http://www.funnywonders.org.uk People, Puppets, Performance Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/06/13/best-wishes-anurupa/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/06/13/best-wishes-anurupa/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:23:57 +0000 neil.scowcroft http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/?p=343
From KatKatha:  Published Date:  01 June 2009 In June [2008], I represented Katkatha at the Buxton Puppetry festival. Along with puppeteer Puran Bhatt and magician Isamuddin and circus artist and clown, Arran Towers, I conducted workshops for teenagers at the community school, Puran conducted a katputli workshop for adults too. The workshops ended in a giant puppet parade [...]]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/06/13/best-wishes-anurupa/feed/ 0 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/04/29/easter-workshop-success/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/04/29/easter-workshop-success/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:15:13 +0000 neil.scowcroft http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/?p=307
Following on from an introductory showcase held at the Buxton Community School on the 28th March last, a 4-day Easter workshop run by the Buxton-based puppetry company has just taken place, and was a resounding success. The first three days were for young people, and with the guidance from Japanese puppet master Nori Sawa who [...]]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/04/29/easter-workshop-success/feed/ 0 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/04/03/hands-up-if-you-would-like-to-be-a-puppet-master/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/04/03/hands-up-if-you-would-like-to-be-a-puppet-master/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:14:23 +0000 neil.scowcroft http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/?p=283
From Buxton Advertiser :  Published Date:  01 April 2009 Buxton’s Funny Wonders is planning big things for the future now it is has been incorporated as a Community Interest Company to develop puppetry and multi-media activities and performances. Celebrating in the photograph at an event at Buxton Community School held on Saturday are artistic director Chris Agnew [...]]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/04/03/hands-up-if-you-would-like-to-be-a-puppet-master/feed/ 1 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/03/26/wonders-of-puppetry/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/03/26/wonders-of-puppetry/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:33 +0000 neil.scowcroft http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/?p=276
From Buxton Advertiser : Published Date:  26 March 2009 A showcase of Puppetry and multi-media performance is being held in the Drama Studio at Buxton Community School on Saturday from 2pm-5pm. It celebrates the incorporation of Funny Wonders as a Community Interest Company. This follows several very successful years as a voluntary organisation and spokesman Neil Scowcroft said: [...]]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/03/26/wonders-of-puppetry/feed/ 0 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/01/13/new-look-for-2009/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/01/13/new-look-for-2009/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:11:51 +0000 admin http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/funnywonders/?p=63
Happy 2009 fellow Funny Wonders members! We’ve decided to give the site a design overhaul to celebrate Hope you like it! Love ]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2009/01/13/new-look-for-2009/feed/ 1 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/08/08/the-end-of-another-great-festival/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/08/08/the-end-of-another-great-festival/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:38:31 +0000 admin http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/funnywonders/?p=56
This is my first post so if it goes a bit wrong bare with me! I am a bit of a puppet festival veteran now having been to Sapporo last year with Funny Wonders, and I want to thank everyone who came to see a performance, supported a performer or was a performer themselves; the [...]]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/08/08/the-end-of-another-great-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/27/buxton-puppet-festival-starts-tomorrow/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/27/buxton-puppet-festival-starts-tomorrow/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:31:00 +0000 admin http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/funnywonders/?p=50
Just uploaded two sets of images to the site. The first set is the weekend workshop run by Chris Agnew and Anarupa Roy. During the workshop puppets were made for tomorrow’s parade. The second set are of a hugely sucessful performance in the park by Rajasthani String Puppets operated by Puran Bhatt and Ishamudin Khan. Don’t forget the [...]]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/27/buxton-puppet-festival-starts-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/21/new-images-of-workshop/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/21/new-images-of-workshop/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:13:50 +0000 admin http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/funnywonders/?p=49
Here again… Just uploaded some more images of the workshop from the 5th of July 2008. Click on Gallery to view them, more to come tomorrow ! Bye 4 now ]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/21/new-images-of-workshop/feed/ 0 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/20/events-diary-now-available/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/20/events-diary-now-available/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:01:18 +0000 admin http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/funnywonders/?p=48
Hey its me again… Just put the events on the site, just click on events to view… see you soon ]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/20/events-diary-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/19/hello-world-2/ http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/19/hello-world-2/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:54:58 +0000 admin http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/funnywonders/?p=20
Welcome to Funny Wonders online. So what do they do, hmm good question – going to click on About Us Be back soon ]]> http://www.funnywonders.org.uk/2008/07/19/hello-world-2/feed/ 1