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| − | ''Tall Horse'', a collaboration between the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] and the Sogolon Troupe from Mali with its puppets made by Yaya Coulibaly. Writer Kephra Burns, based in New York, choreographer Koffi Kôkô from Benin. Life-sized puppets. Director [[Marthinus Basson]]. Musical director [[Warrick Sony]], graphics animator [[Jaco Bouwer]]. | + | ''Tall Horse'', a collaboration between the [[Handspring Puppet Company]] and the Sogolon Troupe from Mali with its puppets made by Yaya Coulibaly. Writer Kephra Burns, based in New York, choreographer Koffi Kôkô from Benin. Life-sized puppets. Director [[Marthinus Basson]]. Musical director [[Warrick Sony]], graphics animator [[Jaco Bouwer]]. An exciting element of the production is the blending of two puppetry traditions: the Handspring mode based in lifelike realism and the stylised , ritually-resonant effigies of West Africa. |
''Tall Horse'''s tale follows the life of a giraffe and its handler, Atir, sent as a gift from the Egyptian Pasha to the French King Charles X in 1827. Its journey took it via Alexandria and Marseilles, creating a sensation en route. The story of this journey is told using a combination of life-sized puppets, live actors, costumes, music, video projection and dance. Sponsored by AngloGold Ashanti and [[Business Arts South Africa]] ([[BASA]]). | ''Tall Horse'''s tale follows the life of a giraffe and its handler, Atir, sent as a gift from the Egyptian Pasha to the French King Charles X in 1827. Its journey took it via Alexandria and Marseilles, creating a sensation en route. The story of this journey is told using a combination of life-sized puppets, live actors, costumes, music, video projection and dance. Sponsored by AngloGold Ashanti and [[Business Arts South Africa]] ([[BASA]]). | ||
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| + | ''This Day'', 7 and 14 September 2004 | ||
| + | ''Sunday Independent'', 21 August 2005 | ||
| + | ''Business Day'', 5 May 2005 | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 8 May 2013
Tall Horse, a collaboration between the Handspring Puppet Company and the Sogolon Troupe from Mali with its puppets made by Yaya Coulibaly. Writer Kephra Burns, based in New York, choreographer Koffi Kôkô from Benin. Life-sized puppets. Director Marthinus Basson. Musical director Warrick Sony, graphics animator Jaco Bouwer. An exciting element of the production is the blending of two puppetry traditions: the Handspring mode based in lifelike realism and the stylised , ritually-resonant effigies of West Africa.
Tall Horse's tale follows the life of a giraffe and its handler, Atir, sent as a gift from the Egyptian Pasha to the French King Charles X in 1827. Its journey took it via Alexandria and Marseilles, creating a sensation en route. The story of this journey is told using a combination of life-sized puppets, live actors, costumes, music, video projection and dance. Sponsored by AngloGold Ashanti and Business Arts South Africa (BASA).
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This Day, 7 and 14 September 2004 Sunday Independent, 21 August 2005 Business Day, 5 May 2005
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