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March 30th, 2007

Things I Wish I’d Seen #4367: Bread and Puppet Theatre

Guess who was in Madison this week? The Bread and Puppet Theatre. Guess who had to work both nights they were here? Me! Grf.
At least I just got hired to be stage managing the upcoming UW-Madison Dance Department Anniversary Gala (my alma mater). Hopefully some good interviews will come of it.
Meanwhile, a blast from the […]

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December 15th, 2006

Jerome Murat: Old Tricks for a New Medium

Even at the height of my most technological performing days, with computers and global hookups and heavily effected video, I also would periodically grab my guitar, or my three juggling balls, and hang out on the corner at the Madison Farmer’s Market and busk. Why? To remind myself–and reassure myself–that it’s not about the props, […]

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October 19th, 2006

Speaking of performers you’ve never heard of…

This Onion cartoon, given to me by a friend, really cracked me up:

Why? You don’t get it? That’s ok, most don’t. But did you like Loony Tunes? Tom & Jerry? How about "A Fish Called Wanda", or Monty Python, or…or…the fact is, the Commedia dell’Arte is the root of all Western comedy. And some Eastern, […]

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