Back to the dark rooms

Finally it's again cold and dark outside and we can go hide in warm theatres and although it's dark there too, it's magical and special and we see beautiful things, or even scary things and things flying or falling or things in suitcases or things on strings...

I did it recently and went to see a show for the small ones called "Meer dan Beer" - meaning More than a bear. And here I choose three of my favourite moments of this visual/musical experience.

1. It all starts with this soft Teddy Bear waking up in his suitcase...

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2. The wallpapers!

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3. The most multifunctional/extremely professional puppet theatre stage!

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All of this is made by and performed by Maarten Van Aerschot from Tal en Thee figurentheater, Belgium.

the susprise workshop

This weekend I've got a little surprise. My friend asked me to lead a workshop for children about shadow theatre. He couldn't and needed a substitute. Of course I took over and it was so much fun! Unfortunately we only had one hour, but still we were able to make simple puppets, and experiment a little bit with the light. 

The kids loved it. Especially the magic part of the shadows getting alive. They were focused and really into it. The girls prepared a story inspired by a short shadow theatre show, they've seen before the workshop. The boys brought up to the stage almost compleet Star Wars saga:)

I enjoyed it very much, and here are some results. Enjoy it too!

with puppets from Paris

i found theese puppets from famous cabaret Chat Noir accidentally in Musée d'Orsay in Paris. I was trying to avoid the crowds, and appeard with them alone in one empty corridor...