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Oz Puppetry Email Newsletter:In this Issue:

What’s On May News of Puppeteers and Projects Coming Up - Workshops WarHorse UNIMA Congress Chengdu 2012 Festivals4th National Puppetry and Animatronics Kassius Kamel Summit July 5 - 8 About O.P.E.N.

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Front Cover image: From ʻRumpelstiltskinʻ The first year Theatre Arts students at Swinburne (Prahran) recently performed Once Upon a Puppet - 7 short pieces

inspired by fairy tales in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the publication of the Brothers Grimmsʻ fairy tales. The students made all their own puppets under the guidance of Julia Davis

and devised their own presentations. Some revisited and updated favourite tales, others wrote their own, or explored beyond the ʻhappily ever after ʻ or how a dialogue might develop between characters from different tales. They considered issues of good/evil, cruelty and

comeuppance. The performance took place at the David Williamson Theatre on Swinburne Universityʼs Prahran Campus. from 3rd to 5th May.

What’s On

Terrapin Puppet Theatre’s new production, Sleeping Horses Lie, by Maxine Mellor, will be performed in the major theatres in Hobart, Burnie and Launceston during the June school holidays,

before touring into primary schools in every corner of Tasmania

Sleeping Horses Lie tells the story of Sally Saber, who one night finds she is the only one awake in her house. Everything familiar is suddenly turning strange. This would be no ordinary

night!

Thrust into a fantastical adventure, Sally’s journey is populated with unforgettable characters and challenges of courage and ingenuity, as she finds the strength within to find her way back home.

Poetic, magical and hilarious, Sleeping Horses Lie is for anyone who’s ever dreamed of charging off on horseback for the adventure of their lives, returning home, the same, but different.

Mixing performance, songs, puppetry and animations, Sleeping Horses Lie, suitable for children aged 5+ and their families, will be performed at the Theatre Royal, Hobart On June 4 and 5; the

Burnie Arts and Function Centre on June 8; Adventure Bay Hall Bruny Island on June 14; and the Earl Arts Centre Launceston on June 16. Further information regarding show times and bookings

can be found at www.terrapin.org.au.

Workshops: Coming up Gary Friedman Productions:

Puppetry for TV and the Web - Intermediate Camera Performance & outdoor shoot

(5 x sessions of three-hours, plus one full-day outdoor shoot & edit)

http:www.puppetrynews.com/latest-courses-on-offer.html

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Puppetry in Education & Therapy(5 sessions of three-hours)Ideal for teachers and therapists, artists and community workers. This workshop gives a basic introduction to many different types of puppets and how they can be best utilised in a classroom and community situation.Dates: POSTPONED TILL AFTER JUNE!Venue: TBCCost: $499- all inclusive

Marionette (String Puppet) Construction & Basic Performance(6 sessions of three-hours) We will cover traditional Czech-style marionettes, their design, construction and basic performance on stage Dates: July - AugustCost: $650- including puppet building materials

World of Paper (one-day: 6-hour workshop)Dates: Run on Saturdays or Sundays throughout the yearVenue: To be confirmed!Cost: $150- all inclusive (materials, teas & biscuits)(Please give preferred date choice - not available as an online-course)Enquiries for workshops here or for bookings click below.

The 21st UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival will be held in Chengdu, China from 27

May to 3 June 2012.

The congress is held every four years in a different country. Many will remember the last congress

held in Perth in 2008.

4TH NATIONAL PUPPETRY & ANIMATRONICS SUMMIT

Early Bird Registrations are now open. Don’t delay register today and save up to $100 !

www.nationalpuppetrysummit.com/registration.html

Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, 5 - 8 July

The program includes: Roman Paska’s “That Lindberg Hop”, Dan Hurlin Performance Clinics, Moving Shadows, Opera with Puppets?Adam Elliot, Principles of Great Puppetry, Resilient Vulnerability, A Toolbox for Visual Storytelling, Puppet Doctors, Puppetry for TV and the Web, Picasso and His Dog, Puppetry is not for Adults, Films, Shaun Tan, Making War Horse, Performances, Animatronics, Digital Puppetry, Giant Puppets in Ritual and Ceremony, Pilates for Puppeteers, Phenomenology of Puppetry, laughter, food, debate, showing-off, brick bats and bouquets and much, much more ....... !

For more information go to: www.nationalpuppetrysummit.com

Coming Up - July

CLICK HERE: www.nationalpuppetrysummit.com/registration.html www.nationalpuppetrysummit.com

NEWS: Three Australian Companies performing in Singapore in May!

www.acefestival.org

ACE! Festival

SPARE PARTS - Hare Brain

ACE! Festival

DREAM PUPPETS -Dreamer in the Deep

Singapore Arts FestivalAt the Kids Arts Village

POLYGLOT - Tangle

WarHorse

The National Theatre of Great Britain and Global Creatures present

WarHorse in association with the Melbourne Arts Centre.

This multi -award winning production will open on 31 December and run until 10 February, 2013

The puppets were created by Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones of South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, based in Cape Town. They are made

out of cane and stretched georgette.

At a media launch at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, Finn Caldwell of Handspring Puppet Co. and the AssociateDirector of WarHorse in Australia talked about how the company had

consulted an equine behavioural scientist so as to understand and interpret a horseʼs

movements. The three puppeteers who work with ʻJoeyʼ, the horse protagonist, are responsible for conveying key ʻemotional indicatorsʼ; the head puppeteer

moves the ears; the heart puppeteer takes responsibility for the breath and and the hind

puppeteer moves the tail. The ʻheartʼ puppeteer is also responsible for the ʻweightʼ of the horse

and the hind puppeteer is in control of the horseʼs gait: walking in a 4 count, trotting in a 2

count and galloping in a fast 4 count.

Outside the Arts Centre Joey was introduced to Charlie, a Melbourne race horse. All those present held their breaths as Joey approached

Charlie, and sighed when they touched noses. Clearly, Charlie

accepted Joey as a fellow equine. Indeed, it was difficult to believe that

one of the horses was not a living biological being.

Bookings:

www.artscentremelbourne.com.auor 1300 182 183

www.ticketmaster.com.auor 136100

Si vous souhaitez proposer votre spectacle pour le prochain Festival qui aura lieu du 20 au 29 septembre 2013, merci de remplir le dossier d'inscription ci-dessous et de nous le retourner avant le 31

août 2012.

Dossier d'inscription (.pdf - 600ko)

Ce pdf comporte des champs actifs qui vous permettent de le remplir directement depuis votre ordinateur. Si vous rencontrez des difficultés, vous pouvez imprimer la version simple et la remplir

manuellement. Version simple (.pdf - 100ko).

APPLICATION FOR COMPANIES

If you want to propose your show at the next Festival which will take place from the 20th to the 29th of September 2013, please fill in the following application form and return it to us before the 31st of august

2012.

Application form (.pdf - 600ko)

This pdf includes active fields so that you can fill in it with your computer. If you encounter some difficulties, you can print the simple version and fill in it manually. Simple version (.pdf - 100ko).

www.festival-marionnette.com

FESTIVALS

World Puppet Carnvial - Kazakhstan

A Call for Applications

Dear Puppeteers,

We invite you to participate in the spectacular Second World Puppet Carnival in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The World Puppet Carnival organized by City of Almaty, Asian Direct Agency and World Puppet Carnival will be held from 23 to 30 September 2012. Over 60 productions from 40 countries will be invited to perform in Almaty’s beautiful theatres, squares, streets, at the Beatles monument and in magic President Park, even at the circus.

We seek proposals from puppet theatres to present all types of shows and puppet films. We are interested in programs for children and adults. We want shows that are traditional and shows that are new, innovative and experimental. We are seeking shows for on the stage and in the street. We are looking for groups, duos and solo performers. We want to share your talents with the world.

The World Puppet Carnival is a competition. An International Jury will award many valuable prizes. The categories: Best Animation, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Scenery, Best Puppet Design, Best original Performance, Best Film, and Best Video each receive a Golden Apple with a $1000.00 cash prize.! The categories: Best Street Performance, Best Children performance, Best Artistic Creation will each receive a Golden Apple and $5000.00.The Festival Grand Prix Award is a Golden Apple and $10,000.00. We want to reward you for your best work.

During the Carnival every participant will be provided with free accommodation, food, and daily pocket money.'

Please visit www.worldpuppetcarnival.com for further information and a how to apply.

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For your amusement:

Paul Zerdin, ventriloquist without a dummy

Click here

Kassius Kamel - correspondent

Oh No! Itʼs this h-h-horse thing again - humans getting all moist-eyed about a hay-eating, humpless hack who is sold to the cavalry during WWI and a devoted, heart-broken boy on a mission to bring him home: WarH-Horse.

Yes, indeed, so we ought to commemorate the ʻMagnificent Mounts of the battlefieldʼ; I would be the first to endorse such acknowledgement, but I think the attention is somewhat misplaced.

Most probably you are not aware of the the existence of the Imperial Camel Corps (formed in 1916) which took part in operations against the Turkish army in the Sinai desert. Moreover, the ICC battalions were mostly composed of Australians and they fought alongside Australian light h-h-horse units at Romani, Magdhaba and Rafa. The Camel Corps suffered heavy casualties during the Second Battle of Gaza in 1917, a most tragic occasion.

Do you know, I really think this could be the setting for a spectacular theatrical event, a sweeping drama of magical invention, brave, compelling, beautiful, heart-wrenching and life-affirming, an awe-inspiring odyssey which will make your soul rejoice!

WarCamel

! ! About O.P.E.N (Oz Puppetry Email Newsletter)

O.P.E.N. is a free and voluntarily produced newsletter and is open to all. You can contact us on dreampuppets@netspace.net.au Past issues of O.P.E.N. can also be accessed on our website:

www.dreampuppets.comPlease send reports of any known or suspected puppet activity by the 25th of each month.

(Profiles of puppet characters or drawings/cartoons also welcome). Please keep photo resolutions low. Preferably send written material in .doc form so that it can be edited or rearranged on the page.

Publication will be during the first week of each month.If you have urgent news: deadlines or notice of performances previously not advertised, you

can send it to us for inclusion in Op-date at any time.

LINKS to more information about Australian puppetry:

www.PUPPETRYNEWS.com ! ! ! ! ! ! http://africanpuppet.blogspot.comwww.unima.org.au ! ! ! ! ! ! http://twitter.com/OzPuppetrywww.dreampuppets.com www.puppetpalace.com.auwww.schoolofpuppetry.com.au! ! ! Julia Davis and Richard Hart, May 2012