There is an artist callout to work on Guillermo del Toro’s new film ‘Pinocchio’ - Applications closing this Friday Aug 23!
Screen Australia’s Enterprise People program presents an opportunity for two specialist creatives to undertake a six month placement with Wooden Boy Productions in Portland, Oregon, USA working on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.
Screen Australia will support one puppet fabricator and one animator (from Australia) for a six month placement in Portland. Through this rare opportunity, the successful applicants will gain invaluable professional experience which will help to develop their careers and bring wider benefits to the Australian screen industry upon their return.
Each placement will begin in January 2020 and to $AUD50,000 each is available to cover costs such as US visa requirements, travel, accommodation, transport and other living expenses.
Applications for the placements close this Friday August 23.
For more info go to www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/screen-news/2019/07-24-applications-open-pinocchio
Click the link below to read a longer article about the project:
www.if.com.au/melanie-coombs-gives-aussies-a-chance-to-work-on-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio/?fbc... ... See MoreSee Less
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Wonderfully detailed article by Richard Bradshaw on Taiwanese Puppetry! Richard Bradshaw has been a full-time puppeteer since 1969. He has performed with his shadow puppets for audiences of children and adults in Europe, North America and Asia, making some 50 overseas tours. The text was written in early 2017 following his time in Taiwan in December 2016 as a guest to the 2016 Asia Pacific Traditional Arts Festival. ... See MoreSee Less
Let’s help support UNIMA Internationale in preserving Puppetry! This year marks UNIMA’s 90th Anniversary and it’s wonderful to see the projects they are launching to teach younger generations and to preserve and showcase Puppetry traditions from all around the world 😄 ... See MoreSee Less
Hobey Ford has a new book on rod puppetry out! ... See MoreSee Less
Great news about Warhorse returning to Australia!!We're delighted to announce that War Horse will return to Australia in 2020, with seasons at Regent Theatre, Melbourne from 10 January; Lyric Theatre, Sydney from 15 February; and Crown Theatre, Perth from 24 March.
Author Michael Morpurgo said: “War Horse is not my story. It is a story of the horses and men who went from all over the world to the First World War. It happens to be set in Devon in England, because that is where I live, where some 40 years ago I met an old man in the pub in my village who had been a young cavalry soldier in that terrible war.
“Stories know no barriers. Distance does not matter. History does matter. This is a story of us, of all of us. This is why I am so so pleased that the National Theatre’s uniquely wonderful play of War Horse is soon to be seen again in Australia. Joey belongs with you, as much as he does to us. He’s that horse, that one horse, that came home.” ... See MoreSee Less
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1977: In The Making: John Wright, Puppeteer ... See MoreSee Less
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There's still time to win a Double Pass to see 'Avenue Q' by the North Shore Theatre Company on Opening Night, Friday 26th April at 7.30pm! To enter, tag a friend in the comments below who you'd like to take to Avenue Q 🙂 A winner will be randomly drawn TONIGHT - Wednesday 24th April at 6pm AEST (Please note that recipients must be able to attend the show in Sydney on Friday 26th April at 7.30pm).
About the show: A puppet-filled comedy follows a group of twenty-somethings seeking their purpose in big-city life.
Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, the hilarious Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. Set in New York City all the way out on Avenue Q (he couldn’t afford anything better), we are introduced to fresh-faced Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting friends, finding love, losing love, and finding it again, along the way. Inspired by the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a little more reflective of the difficult, R-rated realities that we face when we learn that real life isn’t as simple as we dreamed it might be – but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colourful and worthwhile for it.
We're excited to announce that the cast includes UNIMA Australia Member, Pete Davidson (Pete Xander), who will be playing the role of "Princeton" (one of the main characters).
When: April 26 - May 4, 2019
Where: Independent Theatre (269 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW)
Note: for ADULT Audiences only (Rated R)
www.northshoretheatrecompany.org/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Win a Double Pass to see 'Avenue Q' by the North Shore Theatre Company on Opening Night, Friday 26th April at 7.30pm! To enter, tag a friend in comments below who you'd like to take to Avenue Q 🙂 A winner will be randomly drawn on Wednesday 24th April at 6pm AEST (Please note that recipients must be able to attend the show in Sydney on Friday 26th April at 7.30pm).
About the show: A puppet-filled comedy follows a group of twenty-somethings seeking their purpose in big-city life.
Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, the hilarious Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to find his way in the world. Set in New York City all the way out on Avenue Q (he couldn’t afford anything better), we are introduced to fresh-faced Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting friends, finding love, losing love, and finding it again, along the way. Inspired by the beloved children’s show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a little more reflective of the difficult, R-rated realities that we face when we learn that real life isn’t as simple as we dreamed it might be – but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colourful and worthwhile for it.
We're excited to announce that the cast includes UNIMA Australia Member, Pete Davidson (Pete Xander), who will be playing the role of "Princeton" (one of the main characters).
When: April 26 - May 4, 2019
Where: Independent Theatre (269 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW)
Note: for ADULT Audiences only (Rated R)
www.northshoretheatrecompany.org/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy World Puppetry Day! As part of today's celebrations, we're also excited to share with you a Cat Puppet Parade! 😸😸😸
UNIMA Internationale organised this project inviting children, educators and puppeteers in schools, recreation centres, community centres, arts centres and theatres from all over the world to create a variety of cat puppets and send in videos. We hope you enjoy watching the finished compilation - please share!
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"Together we create the movement"
World Puppetry Day 21st March 2019 :)Journée Mondiale de la Marionnette 2019 à Charleville-Mézières #worldpuppetryday19
➡️ Soirée officielle de Célébration. Lecture, intervention surprise
🗓 21.03.2019
⏰ 18h30
📌 Ecole nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette
👉 www.unima.org/fr/jmm-2019-charleville-mezieres/
Institut International de la Marionnette Ville de Charleville-Mézières MCL Ma Bohème MJC Calonne Musée de l'Ardenne - Musée Arthur Rimbaud Département Ardennes Festival mondial des théâtres de marionnettes FMTM UNIMA Internationale ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy World Puppetry Day! Here is a special message from the President of UNIMA International, Dadi D. Pudumjee! And we are thrilled to celebrate UNIMA's 90th anniversary this year too! ... See MoreSee Less
Amazing puppetry happening in AustraliaYouth from Roebourne District High school have been working hard twisting and turning creations preparing puppets that will eventually help tell dream time stories at the Victoria Hotel when it opens in June this year.
Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation would love to see students use the puppets in this years end of year school concert.
Amongst the creatures you will find the Marrga (creation spirits).
Back in the time when the world was soft, the sky was very low. The Sky God Minkala made the Marrga(creation spirits), who were the first beings belonging to this country. The Marrga rose up from the ground and lifted the sky and the earth out of the sea. These tall beings with long limbs and heads moved around the country, creating the environment we see today."
The Marrga, together with Minkala, named and shaped the country, then all the birds and animals, and finally the Ngaardangarli - Aboriginal people came from the Marrga too. At first, Ngaardangarli wre all the same, and spoke only one language. Thay had no responsibility for the land, and no culture or Law...
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...a part of the country was then given to each group of people to sustain them, and for them to care for in return. It was at Gumanha hill that the Yindijibarndi and other nations were awarded the lands they occupy today...
NGURRA WARNDURALA BULUYUGAYI WUYUMARRI
Exploring Yindjibarndi Country - Gregory George ... See MoreSee Less
Journée Mondiale de la Marionnette 2019 à Charleville-Mézières ... See MoreSee Less
It’s been 60 years since Mr Squiggle first captivated Aussie kids with his drawing ability, and to commemorate the iconic and artistic puppet, Woolworths has partnered with the Australian Mint to release a limited edition line of $2 coins.
Puppeteer and Mr Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington left the famous character, as well as Blackboard, Bill Steamshovel and Gus the Snail to his wife and daughter before his death in 2010.
And his daughter Rebecca Hetherington was there to see the limited edition coins launched. Check out the video as she talks about her father and goes behind the scenes on how the coins were made.
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The coins are available at Woolworths supermarkets, or you can purchase the complete collection through the Australian Mint, which also includes 2 additional uncirculated $1 coins and a unique 1 cent coin featuring Mr Squiggle’s home – the Moon, available only in collection folder:
eshop.ramint.gov.au/60th-Anniversary-of-…/10168.aspx ... See MoreSee Less
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