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Handspring Puppet Company
by National Theatre
Handspring created the puppets for National Theatre productions War Horse and Or You Could Kiss Me. The company (run by Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones) was founded in South Africa in 1981, and is today arguably one of the greatest puppetry companies in the world. The National Theatre has a longstanding relationship with Handspring, who provide an artistic home and professional base for a core group of performers, designers, theatre artists and technicians who collaborate with them on a project-by-project basis. Still based in South Africa, they continue to explore the boundaries of adult puppet theatre within an African context.
Episodes
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Handspring Puppet Company platform event
Handspring Puppet Company demonstrate the horse puppets on the stage
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Ambitions for the future (2007)
Basil and Adrian speak about what is next for them after War Horse
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The meaning of Handspring
Basil and Adrian talk about how and why the chose the name.
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Tall Horse (2004)
The most ambitious project Handspring had undertaken before War Horse
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How do you make a puppet?
Basil and Adrian discuss the key questions and skills needed to make a puppet.
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What is unique about puppet theatre?
Interview in which Basil and Adrian discuss the power of a puppet
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What is a puppet?
A puppet can be seen as a medium of communication.
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Puppeteers are shy actors
Basil and Adrian talk about the difference between puppetry and acting.
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Handsprings - The Early Years
Basil and Adrian met at art school and formed a company.
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African stories
The influence of African stories on Handspring
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Interview with Neil Bartlett
Playwright Neil Bartlett talks about writing for puppets
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Choreographing thought
How puppeteers collaborate to create a puppet's persona
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Choreographing breath
Breath creates the illusion of life in a puppet.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Handspring created the puppets for National Theatre productions War Horse and Or You Could Kiss Me. The company (run by Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones) was founded in South Africa in 1981, and is today arguably one of the greatest puppetry companies in the world. The National Theatre has a longstanding relationship with Handspring, who provide an artistic home and professional base for a core group of performers, designers, theatre artists and technicians who collaborate with them on a project-by-project basis. Still based in South Africa, they continue to explore the boundaries of adult puppet theatre within an African context.
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Handspring created the puppets for National Theatre productions War Horse and Or You Could Kiss Me. The company (run by Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones) was founded in South Africa in 1981, and is today arguably one of the greatest puppetry companies in the world. The National Theatre has a...
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