April 2016 – Lynne Kent

Ken Evans- designer

on April 20, 2016March 27, 2017 By Dr. Lynne Kent

To access this podcast please click below

It is always interesting to talk with an artist whose work spans the breadth of possibilities in the puppet theatre. Ken Evans is one such person. As one of the founding members of Australia’s Handspan Theatre and more recently as co creator, along with Rebecca Russell of site specific performances, Ken is a leading designer, director, puppet maker and performer and teacher. In this podcast of ThingMaking, Ken talks about painting with images on stage, the differences between working on site specific projects and in a black box theatre and the magic of animating the inanimate.

Steam

link to a film on Steam by Dean Homicki can be seen here

https://vimeo.com/53074318

More links to the work of Rebecca Russell and Ken Evans here

http://steam2012.weebly.com

Thank you to The Biologists for the intro and outro music, Moonlight Receptor.

Tim Denton-mask maker, puppeteer

on April 18, 2016November 6, 2019 By Dr. Lynne Kent

To access this podcast please click below

Tim Denton is an accomplished mask maker, puppeteer and performer. In this podcast @thingmaking.net, Tim talks about the ways he uses various materials to create the masks and puppets he makes. He has even used magarine to carve out his designs!

You can view more of the work Tim Denton and Annie Forbes at http://www.aboutfaceproductions.com.au

special thanks to The Biologists , Moonlight Receptor for the intro and outro music.

Being Danny Miller

on April 11, 2016March 27, 2017 By Dr. Lynne Kent

To access this podcast please click below

Danny Miller with puppet-Nigel,

photos by Lynne Kent

Danny Miller is a Melbourne- based puppeteer and Maker. He sometimes makes puppets from old fence posts. He is also a vintage toy aficionado. When I talked with Danny he was back from touring with the hugely popular show, Walking with Dinosaurs. He has operated puppets on stage using both voodoo controls and hands on techniques. In this ThingMaking podcast he talks about what it is like to grow up in a creative family and his process of using materials to make marionettes like Nigel (seen above).