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Mexico's Annual International Puppet Festival has topical message
1. Wide shot, "Arts Theatre" entrance
2. People waiting to enter theatre
3. Little girl waiting to enter
4. Audience inside the theatre
5. Performance on stage
6. Performance on stage with puppet
7. Puppet and candle
8. SOUNDBITE...
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A look at some of the acts at this years festival
Jim Henson = No re-use/re-sale without clearance
AP Entertainment material - 8th August 2006
1. WS Edinburgh
2. Pan from Royal Mile sign to Royal Mile
3. VSs performing artists on Royal Mile
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Louise Page, Press and...
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Puppet master entertains Mali children with ancient tradition
A puppet master in Mali is breathing life into an ancient tradition for a new generation.
And through his puppetry he's trying to teach a new generation of Malinese children to dance to the rhythm of their ancestors.
Puppet master,...
Bridgeman Arts
Sailing boats in Oslo. 1960s
Clip 9 from 'Oslo, The Viking Capital' (Oslo, Ville des Vikings) from the 1960s, an animated film about vikings in Oslo. Footage of sailing boats and sailing competitions in Oslo. A viking puppet stands with his sword on a cafe table.
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Hundreds in Mexico City share their puppetry art
PUPPETS AND THEIR PUPPETEERS TAKE TO THE STREETS IN MEXICO CITY
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A look at the latest version of hit stage play 'War Horse,' due to open in Paris Friday
LATEST VERSION OF HIT STAGE PLAY 'WAR HORSE,' DUE TO OPEN IN PARIS FRIDAY
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Sesame Street's 'Big Bird' puppeteer dies at 85
Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street," died at the age of 85 at his home in the US state of Connecticut on Sunday, according to the Sesame Workshop.
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Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience is said to be the biggest animatronic puppet show ever created. The show will soon open in England, after a successful kick off in 2007 in both Australia and the United States
HEADLINE: Dinosaur show set to open in London
CAPTION: Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience is said to be the biggest animatronic puppet show ever created. The show will soon open in England, after a successful kick off in...
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France - 50th anniversary of Avignon festival
Theatre Festival / Avignon / July 10th / ENT 2
France's biggest theatre festival celebrates its 50th birthday
Every year between July 10th and August 2nd, hundreds of theatre
troupes and thousands of spectators flock to the south of...
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BUSHFIRE FESTIVAL LIGHTS UP SWAZILAND
Bushfire is an annual socially-conscious music and arts festival in Swaziland.
It's aimed at demonstrating an alternative lifestyle, but also at bringing people together to enjoy music, poetry and art in the beautiful Ewulwini...
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SYND 20 01 1982 COLLA FAMILY PUPPET THEATRE
Renowned Italian puppeteering family, the Collas, continue to entertain audiences with a remarkably varied cast of 90,000 string puppets
1. ms man makes adjustments to puppet
2. cu man, pull back to man fixing string to puppet's boot
3....
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Widow of Bogy and Tamtam puppeteer says he's an inspiration
LEAD IN:The widow of a famous puppeteer says her husband has inspired a new generation of young people interested in the art.Fawkeya Khafagy's husband Rahmy was the creative force behind TV series Bogy and Tamtam.STORY-LINE:These cuddly...
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Hundreds in Mexico City share their puppetry art
Green dragons, singing dogs and dancing monkeys took to the streets of Mexico City on Sunday.
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INDIA: CALCUTTA: SHADOW PUPPETEERING
Calcutta, India, 11 March 1996
1. Exterior children walking into school
2. Medium shot children walking into school
3. Wide shot puppet theatre
4. Close up tortoise shadow puppet
5. Close up piper and mice
6. Medium shot behind...
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Clubhouse Theme: What Are Puppets
Exploring our world is fun! Abby Brown, KIDS Clubhouse Adventures co-host, loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about puppets and how a child's imagination brings his or her puppet to life. [1:50]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Dark Art
A biologist takes shadow puppetry to the next level.
PBS
Pbs: Japanese Culture: Bunraku
In this excerpt from a documentary on Bunraku, students meet an apprentice studying to be a puppeteer at Bunraku Theater in Osaka and learn a little bit about the history of this classic Japanese art form and see puppets being manipulated.