Posted in Mish-Mash, Uncategorized, tagged cool stuff that I waaaaaant, puppetry, shadow puppets on February 5, 2008| 1 Comment »
Ooooooh. It’s only February, and I already know what I want for Christmas:
“Yeah,” you may say. “I’ve seen tabletop theaters before.” Take a closer gander:
Those are tiny little marionettes! With spiffy little 3D pop-up scenery! You can do your own rendition of the “Lonely Herdsman” from The Sound of Music! Also:
It does shadow puppets, too. A feature after my own heart. Pretty, although a bit pricey.
Learn more here. Thanks to Planet Esme for the info.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged folklore, lotte reiniger, shadow puppets on December 10, 2007| Leave a Comment »
A few days ago, Fuse #8 posted a bit of news saying that Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed was going to be shown at a theater in Brooklyn. It made me so happy — as some of you may know from this previous post, I’m something of a shadow puppet enthusiast and a definite fan of Reiniger’s work.
Case in point: this past Saturday I did a shadow puppet production of Hansel & Gretel at my library. I think it turned out rather cute, so I thought I’d share a few images with you.
The first show our hero and heroine (volunteer kids from the audience) talking to their father in the forest.
Here the kids look hungrily at the fabulous gingerbread house.
Lastly, the evil witch casts a spell on Hansel. See that green glow? That’s the magic spell. Green is always the color of magic, right?
The more astute among you will see the great debt I owe to David Wisniewski’s Worlds of Shadow for this production. If you’re interested in shadow puppetry, I highly recommend picking up a copy.
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