I have found myself in a puppet mood today. For those of us who saw WAR HORSE in NY, you know how touching and life-like the horse puppets were. I found a video from the creators of the puppets and they are talking about the evolution of the horses. One thing that I found very interesting was that the thing they had the most trouble with was making sure there was breath in the puppet. They said that for a live actor the challenge is dying on stage but for a puppet the challenge in living on stage. The creators of the horses are based out of South Africa. I know someone who went to their studio and was able to meet them and they said that these guys are some of the the most creative people they had ever met. Watching this video makes me want to see the show again. It is one of the best productions I have ever seen, so to be able to see the magic behind these puppets is fascinating.
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This was really cool to watch. I keep trying to tell people about this, but it never really comes across right. So i've now sent this link to them! thanks hayley, this is awesome!
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