Archive for the ‘Arts’ Category

Puppets, Dance and Magic

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

The Companie Philippe Genty put on another magical display in Melbourne on Friday night. Anyone having the opportunity should see this troupe . Not so much puppetry but what I call ‘Materials manipulation’. The audience was silent throughout….gob-smacked and awestruck. The sheer beauty of so much of the show, and manipulation of the space, sleight-of-hand, wicked humour and inspired soundtrack blend into a very memorable experience. “Do yourself a favour!”

In the meantime have a look at this….

I think this is one of the saddest things I have ever seen, particularly on repeat viewings. What do you think?