![]() ![]() There's also comedy ("toilet humor," Yager said), twists on Shakespeare, some tiny pieces running just a minute and a half and plenty more.Īnd like a good story, Yager's comes full circle.Īnimal Cracker Conspiracy restaged and filmed "Desire to Fly" for the festival. While the art form is often done in black and white, traditional shadow puppetry, Yager said, originated by casting light through animal hides, and these were often dyed and cut to project colors. The festival will also present a work by Linda Wingerter called "A Quilt of Stars." The work uses almost entirely colorful shadows. It's a futuristic take on the Little Red Riding Hood story. Other productions include a bilingual piece from Ireland called "Marcach Dearg (Red Rider)," performed in both English and Irish. It's an original myth about twins who must retrieve the stolen beating heart of the sea. Yager's own production, a Norse-inspired story called "The Horn and the Heart" is the longest, clocking in at 16 minutes. Sunday morning's segment is all ages, and features some of the longer works. Tania Yager/Twisted Heart Puppetworks A still from the shadow puppetry work "Horn and Heart," by Twisted Heart Puppetworks, which will screen during the Shadows Across the Globe festival July 9-11, 2021. "It can be super, super theatrical and handle difficult topics, and then on the playful side, it's so fun when it's raunchy and kind of base." "I really love the idea of pushing puppetry into the masses for adults - as a way to discuss sometimes difficult topics," Yager said. In the evening, an 18+ showcase will feature stories intended for adults. ![]() ![]() Saturday morning, the first all-ages segment will present a series of short filmed shows. Kicking things off on Friday is an 18+ opening event, "Puppets and Wine," which will livestream on the Shadows Across the Globe Facebook page. Thirty-two artists will present their works of shadow puppetry, streamed in four blocks throughout the weekend. The heart of the festival, though, is the performances. Richard Bradshaw, Linda Wingerter, Larry Reed, Geoffrey Cormier and ClaudiaSix will discuss their craft. Throughout the weekend, other experts in the field will host artist talks between the workshops and the performances. RELATED: ‘Society Of Wonder’ Uses Puppetry To Deliver Social Commentary With event registration, there'll also be two workshops: Yager will teach a course on storytelling for all levels, and Iain Gunn from Animal Cracker Conspiracy will teach an intermediate workshop to hone performance skills. The festival will feature several screening blocks of performances submitted from around the world, and these will be broadcast live for anyone to watch on YouTube and on the festival Facebook page - no registration required. ![]() "Maybe that's the thing that is special about it, because it is so niche, but especially here in the West, first of all, there is not the serious relationship with puppetry in America that is present in the rest of the world." "I feel like it just needs to grow," Yager said. This is now a chance to bring connectivity to the puppetry community as well as try to reach new audiences who otherwise wouldn't have a chance to check out the works. RELATED: ‘Hanjo’ Transforms Opera’s Playgroundīefore the pandemic, Yager would travel to puppetry slams and festivals or workshops across the globe. This weekend marks the first annual Shadows Across the Globe virtual shadow puppetry festival, hosted by Twisted Heart Puppetworks. Watch puppetry showcases (no registration required) on Facebook or YouTube. Register for the workshops and artist talks here. Shadows Across the Globe shadow puppetry festival takes place Friday-Sunday, July 9-11, 2021. ![]()
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