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I WANT TO MAKE PUPPETS......

2008-06-16T01:29:28Z

hello i woke up one day wanting to make puppets. i know nothing about puppets. can anyone steer me to some classes for adults in sf? a thousand thank yous

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glue for upholstery foam?

2008-05-14T17:21:20Z

I'm building something that requires me to glue upholstery-type foam together.. does anyone know what kind of glue I should use? I know some glues eat foams.

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West Coast Shadowjam Tour, July... where shall we visit?

2008-05-04T02:26:28Z

Greetings fellow puppeteers!
We are Mind of a Snail, a shadow-puppet duo from near Vancouver, Canada.
http://www.myspace.com/mindofasnail

We're planning to travel down the west coast this July, and we want to connect with other puppeteers & creative folks along the way.

One of our favorite things to do is Shadowjam!!
http://tribes.tribe.net/shadowjam

(Shadowjam is what you get when you vigorously blend improv shadow puppetry, musical jam and in-the-moment storytelling. We want to share this fun with other like-minded folks!)

Any opportunities to perform, do a workshop, or facillitate a shadowjam are welcomed!

email us if you have any suggestions, want to host a shadowjam, or have connections to an event where we can perform, or if you just wanna hang out with us :)

mindofasnail (at) gmail (dot) com

chloe & jessica

**cross-posted in the other puppet tribes**

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Greetings fellow doll wigglers!

2008-04-11T18:47:39Z

My name is Myrth, I am a musician, poet, and puppeteer with a performance arts and sustainable crafts collective known as The Elvolutionaries... We will be performing around the pacific northwest this summer, sharing magic and environmental awareness through circus arts, puppeteering, dance, and music... I'll be posting some pictures of our puppet friends and giant costumes... I look forward to playing with you all!

Also, If there are any Bellydancing, puppeteering, elven enchantresses out there, who are looking to run away with the circus, this may just be your chance! We will be performing at the One Family Gathering in christmas valley oregon the first weekend of may... I hope to see you there!

love light laughter and song

Myrth

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Waking Dream seeks giant puppet builders and performers

2008-02-18T19:19:06Z

Waking Dream, the performance company that has brought giant puppets to Starwood for the last five years, is seeking artists interested in helping us build and perform new work at this year's Starwood, and at other regional gatherings this summer.

Experience not neccessary, however we are looking for people who have confidence making things and performing in front of people. Must be will to challenge ones self and be willing to perform in bizarre, sometime uncomfortable costumes.

Our studio and workshop is located in Greenwich, Connecticut, about 45 minutes from New York.

www.wakingdream.org

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Cable System

2007-09-21T19:58:26Z

I, myself, am not a puppeteer or have not fully created one yet, but have always been fascinated with them. Now that I'm out of school I'm able to have the time to finally try my hands on building one. I have made plans for a marionette which has quite a simple structure.... but the puppet I want to try my hands on first is the cable style. I enjoy fantasy and have a plan for a woodbaby puppet... but unfortunately don't know how the cable system is built for the movement. Woodbaby puppet just slightly move so it seems like an easy enough structure to build... but I need some idea of how the mechanics just. It isn't like the marionette with an exterior movement system... haha so I can't really tell how they work by just looking at them.

So if anyone knows how to build, where to find, or has a pattern for the cable system for the woodbaby puppets... I would highly appreciate it. I've emailed actually woodbaby makers but due to it being something they make for profit, I may not receive an answer. But this isn't for competitive mean haha. Really I have always wanted one and it would be cool to make one. I like renaissance fairs so it would be a great piece for my costume or a gift for a friend. I'm an illustrator so making it a living would probably interfere with that.

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Attn: Shadow puppeteers

2007-08-26T11:48:28Z

((Sorry if you've seen this))

The International Shadow Theatre Center of Germany is working on an updated
list of shadow puppeteers. They have put out the call through the UNIMA
centers in various countries but it is not limited to members. I have
compiled a list of as many shadow puppeteers in the U.S. as I could track
down but since I'm sure I omitted many, I would like to ask that you email
me (dmitri@nwpuppet.org) with:

Company Name
Contact Name
Mailing Address
Email Address
Website
Phone Number
Fax Number

My feeling is that priority should be for those who specialize exclusively
in shadow theater but if other puppeteers want to be on the list, I will not
exclude you. Please at least have some work with shadows though.

If you would like to submit information directly or if you are not in the
U.S., here is the contact info:

Internationales Schattentheater Zentrum
Rainer Reusch
Wolf?ckerstra?e 23
D - 73529 Schw?bisch Gm?nd
Tel.: +49-7171 / 86467
Fax: +49-7171 / 86460
e-mail: isz@schattentheater.de
Website: http://www.schattentheater.de

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Toy Theatre?

2007-07-29T16:31:39Z

Anyone have experience building or performing toy theatre? The desire to delve into this form of puppetry has been growing since last year, when I caught an extraordinary evening's performance by Great Small Works www.greatsmallworks.org and thought that it would be a perfect addition to my own troupe's bag of tricks.

We were offered site specific gig, for which adding a toy theatre would be ideal. So, I have to stop dreaming and start building. The plan is to build it inside of a suitcase for convenience of transportation.

So far the only book on the practical aspects of toy theatre that I have found is "Theatre on a Tabletop: Puppetry for Small Spaces" by Kuang-Yu Fong & Stephen Kaplin. Anyone have suggestions? Ideas?

P.S. For those of you unfamliar with toy theatre, it was a popular home entertainment of the 19th century: essentially a cardboard replica of a proscenium theatre that would sit in the parlor. A family would amuse itself by staging popular plays of the day using cardboard cutouts.

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Boinck!!...

2007-06-06T07:12:42Z

..is that a nut bouncing off your head?

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Bread & Puppet Blog

2007-05-26T03:00:24Z

I just began posting journal entries from my most recent stint with Bread & Puppet Theater to my blog.

http://authorsden.com/visit/viewblog.asp?AuthorID=4855

If you scroll down further, there's also a lengthy journal of my time with them back in 2003 as well.

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Vines "Anysound" Video

2007-04-23T03:43:53Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiIboq6XCOg

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puppet video on youtube

2007-03-29T06:50:34Z

watch this,
i made it a couple years ago, and posted it recently for the great internet public (that's you!)

it's called "a finger play"
it's kinda quirky and funky.

I hope you like it:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZXMhEejvk0

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Closet puppet lover!!!!

2007-03-29T04:11:56Z

I'm new here. I am finally coming outta the closet. I love puppets! And I don't care who knows. So, what kinds of materials do yall use? I wanna have a puppet making orgy, er.. *party* at my home soon. Dig deep people, I need to know. And what style of puppets are you inspired to make? Any websites that you suggest for directions? Anyone in LA? Anyone, anyone.

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The passing of a great puppeteer...

2007-03-02T17:15:56Z

I just recently heard of the passing of Roger Mara. I can't tell you how sad this makes me. Roger Mara was an amazing person and a wonderful puppeteer. His passing at the young age of 53 represents a huge hole in the world of American puppetry as well as in our hearts.

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Chcolate Tasting and Puppet Lounge

2007-02-13T03:50:44Z

Just wanted to let everyone in the Boston area know that my little puppet theater in Somerville will be hosting a chocolate tasting on Saturday, February 10th from 5-10pm . From 8-10 I'll be doing a lounge act with marionettes to the music of Richard Cheese, so if you're in town, come by and check it out.

Willoughby and Baltic
195g Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144

http://theteenylounge.blogspot.com

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Why do puppeteers hold puppery in such contempt?

2007-02-10T19:14:37Z

I just participated in a puppet event targeted at adults. The venue was 21 and older. There were about 11 or 12 acts per night for three nights.

Of these 11 or 12 acts--2 were marionette acts, 2 were shadow puppet shows, 1 had Bunraku style puppetry and 1 was a hand and rod puppet act. the other half of the show had little or no connection to puppetry. The worst thing was that out of all these acts, maybe three had any intention of using puppetry as a serious art form. The entire rest of the show seemed to comprise of vomit and dick jokes. Most of the puppets were not well crafted and there was little care taken in the writing of each act.

Now let me be clear. I am NOT opposed to vomit or dick jokes, as long as they are carefully conceived and forward the interest of puppetry in general. There is nothing wrong with well done bawdy humor. BUT, what I mostly saw was not carefully crafted innuendo or iconoclastic challenges to the status quo, but a crutch that puppeteers used because they didn't have the cajones to be creative.

I see this as the biggest problem facing American puppetry. There are two broad categories that seem to dominate the field.

*shows targeted at children (and many of these are excellent)
*shows targeted at adults which focus on being revolting, dirty, shameless and lewd (which are done as poorly as possible)

All I am saying is there is more to puppetry than these two categories. There are a lot of very talented puppeteers out there doing beautiful, heartfelt shows with great characters and stories. Or at least pushing the envelope of clever performance with ingenuity and skill. I am not speaking to you who are trying so hard to make American puppetry the best it can be, I'm speaking to you who seem to think being a puppeteer is a silly, throw away lark. A way to get a reaction out of an audience without putting in the real effort. Those who see the limits of puppetry instead of the avenues for exploration. Those who have so much contempt for puppetry that the form is only worth debasing so that the use of puppets becomes a joke in and of itself.

What I'm asking is that each of us look at what we are doing with our puppetry and ask ourselves, "Am I making the best show I can?" and "Am I forwarding the art of puppetry or am I tearing it down?"

"Can I do Better?"

I for one, will try.

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Radha and Krsna puppets

2007-02-01T18:11:15Z

http://krishna.tv/childrens-krishna-puppet-show-and-cartoon-dvd-set-4-dvds-p-506.html

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free puppet patterns?

2007-01-19T03:11:21Z

Hey - does anyone know where to find free puppet patterns for hand puppets - of the big furry animal type?
Straight up movable mouth puppet that's about one and a half feet tall....
My Google searches are bearing no fruit - any help much appreciated!!

I have found this site for making sock puppets, it's cute -
http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/puppets.html

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Saturday, January 6 as posted on the Transbay Creative Calendar

2007-01-06T18:02:57Z

Saturday, Jan 6 2007 9:00 PM

Orbis Nex
East Oakland
http://www.vialmagazine.com/breadcrumbs.html

a night of live musick, experimental dance and puppetry

with:

Nommo Ogo
'psychoacoustic space claw'

Skullcaster
'transcranial magnetic stimulation'

Pareidolia Puppet Theatre
'experimarionettes'

Myrionymos Marionette
with soundtrack by Poison Ring
'the flesh of history'

$5-$10 at door, a portion of the proceeds will go towards "green scare" prisoner support.

Cost : $5

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puppetry performance in Chicago in January

2006-12-30T02:31:21Z

Off the Map and into the Murk: Spelunking into Puppetry
Curated by Artistic Associate Barbara Whitney

"Puppetry, in all its most tender and raucous forms, lends itself to a unique exploration of the seamy creases and transcendent spirit of the human experience. This month we'll explore the uncharted territories of the Self – from the airy reaches of the spirit into memory and fantasy, to the landlocked regions of the body into blood, phlegm, and bile. And flatulence. Join this award-winning group of international puppetry artists as they plunge into the murk and emerge transformed." - Barbara Whitney

PROGRAM ONE January 5-7
Lolly Extract & Amber Marsh - Myopia
Laura Heit presents Handmade Puppet Dreams: Volume One

PROGRAM TWO January 12-14
Clare Dolan - Babel
Lolly Extract & Amber Marsh - Myopia
Laura Heit presents Handmade Puppet Dreams: Volume Two

PROGRAM THREE January 19-21
Amanda Maddock & Ensemble - Mrs. Wright’s Escape
Finn Campman - Alchemy
Jana Zeller & Zak Grace - Egg Noir

PROGRAM FOUR January 26-28
Merrill Garbus - Fat Kid Opera
Barbara Whitney - Since We are Bound
Merrill Garbus, Barbara Whitney, & Meredith Miller - Three Piggy Opera

JULIA MAYER COFFEE DANCE January 5

http://www.linkshall.org/pp-jan.htm

____________________

Anyone here going to be there?

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Amazing really HUGE puppets...

2006-12-25T21:37:18Z

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1522158746296131750
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tLJSOirOsc
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4904613687071498554

wowee!~

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puppet conference...

2006-12-22T14:55:35Z

Is anyone going to the Puppeteers of America Conference "Much ado About Puppets" ? It's in Tacoma wa... http://www.muchadoaboutpuppets.org/

I've never been to a puppetry conference before, any thoughts?

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reel bed in ding! 8:(

2006-12-21T01:18:36Z

http://www.devilducky.com/media/39946/

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Paul Zaloom's "Mother of All Enemies"

2006-11-18T15:28:45Z

I just saw Paul Zaloom perform his shadow puppet show "Mother of All Enemies" in Boston. It was an update of the traditional Karagoz show. This time, Karagoz is a gay Syrian, who first flees from Syria after being imprisioned for being gay, then from Israel where he they don't like him for being a Syrian who tunnels under the border, then naively falls in with al-Qaeda, et cetera-- with stops at Ellis Island, a Guantanamo bay, and a "gay-recovery" program.

Bloody hilarious and utterly vulgar.

Zaloom also stepped out from behind his shadow screen to perform autobiographical monologues as interludes. With even more hilarious results.

After the show, he was nice enough to invite people on stage so he could show them how his puppets worked.

Unfortunately, he is unlikely to produce a video of the show anytime soon due to the fact that "Beakman's World" is on TV again-- and that might cause problems.

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Marionette Controls

2006-11-17T04:32:15Z

Last year, my father, while traveling through India, picked up some Rajastani marionettes. Apparently, no one uses control sticks there-- instead holding the strings in one's hand and trying not to tangle them.

I decided that this technique does not work for me and I intend to build some control devices. I've picked up Bruce Taylor's book, "Marionette Magic" and have been looking over the designs.

I think I know what I intend to do, however, I am open to suggestions as far as what makes a good control device, that might not be obvious to a marionette newbie who has done some research.

First off-- any specific reasons to prefer airplane over crutch controls?

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walkabout puppet theatres

2006-11-10T22:45:50Z

i just made a walkabout shadow theatre with a picture frame, cardboard, white paper & black fabric... It can be illuminated with a headlamp, or with sunlight during the day.
This is exciting! I'm gonna try it out on people tomorrow!

Anyone else made walkabout theatres?

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to Puppets and puppeteers in NYC

2006-11-08T18:03:54Z

I want to photograph you and your puppeteer.

I'm working on an assignment for ICP. It's due in one week. Since I don't have a car, it has to be in NYC because I'm happy to meet you anywhere I can get to but if the background can be a theater or a puppet workshop, or someplace interesting... all the better.

Please contact me here or at: lee@leemylks.com

I'm also trying to get puppets to go to this Friday's drag-queen puppet bingo on Novemeber 10th.

Drag Queen Puppet Bingo
Fridays 7:30pm to 10:30pm
232 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10011
212.929.2243

with Your Queen of the Tumbling Balls, GRETA GREEN assisted by Joe Kovacs Bingo Cards are FREE

Either way, please contact me.

Thanks in advance.

Yours,

Lee

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Shadow theatre workshop @ SF cellspace

2006-06-16T18:07:03Z

hey folks,
if you've been dreaming of shadow theatre or just think it's really neat- check this out.

Shadow theatre teacher training workshop
Sunday June 25th 1-4
CellSpace market building drum room
2050 bryant st San francisco, ca 94110
$30-50 (if price prohibitive let me know)

we'll include traditional shadow theatre, modern projected shadow theatre, puppet crafting, improv, simple scripts, story adaptation, shadows and the school play, and a bit about CA teaching standards...

i've been performing and teaching shadow theatre for about ten years. this workshop will focus on teaching shadow theatre and adapting stories and curriculum to to shadows. the workhop is perfect for classroom teachers, art teachers and those interested in shadow theatre. additionally ShadowLight Productions is looking to hire a few people as teaching artists for the fall.
check out our website www.shadowlight.org

email me with questions and to enroll
-cimi -christine marie

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shadow puppets!!!!

2006-05-29T20:01:15Z

HELP!
i can't stop thinking and dreaming about shadow puppets!
Mostly of the javanese variety and anything else thereof!
Whats a girl to do?

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Puppet making literature

2006-05-18T03:05:18Z

Hi puppet people!
I belong to a theater company called ArcheDream based out of Philadelphia. We make ourselves look like puppets. Or so the audience says anyway. The characters are archytypes of human emotions or symbols. You can check it out on www.archedream.com We're also a very young Tribe if you feel titilated enough by what you see to join. The masks and costumes are hand painted and made by myself and my art director Alan Bell.
At the moment we are creating a children's animal show with Monkey's in the Moonlight, animals on stilts, butterflies and jellyfish etc. We've never constructed costumes like this and are currently in need of some literature for making puppet like extentions of the body. Anybody have any suggestions for places I can look for information on how to build?
Thanks for all you conceptualizers that dig on your imagination and bring it right on into fruition. It's all tasty and decadant.....yummmm;o}

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puppet in progress

2006-04-12T03:42:05Z

I just posted a pic of the puppet I designed and built for an upcoming production.
http://madpuppets.tribe.net/photos/e2d43c16-86c9-4f72-84ed-141ef10971cd

the front end rides up where it's supposed to now, the hooves are on, the wig done.. just the tail to go!

This was a real challenge, as I've never made anything like it.. I'm really happy with it! aroo :)

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Frog Lake

2006-04-06T04:34:35Z

Was recently put on by the Thistle Theatre group and Seattle Philharmonic orchestra, last Sunday at the University of Washington. It featured bunraku puppets. Anyone else have a chance to go? (It looked like it was mostly children)

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lion king puppet photos?

2006-03-04T21:41:25Z

Anyone have any good links to photos of the Broadway production? My internet search came up kinda dry... thanks!

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PUPPET ROCK BAND

2006-02-25T07:31:06Z

I am interested in making an all puppet rock band and also do the music for it...I am going to name the characters after real life friends I had as a teenager with Stainless on keyboards and Ruby Cadillac as the lead singer....need feedback on this..
Thanks-Rose

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New Tribe: Self-Promotion

2006-02-10T19:22:19Z

Self Promotion Tribe for those artist, performers and people that want to get the word out about who they are! The best person to promote you is you but it can be a daunting task. New tribe to discuss the finer aspects of self-promotion to get out there and get recognized.

http://tribes.tribe.net/selfpromotion

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swazzle

2005-12-28T00:37:55Z

have you ever used one?

The swazzle (swatchel) is a device made of two strips of metal bound around a cotton tape reed. The device is used to produce a distinctive harsh, rasping voice and is held in the mouth by the performer.

I have been obsessed into making one of these things, but have not do so quite yet. I have found a couple diagrams online:
http://www.spyrock.com/nadafarm/html/punch-swaz.html
http://www.punchandjudy.com/swazzle.htm

I am not really into Punch and Judy, but want to use it for other characters, and to add more variety into my music making styles.

I wanted to know if any of you's have any experience using this type of contraption? Or have any other homemade voice distortion techniques to share......

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Anybody make puppets?

2005-12-22T10:38:09Z

I've made somewhere around 500 paper bag puppets over the last few years. And now I have no idea what to do with them. (I did do about 3 puppet shows with some of them, but it became VERY apparent that my talents don't lie in being a puppeteer or actor.

You can see a few of my puppets here...

http://www.savagemonsters.com/savage_puppets.html

Comments and feedback are welcome...

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Puppet-fronted Rock Band seeks Puppetteers!

2005-12-10T08:51:19Z

Bunny Numpkins and the Kill Blow-up Reaction, an Oakland-based pop-rock group with a puppet lead singer is looking to expand our puppet-oire. If you are hip and silly and want to be a part of our vision, we'd love to meet you! Please contact Daniella at worldplaynow@yahoo.com.

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Bay Area Puppeteers: Performer Call For Friday

2005-12-04T01:34:03Z

Hey Y'all,

My crew is throwing a party this Friday and it's puppet themed. We'd love to have one or two performances/large scale puppets involved. Small stipend, great vibe. See below. We've done six of these parties in 2005 so far, had more than 300 people come to the last one and didn't end til 10AM. Note that this party is scheduled to be outside, guerilla style. No permits.

Please tribe me and tell me what you've got in mind and what sort of experience you have.

Cheers,

Alx

OK Kidz,

Y'all want to know what we've been up to, right? You want to know why it's been 3 months
since our last party, right? Here's why: puppets.

This time around, on Friday, December 2nd, DownLow presents the first ever puppet
themed guerilla breaks party to raise money to convert a bus to biodiesel!

Puppets? Did I really just say puppets? Yes, I did. We have three options for your puppet
pleasure:

1) BYOP. Do you have a really cool puppet? Have you been dying to take it to a party but
just been ashamed of how it would appear? Well we're happy to present you with a
solution. Large, small, it don't matter. Just bring it.

2) MYOP. Our good friends Robin and Jen will be running a Make Your Own Puppet area.
Come empty handed and leave with a handy new handsome handmade friend for your
hand. We'll have a little stage set up for improvisational (or not if you start planning now)
puppet theater. All this will take place in our second area. You see, we're expanding. In
addition to the bus and the dancefloor you're used to we will have carpet and chill DJs set
apart from the rest of the party.

3) WOP. Or just sit back and Watch Our Puppets.

Now, don't worry, we're still bringing the beats, the bus and the bass:

*Kemek (FiberlineAudio.com, KWS Records). We're very excited to be bringing Kemek back
for his first DJ appearance in at least a year. Rest assured he's been busy in the studio and
has numerous new tracks to drop on you.
*Hypnotech (Addictech.com). Definitely been making waves with his skills and selection.
*Lux (aka Rodman). Nuff said. Those who know, know.
*DownLow residents Piotron and Alxndr.
--Sound by pUrEvil--

And in the Puppet Area:
*Dr. Toast
*Piotron (DownLow)
*Pathos (Worker.com, BPM Records)

-Matt and Lindsay will be running our bar on the Camo bus with a wide assortment of
beverages for sale.
-Now that it's getting cold again outside we will see the return of the heat lamps --
DownLow cares about keeping you warm on and off the dance floor.
-Free water. Fresh fruit and doughnuts at sunrise!

We will be asking for a 5-10 dollar donation with half of all donations going to a special
fund to convert the camo bus to run on BIODIESEL! No one will be turned away for lack of
funds but we really encourage you to give. Know that you'll be bringing Jens Peter one
huge step closer to converting the bus.

Please listen to the entire voicemail on the day of the party and cooperate with all
requests: 415-820-3954. We are also actively looking for a backup, indoor spot in case of
rain. If anyone knows of a cool space please be in touch.

Thanks for your support!!

The DownLow Crew

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Puppets Are Inferior To Dolls!

2005-11-04T17:35:21Z

I don't need anybody to stick their hand up my butt to make me talk!

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Puppeteer/performer/partner wanted for punch and judy/ sideshow/ musical street act.

2005-10-27T00:00:02Z

Hi, I am looking for a person who wants to work with a Punch man as a bottler.The bottler is the person who stands out front of the stage and interacts with the puppets and provides sound effects an well as other stuff.Keeps the show going and keeps me from getting ripped off while I am in the puppet stage.

This is a great learning opportunity if you always wanted to play the streets but were to shy to ask how. If you already have an act, lets see if we could partner up. I can play either a #1 or #2. We will work on the show this winter and tour this summer.

I play guitar, mandolin, upright bass, celtic harp, and sing. I also juggle, eat fire, stilt walk, rolling globe, magic, glass walk and all that side show stuff, I also have San Francisco's only Flea Circus, Cirque de Fleas

I have done alot of shows around the US for years as a solo, but,took a break to study puppetry for the last two years. I am now looking to partner up with some one with alot lot of skills already or intense enthusiasm to learn or hopefully both. Hope to hear from a willing candidate soon. til then have a great big beautiful incredibly wonderful super spectacular day. Glenn

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mouth design tips

2005-10-05T11:00:05Z

this is good advice for those puppets being born with mouths:

http://home.earthlink.net/~ronbinion/Foampuppetinterior.htm

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build your own giant puppet!

2005-09-22T22:44:51Z

here's a link to a good D.I.Y. recipe toolkit for building huge creatures.
taking the time to build large puppets is very rewarding.
More manipulation, more merriment, more mayhem!

enjoy:)

http://www.activistmagazine.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=56

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I want to do more puppetteering!

2005-09-18T19:17:29Z

Hey everbody,

I am sort of new to puppetteering, but have had some good gigs so far. I've performed at Children's Fairyland, worked a pilot for a children's show, and am currently the voice and animation for the puppet lead singer of Bunny Numpkins and the Kill Blow-up Reaction (check us out at the Starry Plough Oct. 29th).

I am looking for more involvement in the puppet arena! I'd love to do any kind of puppet shows, 'specially upbeat and funny ones. I'd also love to do some fundraising for Katrina.

Any one interested, or have any advice for me?

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bread and puppet tribe seeking photos

2005-07-14T05:23:33Z

hi folks...i am rather new to tribe.net and was surprised to find there was no bread and puppet tribe, so i started one...problem is, i don't have access to a scanner to put up my photos from bread and puppet...if any of you good folks have any pics, please feel free to join up and share....thanks, eddy

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Come check out an evening of wacky puppet fun!

2005-04-12T04:05:59Z

I am going to be working with some puppeteers and musicians to try new ways of blending puppet and party enviroments. If you are a puppeteer and would like to participate in the evenings merryment , talk to me for more details.

Come enter a puppet portal full of whimsicle wonderings and ram-bumk-shus ridems.

This human creature experiment will break new ground in the construction of a Funner now.

Express yourself to a puppet creature in the puppet confessional! where your honesty shall be rewarded with A FREE ICE CREAM CONE!!!! (Shhhhhh)

MAD PUPPETZ

Putting on a face, taking a stand
& throwin' down some mad metaphors
on the timeless dance of keeping it going!

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2005

@ Anon Gallery
285 9th Street (@ Folsom)
9 pm - late

$10 b4 10pm
$15 after 10pm/ Clearly at the mercy of talent
$20/ Dismantled and detached

www.anonsalon.com

featuring...
Brilliant Shadows
Non-stop Variations on the Dancing Mechanism

• KASHIA(Urban Groove/Wow!)
• OOAH the TURNTABLE JUNKIE(LABA/El Circo)•Link>
• GARTH(Wicked/Grayhound Recordings)•Link>
• LAIRD(Get YER Freak On!/Lush)?•Link>

Laird is leaving town for two months!
Self-Promotion Seminar? Voodoo/ Love Retreat? Rehab?
We're not saying. Come say goodbye!

Go Figure!
Kick Ass Funky Bassline Gumby Fest

• FUNKY BEULAH(7 piece Funk n' Horn Band)
• KID(AEON)
• SHILL(Church of Wow!)
• KYRIAN(Beatbox Puppetry)
• BIG TA-DOO PUPPET CREW(Mystery Show)
• KLARA(The Hoopalicious One)
• JANIE DUGGAN(Puppet a Go-Go)
• FOU FOU HA (Puppet Clown Troupe)
Plus More TBA!

Celebrating birthdays for our door chieftain Issac,
and our sound bros. Kashia and Kid!?Bring good wishes!

PuppetreeZ
Twisted lightning rods rooted in gestural poetrees!

• IAN GREEB (Disturbed World Puppets & Drawings)•Link>
• DEE DEE RUSSELL(The Arty Lady Takes up Residence)•Link>
• ROSANNA (Dress the Puppetree-Make Your Own Puppet)•Link>
• BLINKY LIGHT HOLO-EMPORIUM •Link>
• PUPPET CONFESSIONAL(Dark Secrets Revealed)
• LIGHTN'WIRE FX(More Glowing Illuminitia)•Link>
• CLASSIC & SEXY PUPPET VIDEO(Joeghbone)
• Plus More TBA!

• RADIANTLY WARM & DRY ROOFTOP GARDEN (With HEATERS! and TENTS!)
• MASSAGE & SECURE COAT CHECK

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Puppet Festivals?

2004-11-21T07:31:59Z

Any one been to a puppet festival lately?

Last one I went to was in Washington in 99

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Symphonie Fantastique

2004-09-23T14:34:58Z

Has anyone heard good things about this underwater puppet show in New york called Symphonie Fantasique? I'm very intrigued and just bought tickets. BTW...I'm new here and just love all things puppet. Have a dream of creating my own show one day, but in the mean time get distracted by things like this. :)

Chim Chim

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Avenue Q

2004-08-03T09:17:25Z

Has anyone here seen Avenue Q? Did you like it? Thoughts?

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