Handspring Puppet Company

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Handspring created the puppets for National Theatre productions War Horse and Or You Could Kiss Me. The company (run by Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones) was founded in South Africa in 1981, and is today arguably one of the greatest puppetry companies in the

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    • Jul 25, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Puppet Makers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2012 4:47


    In July 2012 the puppet makers from the Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the War Horse puppets, visited London to see the show for the first time.

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    The Handspring Puppet Factory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2012 9:58


    See inside the workshop of the Handspring Puppet Company and discover how they make all the puppets for the show.

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    Handspring Puppet Company platform event

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2011 42:24


    Handspring Puppet Company demonstrate the horse puppets on the stage

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    Ambitions for the future (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 1:49


    Basil and Adrian speak about what is next for them after War Horse

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    The meaning of Handspring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 1:17


    Basil and Adrian talk about how and why the chose the name.

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    Tall Horse (2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 1:41


    The most ambitious project Handspring had undertaken before War Horse

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    How do you make a puppet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 3:40


    Basil and Adrian discuss the key questions and skills needed to make a puppet.

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    What is unique about puppet theatre?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 2:42


    Interview in which Basil and Adrian discuss the power of a puppet

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    What is a puppet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 2:41


    A puppet can be seen as a medium of communication.

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    Puppeteers are shy actors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 1:06


    Basil and Adrian talk about the difference between puppetry and acting.

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    Handsprings - The Early Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 1:43


    Basil and Adrian met at art school and formed a company.

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    African stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2011 1:29


    The influence of African stories on Handspring

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    Neil Bartlett's Or You Could Kiss Me (2010) - Pamphlet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 0:02


    Images, interviews and timeline of the play.

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    Interview with Neil Bartlett

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 1:34


    Playwright Neil Bartlett talks about writing for puppets

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    Choreographing thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 9:04


    How puppeteers collaborate to create a puppet's persona

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    Choreographing breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 6:35


    Breath creates the illusion of life in a puppet.

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