podcast friday

[sabotabby]

 Hi I am very tired.

Give a listen to Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff's entire last few weeks, which has been about the alter-globalization movement, but especially to this week's episodes, "Bread and Puppet: The Dawn of Giant Protest Puppets." (Part I | Part II). This is one of my special interests, stemming from how I used to teach at a puppetry camp, and I've actually been lucky enough to visit Bread and Puppet in Vermont on a road trip, albeit not quite lucky enough to see one of their shows. I am always in favour of more theatricality in activism and these episodes trace the evolution of one particular brand of theatricality that I'm especially a fan of.

I bet you will be surprised to learn that the personal stories of the two founders of the theatre are also especially interesting. Also, since Jamie Loftus is the guest, there is a tragic hot dog connection.

Comments

[sabotabby]

Maybe I'll do an entry at some point about my puppet camp memories. But you know, that's way down in the queue.

[greylock]

You may have mentioned it in the past.
It's such a niche thing. Especially as a writer, artist and educator, even at your advanced age. :P

I joke. I've done ONE THING since '94.

(We have the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre)

[rachelmanija]

It should Zoom to the top.