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Does anyone know where I could obtain or watch a copy of Philippe Gentry's puppetry documentary "Rites et Jeux" that he made for UNESCO in the sixties? I've found a couple of clips online but nothing more.

It's called "Face".

I invented this. http://www.theabstractions.com/newtechnique.html

I'm thinking of branching into birthday party shows, and I have a couple of questions for anyone who already does them. How long is your show? and How much do you charge? Thanks, -Grant

I posted here years and years ago about the cool little puppet hand mechanism that I built, but I never gave much information for people who wanted to try it themselves. That has finally changed -- click here: http://theabstractions.com/hand.html ...for lots of information and some hi-res...

My puppets, The Abstractions, have a new video up. It's a new episode of my series "Viewer Mail". http://theabstractions.com/mail02.html

Hey all, What do the soles of full-body puppets' feet tend to be made of? Big Bird, for example -- the bottoms of his feet look like the same type of fabric as the rest of his body, and yet he can walk without slipping on surfaces ranging from grass to the Great Wall of China. Is there an...

Hey everybody, I just uploaded a new puppet video to my website at http://theabstractions.com/sepiatone.html . You may have seen an old version of this video on my Youtube channel. But this one has music and it's done with Czech black theatre where the performers are invisible. I've...

You should totally go check out my new puppet music video, viewable here: http://theabstractions.com/cipher.html It's for a singer/songwriter friend of mine from university.

I've got a new video up on Youtube... It's nothing spectacular, but what the heck. http://youtube.com/watch?v=148NpNSimHA My friend Kellen Barrett is performing the hands. Incidentally, he's a great musician, and you should all check out his website.

In the same sort of vein as William Hennes' animatronic alien head (although decidedly lower-tech!), here's a little something I've been working on. http://www.youtube.com/?v=1Dz3bhDwwKQ It's some test footage for a new puppet I'm building, a hand-and-rod puppet with a working left hand...

Hey everybody. Does anyone have a sound file (mp3 or otherwise) of the bird in Elmo's alarm clock (from Elmo in Grouchland) shouting "WAKE UP!!!!"? Thanks, -Sidebottom

Hey everybody. I've got a bit of a problem; maybe someone out there can help me. I'm working on a puppet right now for a film I want to make. Its head is one of those styrofoam heads they use in displays in stores. Its body is a kid-sized long-sleeved t-shirt with holes cut in the elbows...

Does anyone have a picture of the guy on four stilts from the Dark Crystal behind-the-scenes special? Thanks, -Sidebottom

Okay. Here's something that's been bugging me for a while. Much of Jim Henson's early work on Sam and Friends was lip-synching to comedy records or popular songs. That is to say, it was not entirely original material. Now, I know that whenever the Muppets did someone else's song on The...

Does anyone know what brand Ernie's rubber duckie is, and where I might be able to find one like it? -Sidebottom

Here's a question. I'm a student in my first year of university. I'm going for a bachelor of science with a major in biology. However, in addition to a fascination with biology, I'm also toying with the idea of a career in professional puppetry. I've never taken any puppetry courses, or...

Does anyone remember an old Sesame Street song about the different sounds that your body made? (I realize that that sounds really weird...:smirk: ) The song was performed by (I believe) Little Jerry, along with a whole bunch of Anything Muppets -- one of whom had a beating heart, one of whom...

Okay. As most of you know, Jim Henson created Fraggle Rock in order to bring peace to the world. If you, like Jim, are committed to world peace, visit http://www.geocities.com/wearaleaf and wear a leaf for peace! Please forward this message to everyone you know, put up and hand out...

Hey everybodeeeee! I'm looking for (North American style) videos of The Jim Henson Hour. The only episode I have is "Secrets of the Muppets", and I'm dying to see the others! In return, I have almost every episode of Fraggle Rock, and I'd be happy to trade any of them for JHH episodes...