These three bulletins from 1997 capture a vibrant year in British UNIMA’s history, beginning with the first issue under new editorship. Inside, you’ll find reflections on the twinning trip to Belgium, explorations of historic and international puppetry (from Javanese shadow figures to WWI front-line theatres), scholarly reviews, festival reports from across Europe and the Americas, and new insights into the ancestry of Punch & Pulcinella. Contributors include Robert Fowler, George Speaight, Penny Francis, Robin Linklater, John Phillips, and many others.
Whether you're a practitioner, scholar, or enthusiast, there's a rich mix of reports, theory, and commentary to explore.
You can view each issue online as a page-turner, or download a full copy via the links by clicking on the relevant issue and downloading.
BrUNIMA Bulletin issue:94, March 1997
BrUNIMA Bulletin issue:95, July 1997
BrUNIMA Bulletin issue:96 November 1997
British UNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 94 23 March 1997
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British UNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 94 23 March 1997
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This first issue first to be edited by Robert Fowler features the twinning of BrUNIMA with Belgium UNIMA. John Furse provides notes and impressions on the tour to puppetry venues in Belgium by 18 of our members, and Ted and Kath Beresford describe their visit to Bruges and Ghent. Ursula Bach and Bianca Oestmann write about Puppet Theatre on the Front Lines of World War II. Graham Lee writes on Puppets in Theory and John Phillips reviews The Colour of Sculpture 1840-1910 exhibition and its relationship to puppetry. Ray DaSilva reviews the recent Colwyn Bay Puppetry Weekend which included the auction of Eric Bramall’s marionettes of the Harlequin Theatre. There is an obituary for Tom Howard who played a significant part in the development of BrUNIMa. Tributes are paid to the previous editor John Blundall, who produced the previous 55 issues of this magazine.
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British UNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 95 July 1997
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British UNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 95 July 1997
Here are further echoes of the twinning trip to Belgium. A La Tringle is an exploration of Belgian rod marionette technique by John Phillips, and Mechelen Mechanics by Ray DaSilva explains the light wall developments by the Mechels Stadspoppentheater. Peter Peasgood contributes a review of the Toy Theatre Symposium, Stuttgart March 1997, and Anna Ingleby looks at the life and work of prominent Javanese dalang, Pak Sukasman, and lists the rules for wayang kulit figure proportions. Rackel Riggs, director of Puppet Up! Blackpool Festival describes its planning, hassles and successes. Robert Fowler comments on recent political events and summarises the lecture The Rise of the Puppeteer by Penny Francis.
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British UNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 96 November 1997
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British UNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 96 November 1997
Apart from George Speaight’s new conclusions about the ancestry of Punch & Pulcinella this issue is mainly reviews of puppet festivals around the world. Robert Fowler provides more details of the BrUNIMA visit to Belgium. John Phillips visits the 10th Preetzer Papiertheatertreffen and Anna Ingleby describes Indonesian Puppet-Related Performances at a festival in West Java. Mickey Aronoff goes to the Toledo Puppeteers of America Festival and the Huamantla, Mexico festival. Robin Linklater in The Fairy Urgele in Thurso describes rehearsal and performance by the Wasa Marionettopera from Sweden and also gives impressions of the 1997 Charleville Festival. Ted Beresford reviews Hj. Fettig’s new book, Rod Puppets & Table-Top Puppets, and Charles Broughton reviews The Golem by Gustav Meyrink topped up by Robert in Praga Magica. Penny Francis has news of various UNIMA Commissions and the preliminary stages of the World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts.
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