What happens at the accidental meeting of inkblots, photocopies, cardboard, angle-poise lamps, the occasional table, video technology, a laptop and a banana box? A cast of hand-drawn marionettes are magically brought to life by the Paper Cinema.
Lose yourself in a magical world made in the meeting of music, cinema and puppetry, a place of disarming fun and adventure and mystery. ‘The Night Flyer’ is a tale of crossing the night, of stolen freedoms and dreams, lost birds and invisible serpents, mysterious trains and a very special girl. ‘King Pest’ tells Edgar Allen Poe’s story of two sailors on leave in 13th century England who find themselves in a very unusual part of town. The visual stories are beautifully enhanced by a live soundscape.
The Paper Cinema was devised by artist Nic Beard from ink blotches in his sketchbook, which developed into fully-fledged puppet actors. While the action – a mixture of free association, surrealism and fairytale – appears on a large screen above the performers, the charm of the Paper Cinema is watching the mechanics of the puppetry and live music take place in front of the audience. There will be three special opportunities to see them in Dorset in November, as they will be touring to three intimate Artsreach venues, as well as holding a two-hour workshop for all ages to create their own paper cinema, and bring it to life on the screen!
Like early cinema, the Paper Cinema relies on image and music rather than text or spoken word. A Q&A session takes place after in which everyone can come up and have a go at manipulating the puppets and talk about the innovative medium of The Paper Cinema.
The quirky, unique style of the Paper Cinema will enchant all ages; don’t miss them at:
- Sandford Orcas Village Hall Sat 14 Nov, 7:30pm 01963 220208
- Cranborne Memorial Hall Sun 15 Nov 01725 517028 afternoon workshop 4-6pm; evening show 7:30pm
- Burton Bradstock Village Hall Fri 27 Nov, 7:30pm 01308 897214
“fragile and beautiful… sinister and enchanting… wonderful music gives the whole thing the feel of a quirky silent movie.”
Lyn Gardner, THE GUARDIAN
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