As the 20th century gave way to the 21st, the BrUNIMA Bulletin continued its global survey of puppetry with insight, curiosity, and dedication. Issues 103 and 104—Robert Fowler’s final as editor—offer a vibrant farewell to his tenure, with dispatches from Bali, Berlin, Mumbai, and beyond. These editions highlight puppet festivals in Slovakia and Poland, debates on terminology (puppentheater vs. figurentheater), carving techniques in Bruges, and Punch’s curious acoustics. Contributions range from Greek shadow theatre and Indian dance-drama traditions to experimental works like The Chimp Project by Handspring Puppet Company. A rich blend of commentary, historical enquiry, and live performance reviews rounds out this final leg of a remarkable editorial journey.
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Bulletin Issue 103, Published March 2000
Bulletin Issue 104, Published July 2000
BrUNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 103 March 2000
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Another assortment of puppetry from around the world. Stephanie Green, In Wayang Kulit in Bali, relates her backstage view of a traditional performance by famous dalang, I Wayan Wjja.
Peter Charlton provides a detailed review of the 19th Ogόlnopolski Festival Teatrόw Lalek and Robert Fowler the Banská Bystrica Festival organised by Anton Anderle which marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the family’s theatre inRadvaň. Dirk Hansen describes the Berlin Puppet Theatre Museum and Robert Fowler rehearses the Puppentheater vs Figurentheater argument. Penny Francis reviews Romeo e Giulietta by Teatro Carretto and announces a new UNIMA publication. All the above is mixed in with Robert’s Media Watch, and much home news including an account of a performance of Maria Marten by the Tiller-Clowes Victorian Marionettes at the Theatre Museum.
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British UNIMA Centre Bulletin Issue 104 July 2000
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This 40 page issue is the last to be edited by Robert Fowler. John Morley writes on Fasulis a traditional Greek puppet and Stephanie Green on Dance Dramas, Topeng, Gendèr Workshops, and Mask-Makers in Bali. Penny Francis experiences a Rajasthani puppet show when visiting Mumbai, and reports on a production of Gounod’s Faust involving the London-Munich Puppet Players. Robert writes more on puppetry in the Czech Lands and Dan Bishop, in Mr Punch & the Tringle Factor, describes the Le Printemps de la Marionnette festival in Liège. Glyn Edwards explains the techniques of the Pivetta and Swazzle and Ted Beresford describes Puppet Carving in Bruges. Jane Phillips suggests that the waxworks mentioned in Strolling Players – an essay by Ffrancis G Payne, reprinted here, are those of the D’Arc company. Bob Frith, in Who put the Marie in Marionette?, recalls the experiences of a Horse + Bamboo performance in Westminster Abbey and Basil Jones of Handspring recounts the creation of The Chimp Project about the relationships between chimpanzees and humans.
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