting to him as he had a good look around at all the plays etc. which I keep in boxes.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stevenson wasn’t Pollock’s only interesting customer. G.K. Chesterton’s passion for the hobby rivalled Stevenson’s. Chesterton saw the toy theater as a microcosm of the cosmos, where everything can be examined under the spotlight of a miniature stage, where good and evil are starkly contrasted in bright colors and dramatic scripts. Winston Churchill was a big fan of the little stage, too. He bought his stuff at H.J. Webb, an offshoot of Pollock’s. One of Winston’s favorite plays was “The Miller and His Men,” and in the final scene, Grindoff is cornered by Count Fribourg and his soldiers. Fribourg tells him to surrender. “Surrender?” says Grindoff. “Never! I have sworn never to descend from this spot alive!” Winston Churchill would say, “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and the streets, we shall fight in the hills — we shall never surrender!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Toy theaters are still around. Thanks to Gary LeFebvre of Onchiota, an example is on display in Maggie’s old room at Baker’s, also known as the Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Cottage. Mr. LeFebvre was intrigued by a kit he saw on the market, a “penny plain” kit. He bought it, colored it and built it before he came across Stevenson’s essay on the subject, called “A Penny Plain and Two Pence Coloured.” So when Gary was done playing with his theater, he suggested giving it a home in the Stevenson Cottage. So far, there have been no objections.</span><br />
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<img alt="homepage logo" src="https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/wp-content/themes/coreV2/images/website_logo.png" />Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-26134249594090369482020-09-05T05:24:00.001-07:002020-09-05T05:24:26.698-07:00The Greatest Exhibition<center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><i> The Greatest Exhibition</i></span> (Illustration for visual narrative, March 2017, Acrylic on tracing paper mixed on acetate)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: small;">Artist & Illustrator, <a href="https://www.faanpeeti.com/">Fann Peeti</a></span><br />
[See her mouse toy theatre <a href="http://pennyplain.blogspot.com/2017/11/wiltons-music-hall-toy-theatre.html">HERE</a>...]</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In this project, I created a replica of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace">The Crystal Palace</a>, the building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Exhibition">The Great Exhibition</a> of 1851. This artwork shows ten (10) innovations that changed the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Also, it tells the viewer that the most incredible creation is themselves, hopefully to increase viewer's self esteem.</span></div>
Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-81150151113462257072020-08-28T20:45:00.001-07:002020-08-29T22:04:23.535-07:00Trailer: Doctor Who as Paper Theatre<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1wAvf0wCLNA" width="600"></iframe>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-33934124539271907962020-08-12T17:27:00.005-07:002021-01-24T03:41:07.879-08:00PUNCH Kamikaze!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;"><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">When: Thursday, August 13th, 8pm ET</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Where: </span><a data-lynx-mode="hover" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coneyisland.com%2Fpuppets%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR12H29CohsQGbE8wskr0rV3QfMfOhkr0_aLEZMr8i-0CPboS-WK-nEwzwQ&h=AT0EG35QKozNYgw-CRuer_QWQ9o9jSRIf1QOOTWuptHRxUEs5U4z2_07D-xIPgZYZ1mjQWWKyV1G_87KqHsm4jWBJtmAvaO1XFn3gFOYPQYpK0qIi5iofpOqxX6u3KbXgXSbTus0PWbgzLM" rel="nofollow noopener" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">www.coneyisland.com/puppets</a><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Who: Adults Only</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">An assortment of puppeteers perform various scenes from the 358-year-old traditional English puppet show, Punch & Judy.</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">FEATURING:</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dramaofworks/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Drama of Works</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Brooklyn, NY)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/connor.hopkins.731" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Connor Hopkins</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, Artistic Director and Janitor, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/troublepuppettheatrecompany/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Trouble Puppet Theater Company Workshop</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Austin, TX)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maskhunt" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Deborah Hunt</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, Jorge Díaz and musician Agustín Muñoz (San Juan, PR)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jeghettosentertainment/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Jeghetto's Entertainment, LLC</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Asheville, NC)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Sarah Nolen, Resident Artist at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PuppetShowplaceTheater/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Puppet Showplace Theater</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Boston, MA)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/noisyoysterpub/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Noisy Oyster</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Somerset, UK)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Brendan Schweda/Puppets Come Home! (Brooklyn, NY)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Tooth-and-Nail-Cabaret-107633687324376/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Tooth and Nail Cabaret</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> = Elle Love, Caitlin Ross and Marcus Fioravante (all over the place)</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Amy Trompetter/</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RedwingBlackbirdTheater/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Redwing Blackbird Theater</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Rosendale, NY) </span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> * * * * * * * * * * *</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Once upon a time in Coney Island, there were so many Punch & Judy shows happening, that "Punch and Judy together with [their cohorts] the devil, the priest and the hangman could be viewed on almost any part of the beach..." </span><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 10 Jun 1878</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For the first time in PUNCH puppet slam’s history (it’s been around in some form since 2005) we are taking on our namesake! Artists who already had a tradition of doing Punch & Judy shows were asked to share a snippet of their piece with us or create a new scene for this event - and it’s going to be EPIC!!!</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">“Kamikaze” is a term </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dramaofworks/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Drama of Works</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> uses for its themed puppet slams, based around one story/event/play. A multitude of puppet artists are given sections of the story to reinterpret and create with wild abandon. Then it is presented in order. No one knows how it will come together until the night of the show. </span><a data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dramaofworks.com%2Fpunch%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3k-f74uWVK-TKxghOxJSDg0VWpUWEXZbxWCDdj4JFuNJo3MAIWgOlBn8w&h=AT1x3Otck05NsdjfrGWJ1PtO8254tEFxV5r1D8gAH8LSWVZ7c1-mwfTEarFSVivHeyYbG755ZqwnDcYhA_2kPw1KE63VeM8VchlBA1fAVbzSZ_j-OpKMWKFhJ-OjyPU7Bw-GngHyuQQaCes" href="http://www.dramaofworks.com/punch?fbclid=IwAR3k-f74uWVK-TKxghOxJSDg0VWpUWEXZbxWCDdj4JFuNJo3MAIWgOlBn8w" rel="nofollow noopener" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">www.dramaofworks.com/punch</a><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PuppetsComeHome/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Puppets Come Home at Coney Island</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a series designed to celebrate Coney Island's 150-year legacy of puppetry & provide a platform for contemporary cutting-edge puppeteers. Produced in collaboration with </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandusa/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Coney Island USA</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Suggested Donation - A link will be provided during the show to support the artists, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UrbanJusticeDVP/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Domestic Violence Project at the Urban Justice Center</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><br style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">PUNCH Kamikaze is made possible in part through the generosity of The </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PuppetSlamNetwork/" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Puppet Slam Network</a><span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-57401436221550458002020-08-12T11:02:00.002-07:002021-01-24T03:43:08.537-08:00Great Small Works holds Benefit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 18px;">Join Brooklyn-based theater company <strong>Great Small Works</strong> on Friday, August 14 at 7:30 Eastern Time for a free, online version of the company's long-standing Spaghetti Dinners, entitled <span style="color: firebrick;"><strong><em>Art, Justice, and Pasta: A Benefit for Building Stories</em></strong></span>. This exciting array of over a dozen new activist performances, puppet shows, films, and music (as well as a live cooking show revealing the secrets of Great Small Works' beloved spaghetti recipe) will feature performers including: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid%3DcEUDAgFaBVdSV0laVQUHSQJWBlceXVMEARUPCwRXUVQMXQZVVA5KXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg&source=gmail&ust=1597209971812000&usg=AFQjCNFyHcZyRx9td5g_D-ATkMfM8QlrOA" href="http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid=cEUDAgFaBVdSV0laVQUHSQJWBlceXVMEARUPCwRXUVQMXQZVVA5KXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Great Small Works</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid%3DcEUDAAUKA1YAV0kAU1JWSQIEVlceXAcDAxVaV1IDBwJeWwNTCV9KXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg&source=gmail&ust=1597209971812000&usg=AFQjCNEGkbGtMheUQ78dWfG1yZNZ16sDYQ" href="http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid=cEUDAAUKA1YAV0kAU1JWSQIEVlceXAcDAxVaV1IDBwJeWwNTCV9KXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">BoxCutter Collective</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid%3DcEUNUAkKUFEJBElUV1AESQJRUwMeBQVYBRUABlkAXlIBClJXAQhKXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg&source=gmail&ust=1597209971812000&usg=AFQjCNE-e4zL0-fz4J70U5xwMNqQuPYscA" href="http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid=cEUNUAkKUFEJBElUV1AESQJRUwMeBQVYBRUABlkAXlIBClJXAQhKXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The People's Puppets of Occupy Wall Street</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid%3DcEUHBAABD1RWAklTBlFVSQJTUggeXVQACBVdVgUDAgYLCwAHBg9KXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg&source=gmail&ust=1597209971812000&usg=AFQjCNH2LGvupK5DD7JgugfJnVQMX731_g" href="http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid=cEUHBAABD1RWAklTBlFVSQJTUggeXVQACBVdVgUDAgYLCwAHBg9KXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Chinese Theatre Works</a>, the Inanimate Intimists, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid%3DcEUGAgAPUFcCUElVBFJRSQJcAQQeXQdQCBUMBQMFAFBZCgRTBQpKXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg&source=gmail&ust=1597209971812000&usg=AFQjCNGDZUi28w-tCAL706QUVe4m0QVJyw" href="http://greatsmallworks.org/lm/lt.php?tid=cEUGAgAPUFcCUElVBFJRSQJcAQQeXQdQCBUMBQMFAFBZCgRTBQpKXFQEB1MAAFJJV1MEAx5QBFhXFQFWVARLCQoNUAAAXVJcBQEBHlNWAVEDVABXHlRXBAgVDApTAEtTDgAMTAhfDwEFA1VbA18HUg" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Nathan Leigh</a>, Raphael Mishler, Marina Tsaplina, Jacqueline Wade, and chef Roberto Rossi.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 18px;">Viewers can connect to <strong><span style="color: firebrick;"><em>Art, Justice, and Pasta</em></span></strong> via the Great Small Works facebook video page:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;">Since 2017 <strong>Great Small Works</strong> has shared space, projects, and enthusiasm with <strong>Building Stories, LLC</strong>, a Brooklyn-based community of artists, teachers, builders, designers, writers, filmmakers, organizers, performers, and thinkers who collaborate with organizations working toward economic and racial justice, environmental protections, labor equity, prison reform and immigrant rights. The <strong>Building Stories </strong>shared studio in Gowanus is a design, construction, and rehearsal space for multiple overlapping projects involving puppets, masks, banners, costumes, and signs, as well as film and video editing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong><span style="color: firebrick;"><em>Art, Justice, and Pasta</em>: <em>A Benefit for Building Stories</em></span></strong> will include performances by the following Building Stories members:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Marina Tsaplina</strong> and <strong>Alexandra Zevin</strong>, who will present their short video</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>What is Building Stories?</em>, a you-are-there tour of the Building Stories workshop and studio in Gowanus.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>People's Puppets of Occupy Wall Street</strong>, founded in Zuccotti Park in the first two weeks of the 2011 Occupation of New York City, is a collective that helps other activists build beautiful and effective visuals for actions. People's Puppets will present:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>Masque of the Red Death: 2020</em>, by Alexandra Zevin, a digital adaptation of a work by Edgar Allen Poe, in which the rich are partying during a pandemic, and a fracking executive steps away from the masquerade ball.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>Surviving the Storm: A Shadow Puppet Show</em>, Kim Fraczek’s video about a mourning dove protecting her nest eggs in the tree outside Kim’s window in Brookly during a day filled with violent winds and rain; the dove’s resilience and tenacity recall the story told by 1,000-year-old Redwood tree named Luna to her protector.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>The Luxury You Deserve</em>, Alexandra Zevin and Morgan Jenness's video reconciling anger and panic in response to recent political events, with an understanding of economic structures that influence history: we are living in the grips of settler colonial histories and a corporate takeover of the living world. Where are we going?</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>BoxCutter Collective</strong>, an extended family (Sam Wilson, Jason, Hicks, Tom Cunningham, and Joseph Therrien) of puppeteers, painters, performers, builders, educators, workers, union organizers, and mischief makers who have been working together in various forms for the last 15 years. They will perform:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>A Series of Questions for Those Not Yet in Favor of Police and Prison Abolition</em>, a picture performance by Tom Cunningham.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>How to Overthrow a Statue</em>, a how-to toy-theater instruction video by Jason Hicks.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Chinese Theatre Works</strong>, co-founded by Kuang-Yu Fong and Stephen Kaplin, who have collaborated together on dozens of theatrical productions that fuse Chinese opera with Western puppetry practice,</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> will perform:</span></span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>The Warrior</em>, based on a Japanese Zen parable, as interpreted by the great, late, master storyteller Ken Feit.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Great Small Works</strong>, a collective of six theater artists–John Bell, Trudi Cohen, Stephen Kaplin, Jenny Romaine, Roberto Rossi and Mark Sussman–who create original performances aiming to keep theater at the heart of social life, drawing on folk, avant-garde and popular theater traditions, will present:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>What Kind of Bear am I?</em>, a video conceived and directed by Jenny Romaine, based on a song by Geoff Berner, and part of a larger production, <em>The Revival of the Uzda Gravediggers</em>, about life in the "mostly ordinary town" of Uzda in Belorusia before the rise of a nation-state.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>The Inanimate Intimists</strong> (Ali Goss and Liz Oakley), who animate objects in order to explore their inner thoughts and desires, and have performed on their fire escape, from inside a bathtub, on their stove, and on their stoop, will perform:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>The Future of Pigs</em>, a hand-puppet lecture by Professor Pig about the violent history and imagined future of the humans giving pigs a bad name: the police.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Nathan Leigh</strong>, a member of People's Puppets of Occupy Wall Street, will present:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>I Know What It Means To Be Free</em>, a video animation created in collaboration with Israel Adeyemi Adeniji, who spent 190 days in ICE detention, and the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund's "Let My People Go" campaign to release our immigrant neighbors in detention; and</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>The Immortan Joe Memorial Highway</em>, a stop-motion animation video Leigh made for a tune by his band Nathan Leigh and the Crisis Actors.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Raphael Mishler</strong>, a visual designer for New York theater productions, will present:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>Quarantine Stroll</em>, a collage crankie based on walks through the artist's neighborhood during the beginning of social distancing.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Jacqueline Wade</strong>, a professional hybrid filmmaker/storyteller/actress/<wbr></wbr>puppeteer/fabricator/activist, and graduate student in the MFA Integrated Media Arts Program at Hunter College, will present</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>A Slice of History</em>, a multi-media triptych perspective on Human Zoos, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Young Lords, created, written, directed, and edited by Jacqueline Wade.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Marina Tsaplina</strong>, a transdisciplinary performing artist, disability advocate, and scholar in the medical/health humanities, will present:</span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; font-size: 16px;"><em>Body Poem #1: That Place of Freedom</em>, a short meditation; an exploration of body, place, breath, sound, and image.</span></li>
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Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-47640192419655488602020-08-08T09:37:00.001-07:002020-08-12T10:51:59.250-07:00Pop-up Theater Course! <center>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A unique opportunity to learn, study, meet, and collaboratively work with artists from all over the world from your chair at home...</span><br />
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<li>Course title:<b style="font-style: italic;"> Pop-Up Methods and Techniques as a Basis for Theater.</b></li>
<li>Puppets for Pop-Up Stages.</li>
<li>The last lesson will be dedicated to personal counseling and watching the works.</li>
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Opens on Thursday 20.8 at 8 pm Israel time; the course will be held weekly for five consecutive weeks - 20.8, 27.8, 3.9, 10.9, 17.9<br />
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The course will be in English and includes personalized online guidance.<br />
Number of participants, about 15, and each lesson will last 2-3 academic hours.<br />
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Price: US $ 100, payment via PayPal or Western Union Service)<br />
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For more details, contact <a href="mailto:grad-mg@bezeqint.net">Galia Levy-Grad</a>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-81256409086489943862020-07-17T11:50:00.000-07:002020-07-17T12:20:17.884-07:00Gepetto: Extraordinary Extremities<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">La MaMa in association with <a href="http://concretetempletheatre.com/new/">Concrete Temple Theatre</a> and Bridge Street Theatre presents</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities</span></i></span></div>
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Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 2 PM – 3 PM EDT; to join this live event, go to <a href="http://lamama.org/gepetto/">http://lamama.org/gepetto/</a><br />
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We are deeply honored at this time to be able to present a live streamed performance of Geppetto! <br />
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<i>Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities</i> is a tale of resilience, adaptation and ingenuity that tells the story of puppet-maker Geppetto, who is attempting to perform — all by himself for the first time ever — the grand mythical love story of Perseus, who slays a sea monster to save his beloved Andromeda. During the show things begin to go haywire, and Geppetto finds himself desperately improvising to overcome the challenges of performing solo while at the same time scrambling to devise new story lines, new characters, and even new limbs.<br />
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<i>Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities</i> was <a href="https://www.npr.org/2011/08/10/137552538/the-double-amputee-who-designs-better-limbs">inspired by a NPR story on Hugh Herr</a>, whose legs were amputated after a climbing accident and who now designs technologically advanced artificial limbs.<br />
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“The play focuses on a longing for magic, a wish for a transformative power…A compelling performance, enhanced by haunting cello music…It celebrates human ingenuity.” – <span style="color: #45818e;">New York Times </span></blockquote>
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“It’s romantic in an old-fashioned way…lovely music…Carlo Adinolfi’s performance is charming.” – <span style="color: #45818e;">New Yorker</span></blockquote>
We dedicate this performance to anyone who has lost a loved one during the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">ISOLATING TOGETHER</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another night of Toy Theater wonders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another colossal event of miniature proportions.</span></div>
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Presented by <a href="https://greatsmallworks.org/toy.html">Great Small Works</a>: John Bell, Trudi Cohen (Cambridge, MA), Jenny Romaine (New York, NY), Stephen Kaplin (Jackson Heights, NY), Roberto Rossi (Red Hook, NY) and Mark Sussman (Montreal, QC) Technical Support: Sarah Goshman<br />
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All proceeds from Days #5 and #6 of Isolating Together will go to The Black Puppeteer Empowerment Grant & Creative Research Residency under the leadership of Program Mentor Brad Brewer through an initiative by Puppet Showplace Theater Brookline, MA. Congratulations to the first grantee cohort! <br />
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WE SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES. www.greatsmallworks.blogspot.com<br />
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With thanks to the <a href="https://www.ibexpuppetry.com/puppetslam-network">Puppet Slam Network</a>, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Scherman Foundation, and the Mental Insight Foundation for their generous support. <br />
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<u>RUNNING ORDER</u><br />
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In Kinship Fellowship: Lilah Akins, Devon Kelley-Yurdin, Emilia Dahlin, Cory Tamler, Jennie Hahn, Tyler Rai (Maine)<br />
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Sieglinde and Martin Haase, Haases Papiertheater (Germany)<br />
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Maria Camia (Brooklyn, NY)<br />
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Honolulu Theatre for Youth (Honolulu, HI)<br />
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Houseboat Productions (Baltimore and Cincinnati)<br />
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Amelia Castillo (Glover, VT)<br />
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Precarious Works, Siena Mayers (Lake Worth, FL)<br />
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Paul Zaloom and Lynn Jeffries (Los Angeles, CA)<br />
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Kate Brehm (New York, NY)<br />
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Kathleen Doyle (Newburypoort, MA) and Christa Haxthausen (Los Angeles, CA)<br />
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eliana stinky (Worcester, MA)<br />
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Coalfather Industries (NY and Illinois)<br />
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Great Small Works/Stephen Kaplin (Jackson Heights, NY)<br />
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Patrick Costello (Brooklyn, NY)<br />
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Leah Ogawa and John Chao (NYC and Houston)<br />
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Elle Love and Caitlin Ross (Glover, VT)<br />
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Kalan Sherrard (New York, NY)<br />
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Andrea Lomanto (New York, NY)<br />
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13 Pratt Theater Company – Rainier Pearl-Styles, Nick Chieffo and Riley Fox Hillyer (Boston, MA)Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-3800640210889187282020-07-11T17:44:00.000-07:002020-07-11T17:44:54.434-07:00Brian Zelznick Does Doll Face as Toy Theatre!<center>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our newest virtual offering is a charming, zany, 10-minute toy theater show directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Selznick">Brian Selznick</a>, writer and illustrator of “The Invention of Hugo Cabaret” and “The Houdini Box,” and the illustrator of the 20th anniversary “Harry Potter” box set. The show is based on the 1994 children’s picture book written by Pam Conrad and illustrated by Selznick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the time, the book was a sweet story about a doll who throws herself a party with her friend’s knife, fork, spoon, and plate. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">“Twenty-five years later,” says Selznick, “my friend Jacqui Russell asked me if I would help to turn ‘Doll Face Has a Party!’ into a puppet show.</span><br />
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</i></span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>She thought that children might especially enjoy it during this time of quarantine because Doll Face never leaves her home, throws a party because she is bored and makes friends with the items around her house.</i>”</span><br />
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Creative Team: <br />
Directed by <a href="https://www.thebrianselznick.com/">Brian Selznick</a><br />
Based on the Book, "Doll Face Has a Party!"<br />
Text by Pam Conrad / Pictures by Brian Selznick<br />
Produced by Jacqueline Russell<br />
Designed, Built, and Puppeteered by <a href="https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/art-love-grace-needlman-and-will-bishop/">Will Bishop & Grace Needlman</a><br />
Narrated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lecesne">James Lecesne</a><br />
Music by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuba_Skinny">Tuba Skinny</a><br />
Additional Music by Robin Rapuzzi<br />
Sound Design by Kevin O’DonnellTrishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-15210061371957005722020-06-30T09:35:00.000-07:002020-06-30T09:35:06.288-07:00Toy Shop Scheduling Changes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNYzlFHLu7Q/XvtnAuTWvOI/AAAAAAABGko/u5FXmEqsx4UX-cbdDVji22fqSv84JN9fgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/106217522_3138927766164583_8046658916765175662_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hNYzlFHLu7Q/XvtnAuTWvOI/AAAAAAABGko/u5FXmEqsx4UX-cbdDVji22fqSv84JN9fgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/106217522_3138927766164583_8046658916765175662_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to <a href="https://www.pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk/">Benjamin Pollock's virtual shop</a>.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><u>Here are some upcoming dates</u>:</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">1st - 5th July Miniatures</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">6th - 10th July Handmade Wooden Toys & Bears</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">11th - 15th July Puppets & Toy Theatre</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">16th July - Vintage toy theatre material</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;">From the 17th July we will be opening Friday - Sunday 12 - 6 with virtual appointments available on Thursdays.</span>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-75824595024293156302020-06-29T22:57:00.001-07:002020-07-16T15:48:50.345-07:00Isolating Together: Virtual Toy Theatre Festival III<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pq1XZNO65AI/Xvp6mQ1M6VI/AAAAAAABGkY/I4TW18elJKoNCwsKcWdU1DRcwTy7WPZbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/82297075_10158666603546520_1479306903949972232_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="960" height="549" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pq1XZNO65AI/Xvp6mQ1M6VI/AAAAAAABGkY/I4TW18elJKoNCwsKcWdU1DRcwTy7WPZbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/82297075_10158666603546520_1479306903949972232_o.jpg" width="600" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're back! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Coming again to a personal screen near you!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">ISOLATING TOGETHER</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Another night of Toy Theater wonders. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Another colossal event of miniature proportions.</span></div>
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Presented by <a href="https://greatsmallworks.org/toy.html">Great Small Works</a>: John Bell, Trudi Cohen (Cambridge, MA), Jenny Romaine (New York, NY), Stephen Kaplin (Jackson Heights, NY), Roberto Rossi (Red Hook, NY) and Mark Sussman (Montreal, QC)<br />
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With thanks to the <a href="https://www.ibexpuppetry.com/puppetslam-network">Puppet Slam Network</a>, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Scherman Foundation, and the Mental Insight Foundation for their generous support.<br />
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With thanks to the Puppetslam Network, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Scherman Foundation, and the Mental Insight Foundation for their generous support. <br />
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<u>RUNNING ORDER</u><br />
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Amanda Card (NYC)<br />
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Robert Poulter’s New Model Theatre (London, UK)<br />
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Maisie O’Brien (Dallas and Philadelphia)<br />
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People’s Puppets of Occupy Wall Street (Brooklyn, NY)<br />
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Felice Amato (Boston, MA)<br />
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Alex and Olmsted -- Alex Vernon and Sarah Olmsted Thomas (Takoma Park, MD)<br />
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Steph Hill-Wood (Detroit, MI)<br />
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Sue Truman, The Crankie Factory (Seattle, WA)<br />
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Paradox Teatro Family (Mexico City)<br />
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Bénédicte Guillon Verne et Pierre Bérerd of Le Chemin qui Marche (near Québec City)<br />
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Edna Bland (Sanford, FL)<br />
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Léonie Zikos (Cappadocia, Turkey)<br />
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Felicia Cooper (Stafford Springs, CT)<br />
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Great Small Works/Roberto Rossi (Red Hook, NY)<br />
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Linda Wingerter & Polly Sonic of the Stringpullers Puppet Company (Ithaca, NY)<br />
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The Weeping Mary Collective, submitted by Alva Rogers (New York, NY)Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14401732.post-73505686206142198222020-06-17T18:44:00.001-07:002020-06-17T18:53:45.035-07:00The Oz Head, Wicked Stage Model<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OpRBWngtZcs" width="600"></iframe>Trishymousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448388630980259659noreply@blogger.com0