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Show Moab Happenings April 1997 13B C 'Hood & Strings Puppet Theatre WOOD & STRINGS PUPPET THEATRE, offers for performance a Double Feature in Puppetry comprising two elaborate one-aproductions. An h Tale and Out of the Mist... A Dragon, each lasting 30 minutes with a 15 minute intermission and an entertaining outreach after the second play describing the origins of the puppetry styles presented and the techniques employed to create the magic. In the past eight years, WOOD & STINGS e PUPPET THEATRE has performed their in a for of the wide range presenters productions South Eastern U.S. that include Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston, SC, Walton Art Center in Fayetteville, AK, River Park Center in Owensboro, KY, The Nashville Academy Theatre, in Nashville, TN, and many other colleges, museums, and schools. Wood & Strings audiences number 50,000 yearly and ct Ire-is- main-stag- growing. Looking to strike it rich? Searching for wealth beyond belief.? If instant wealth is among your dreams, you are in good company. As luck would have it WOOD & STRINGS, is opening this Double Feature in and everyone is led in a wild romp and stomp of madcap adventures as Biddy and Paddy make one silly wish after another. Clarissa Legas enchanting creations of detailed masks, colorful show, An Doody, Charlie McCarthy, Lamb Chop or the Muppets, then you wont be prepared for the elegant production of Out of the Mist... a Dragon. Out of the Mist... a Dragon is a journey around the world of traditional fathers spell and become ' 11 ,Tlin characters of the are show reproductions of the classical and exquisite Japanese style of g story explores the adventures of two poor peasants who have been granted three wishes. Down on their luck, Biddy, the nagging wife, and Paddy, her husband, the laziest man that ever drew breath, have sunk to 5 the lowest depths of poverty. Hunger is upon them. They have lost all hope. Just then, they are visited by two well meaning but mischievous brownies. , These Li I People give the poor peasants all the comforts that any poor soul might need, but a little good fortune is not enough. Overtaken by greed Biddy and Paddy plot to capture the brownies and steal their gold. But instead of gold, they get something even better.. ."three wishes. Well, three wishes in the wrong hands can be a dangerous thing, Returning home with his newfound joy and know ledge, he at last has the power to defeat the folk puppetry, says Lega, artistic director of the company. The show uses reproductions of carved masks of Native Americans on the Northwest Coast, Punch and Judy from Europe, and rarely seen shadow puppets from Indonesia. However, the main Tale, the dragon must travel the world and obtain the keys of wisdom. Only then can he change himself back into a man and marry the beautiful Lotus. It is during this journey that the dragon encounters the puppets of the world. bring to mind the faces and funny crazy antics of Howdy their elaborate puppet This hilarious and ot If puppets Puppetry with Ire-is- h costumes endearing puppets all work together to spin the kind of faerie magic that can only be found in the Emerald lies. husband. But when his daughter, Lotus, falls in love with a humble fisherman, the father becomes enraged. With the help of a magic incantation, he changes the fisherman into a spectacular long dragon. A kindly spirit lakes pity on the unlucky dragon and gives him hope. To break the spell, 1,1 puppetry known as Bunraku. They become very lifelike after you start posturing them, says Lega, who spent many hours Bunraku the The two male movement. Bunraku puppets stand four feet tall and the lovely young princess researching in three feet and six inches. k Each features hair, alabaster white skin, and exaggerated eyes, richly detailed kimonos. The puppeteers are dressed in traditional black, complete with black hoods that cover the face. Many times it takes as many as three puppeteers to operate a single puppet. The story of Out of the Mist... a Dragon unfolds in the courtyard of a temple located on a small island in Japan. Here, a samurai war-lor- d prays to his goddess to provide his daughter with a suitable jet-blac- Be prepared. Tale is, thats how slick slapstick and corny as An Ire-is- h and sophisticated Out of the Mist.. A Dragon is. These two exciting performances will be presented Tuesday evening, April 29th at 7:30 pm. in Star Hall. This is the last part of the Canyonlands Arts Councils Performing Arts Series for 199697. Tickets are available at the Canyonlands Copy Center, 59 So. Main, or at the door the night of the show. Tickets will be $8.00 for adults. $5.00 for students or no charge for holders of the season passes. 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