Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:30:55 EST
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Workshops: helping too much?


In a message dated 1/27/09 7:18:16 AM, hobeyone-AT-gmail.com writes:

> I worried that puppetry would become obsolete in our
> high tech culture but I think the opposite has happened.=A0 I think it
> is more valuable than ever
> 
Hobey, you hit the nail right on the head.   When I first got into puppetry, 
I feared I would be obsolete before I even got going, due to the increasing 
special effects I saw in movies and TV.   How could I possibly compete with 
that?   

However, I am now more than ever a firm believer in a good story being the 
most important thing.   A performer can have the most beautifully sculpted 
puppet, or scenery, but if the story isn't there, the audeince won't soon be 
either.   I believe that as the world becomes increasingly high tech, people such as 
puppeteers will become even more unique.   Street performers will become like 
dinosaurs coming back to life.   If our lousy economy ever comes back 
(hopefully within a year or two), I think puppeteers will be in greater demand than 
ever.
     Bob Nathanson






Bobseyeview



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