•
In The Window: Puppets by Debbie Grieve
•
Alexander Mergold Marionette Workshop this weekend
• Basement
Studio Available for Rent •Olga
Korper Gallery: Matt Donovan & Hallie Siegel
•
Hot Docs 2011: Being Elmo - Kevin Clash
• As You Puppet: Lorraine Kimsa
Theatre for Young People
• Puppets from around
the World
•
Patricia O'Donovan
• Calgary Animated Objects Society
• Jim Henson Builds Some Puppets
•
June Harlowe foods
• Zocalo
NOW
IN THE WINDOW AT OPEN DOOR DESIGNS
HAND
PUPPETS BY DEBBIE GRIEVE
MARIONETTE
BUILDING WORKSHOP
WITH ALEXANDER MERGOLD
THIS WEEKEND
starting this Sunday, April 10th more information
A
passerby told me about this show of doll/puppet figures.
BASEMENT
STUDIO
NOW AVAILABLE
FOR RENT
The basement
studio is now finished and available for rent
for small meetings and events. A beautiful clean new space,
there is approximately 350 sq ft of floor space. 2 tables, 12
chairs, microwave, kettle, coffeemaker, fridge and bathroom.
Rates:
$15/hr - 8 hour minimum
$20/hr by the hour.
“When a puppet is good and true
and meaningful, it’s the soul of the puppeteer that you’re
seeing.”
– Martin P. Robinson, veteran Sesame Street puppeteer
This Sundance Special Jury Prize winner is
heart-warming and fun for the whole family. Being Elmo is the
inspiring story of how a shy nine-year-old Kevin Clash
pursued his dream of becoming a puppeteer on Sesame
Street. Raised in a low-income community, Clash’s
talents were evident in his homemade prototypes and the puppet
shows he staged for his mother’s daycare kids. But it
was after his first gig on a local children’s TV show
that he was truly on the path. Featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes
access at Sesame Street, Being Elmo captures the magic created
by Jim Henson, and is a tribute to Henson’s legacy and
the community of puppeteers who’ve enchanted generations
of children around the world. - Karina Rotenstein
ADAPTED
AND PERFORMED
BY JANE MCCLELLAND & MIKE PETERSEN
PRODUCED BY HANK’S TOY BOX THEATRE
RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 1-6
STUDIO APRIL 10–21, 2011
RUNNING TIME: APPROX. 55 MINUTES TICKETS:
$15-$20
SCHOOL
GROUPS CALL: 416-862-2222
German
hand puppet,
painted composite
wood, 14.5" Sold
American,
30's-40's? hand puppets, clown (Sold), friar(?), big bad
wolf
molded papier mache, wood,
20"
$95 ea
Marionette
New Orleans, contemporary
carved, painted wood
18"
$120
Rajasthani
Puppet - This puppet flips: male one side female the other.
Carved, painted wood and textile. 20"
$75
wajang
golek
rod puppet, thailand(?), 24"
$75
wajang
golek
rod puppet, thailand(?), 29" Sold
I
am also pleased to say that we now have some provenance on these
wonderful Czech puppets were brought into the store. They are
in mint condition and we now know that they were made after
1948. They were purchased "as old" in the early 1950's.
Radek Licek
from the Puppet
Museum in Chrudim in the Czech Republic wrote this about
these puppets:
"The
puppets displayed in your slideshow are small marionettes
from a serial production for family theatres. They were manufactured
by Mr. Lubor Svorcik (*1911 - ?) from Pardubice, Czechoslovakia.
He obtained a licence for "a production of art puppets"
in 1948. He designed and produced the puppets himself, only
with a help of his wife until the early 1980´s."
The
26 puppets are about 10" tall and including the controller
24" tall. The owners would like to sell them. They are
available individually @ $35 ea or the set of 26 for $780. If
you would like to purchase them, please contact us at info@opendoordesigns.ca
or call (416) 531-1290.
A
friend recently told me about one of his friends:
Patricia O'Donovan
Director, playwright, designer and performer of Puppet
Theater, Object Theater, Shadow Theater and Science
Theater. Biologist. Lecturer and teacher. Workshops
for professional artists, students, museum guides and
educators. Academic degrees in both biology and theater.
President of the international association of Puppet
Theater in Israel, UNIMA.
A
TOUCH OF LIGHT is based on the biography of Louis Braille,the
inventor of the alphabet for the blind. It has been acclaimed
by critics and the public since its inception and has been
invited to participate in all major international puppet
theaters in the world. In France it has performed over 2000
times and has been accepted by the League of Teachers as
a recommended spectacle.
Apologies,
I missed the March Newsletter so this Festival info is stale
dated but I thought I would include it for reference purposes.
Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids
how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video
aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on
Iowa Public Television's "Volume See" kids' show.
June Harlowe Foods
1627 Dupont Street
(Between Dundas & Symington, south side)
Toronto, Ontario
M6P 3S8
416.848.1984
Material
Donations Needed
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE
AT EVANGELINE
Donations
may be dropped off at Open Door Designs or email Nancy
Davis Halifax for more information.
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE: DONATIONS
NEEDED:
fabric, wool, embroidery floss, needles, crochet hooks, old
sweaters
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE was formed in 2006 in response to our desire
to deepen our artistic, collaborative, and community-engaged
practices through residency projects that would enable us to
develop both intensive and extensive relationships in the Junction
- a rapidly changing neighbourhood in Toronto's west end. We
share a desire to work collaboratively with artists and non-artists
to create work that inspires new conversations; softens boundaries
between groups separated by age, culture, ability, and economic
status; promotes the presence of art in everyday life and contributes
to increasing public engagement in community development. The
work we create with communities is used in producing exhibitions,
public installations, and celebratory performance events.We
are currently working within the walls of the Evangeline Shelter.
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