Sample Platter:. This sample includes moments from:. See the show here! Pictured here are 2 of 15 mighty slow sloths from the mayday parade in minneapolis they had extended arms and they all pedaled bicycle floats.
This creature is based on a prehistoric flightless flesh eating mega-bird! Above is Sorna, a creater and performer of traditional and current events based scroll shows in a small village called Pingla near Kolkata, India. I was able to visit her and her community and several other communities practicing traditional puppetry and parading this summer on a tour with the Corn Potato String Band.
Sorna's house is beautifully decorated as are many of the houses in the scroll-painter patachitra village. Her husband is working on paintings in their breezeway. This tremendous Ganesh sculpture is made of a thin layer of clay over a straw sculpture and will be beautifully painted with bright colors for Durga Puja, a Hindu religious event in which sculptures of Durga, Ganesh and other dieties are paraded to giant shrines and then taken to the river to disintegrate.
This is detail of a Pal, or story-banner painting. Note the tiny mouse, for whom several songs out of the 57 hour traditional performance are dedicated. More of the Pal depicting the story of Pabuji, an infamous and charismatic hero. It was carried by three stalwart gents to the delight of many. It is accompanied by a 4-member "shambling hummock" dance team.
It was made for a Halloween street parade and was accompanied by a bucket drum corps, a cheerleading squad and a team of hula-hoopers. The following are pictures of the workshop: Recent performances include: A cantastoria and a cranky show performed at Banners and Cranks in Chelsea, NYC The Woodchopper Opera, pictured here, is a hand-written fairy tale about appropriate technology.
It is appropriate for all ages and was made several years ago, for the Boxcutter Cabaret. We continue to show it in many places including NYC pictured below.
With a dog-like head and an insect body, Applesauce accompanied Willy and Gee Whizzer to places near and far for many exciting video adventures. The show was broadcast live every day, with Johnson operating the marionettes as well as supplying voices for the characters. When Willy, Applesauce and Gee-Whizzer disappeared from the local airwaves Johnson took his one-man show on the road, visiting hundreds of area schools for thousands of performances.
The master puppeteer hung up his marionettes for the last time in , when he retired to Arizona, ending a year tradition of entertaining three generations of Detroit children. Ed Johnson passed away on February 20, Some are in their 60s or older.
Introduce your child or grandchild to the wonderful world of Johnson Marionettes. Standard hours are noon-3 p. Staff may even trot out a new friend for kids to meet in person! And culture, in particular, also plays out on stage. For instance, Turtle Island is inspired by Native American legends. Take Sleeping Beauty. The marionette tale was told almost entirely without words. Through dance. And naturally, the visuals are works of art, from the nearly lifelike 3D characters to the intricately detailed backdrops and intricate little props.
Now held at the Southfield location during the noon-3 p. Wednesday and Saturday open hours, kids create their own puppets with the help of puppet designer Irina Baranovskaya.
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