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Michael K - 2 ” - 2 Lara Foot - 1 “ - 1 J.M . Coetzee - 1 Adrian Kohler - 1 Michael - 1 Craig Leo - 1
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☆ A Wood-Carved Protagonist, Enduring the Brutality of War
  + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Mid-morning on Tuesday at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, a puppet named Michael K had just grabbed a mug when the director Lara Foot called a pause to the action onstage. Even frozen mid-gesture, he was subtle, human, uncanny — a striking alchemy of art and imagination. In “Life & Times of Michael K,” based on the 1983 novel of the same name by the South African-born Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, this puppet is the sinewy, carved-wood star, designed and created by Adrian Kohler of Handspring Puppet Company. At two-thirds the size of an average adult human, Michael is operated bunraku-style by a team of three puppeteers.
Persons: Michael K, Lara Foot, “, ”, J.M . Coetzee, Adrian Kohler, Michael, Craig Leo Organizations: Handspring Puppet Locations: St, Ann’s, Brooklyn
☆ At Edinburgh Fringe, Small Shows With Big Ambitions
  + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Houman Barekat | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
In a smart revival of Cyriel Buysse’s Flemish classic, “The Van Paemel Family” by the Antwerp troupe SKaGeN, the actor Valentijn Dhaenens sidesteps this difficulty by playing all the play’s roles. Mr. van Paemel is slavishly loyal to the landowner for whom they all work, and believes organized labor is a scourge. This eerie visual texture, neatly complemented by the doleful tones of an accordion, made for a memorably unique aesthetic. The standout Fringe show was Lara Foot’s stylish adaptation of “The Life and Times of Michael K.,” J.M. Coetzee’s Booker Prize-winning 1983 novel about the struggles of a poor man during a fictional civil war in South Africa.
Persons: Van, Valentijn Dhaenens, van Paemel, Lara Foot’s, Michael K, ”, Coetzee’s Booker Organizations: SKaGeN, Handspring, Company Locations: Antwerp, South Africa
☆ Giant refugee puppet joins 'huddled masses' in New York
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Andrew Hofstetter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A giant refugee girl puppet, known as "Little Amal," walked around New York City's Times Square on Friday, raising awareness of the plight of displaced children seeking safety across borders. Amal represents a 10-year-old looking for her mother who set out in search of food and never returned, said Peter Avery, director of theater for the New York City Department of Education and producer of Little Amal Walks New York. Broadway performers and about 200 New York City students serenaded Amal to calm her in bustling Times Square. "Little Amal's message to the world is, 'Don't forget us,'" Avery said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Andrew Hofstetter in New York Writing by Roselle Chen Editing by Richard Chang and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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