The Rumpelstiltskin Society
presents

PuppetFest MidWest
July 8 - July 13, 2008

at
North Central Missouri College &
Grundy County Jewett Norris Library
Trenton, Missouri

Workshop:

Advanced Marionette Manipulation

The Goal of this workshop is to demystify the process of marionette manipulation and performance. Participants will work with stock marionette figures from the Huber Marionette archive to complete a series of movement and manipulation exercises. The acquired manipulation skills will then be incorporated into brief theatrical scenes or vignettes that the puppeteers will develop individually or in small groups for presentation on the last day of the festival.

Note: workshops are not open to the public. You must be registered for the entire festival to attend.

Philip Huber
The Huber Marionettes

In 1980 Phillip Huber and David Alexander collaborated to form The Huber Marionettes. Since that time, their highly sophisticated, visually oriented, marionette review has received enthusiastic acclaim worldwide. There is no language barrier here. The universality of their work for stage, television, and film is apparent and their performances have been highly-praised by audiences and critics alike.

The term "puppet", or in this case "marionette", conjures preconceived images which have little to do with The Huber Marionettes. This company has always had a primary appeal for adult audiences. Phillip Huber's manipulation is the key to their success. In a series of variety vignettes, he reveals incredibly compelling characters of humor, pathos, drama and grace. Fantasy is imbued with a sense of reality. These are not performances of grand spectacle, but rather ones employing subtle artistry to touch the innocence within us all ..... an entertainment that makes you "smile with your heart" .