Aha! The new UNIMA 2008 website has been launched, and registrations are open for a wonderful time next April in Perth! Looks like there are going to be some fabulous international puppetry acts, performances from many Australian puppet companies, exhibitions, master classes, carnival day, and an attempt to set a new world record for the […]
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It’s a bit crazy, even scary, to imagine a million puppets of all sorts in one place, but that’s the object of the Million Puppet Project which was launched yesterday (on World Puppetry Day) by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Western Australia. Under the project, people from around the world are invited to make […]
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre & Shaun Tan: The Arrival
Posted in art, books, illustration, puppetry, puppets, review, theatre on Jul 27th, 2006
Following on from yesterday’s post about the puppet-based theatre adaptation of Shaun Tan’s picture book, The Red Tree, today I discovered that Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s adaptation of Shaun’s new book, The Arrival, had just finished it’s season in Perth. The production, which The Australian gives a rave review, uses digital animation, puppetry and […]
Shaun Tan’s website and Aquasapiens
Posted in books, illustration, puppetry, puppets, street theatre on Feb 1st, 2006
Shaun Tan now has his own website. It looks relatively new. It’s great to see a number of illustrations under each picture book listing, and read his thoughtful and friendly commentary. I was also delighted to see some images from the puppetry-based theatre production of The Red Tree, which was produced as part of […]
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre: The Velveteen Rabbit
Posted in books, puppetry, puppets, theatre on Jun 14th, 2005
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in Perth, WA, is presenting ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ in June and July.
‘An enchanting story where anything is possible if you invest it with
enough belief and love. Based on the classic children’s story by
Marjory Williams, (and adapted by Greg Lissaman) the velveteen rabbit is the much cherished toy of a
young boy. To […]
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre at the Joondalup Festival
Posted in puppetry, puppets, street theatre on Mar 14th, 2004
In Perth, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre in partnership with the City of Joondalup will celebrate World Puppetry Day with the spectacular opening of the Joondalup Festival. The project, Animus Maximus, is supported by Healthway, the Heart Foundation’s ‘Smarter than Smoking’ message and ArtsWA.
Spare Parts Company associates, Bryan Woltjen and Karen Heathey, will not […]