Raven Kaliana
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Hooray for Hollywood

A fractured tale set within the exploitative child pornography industry. Revealed in flashes and glimpses, this piece weaves together the mediums of black theatre tabletop puppetry and shadow puppetry, with performers whose faces are never seen. Both challenging and moving, this piece is based on a true story. This bold new work packs a punch as puppet theatre for adults and follows with post-show discussion on social issues addressed in the piece.


Produced by Puppet (R)Evolution

http://www.hoorayforhollywood.co.uk


Approx 40 min

Photo credit:Cereinyn Ord (c)2008
Puppets: Raven Kaliana (c)2008
 

 

A Swallow in Flight

A tale of two sisters growing up on a farm in early 20th Century Ireland... A poignant true story about holding on, and letting go.

Produced by Boy Cries Wolf

Approx 10 min

Puppets: Raven Kaliana (c)2009

  Macbeth
Shadow puppetry, visual media, hand puppets, and masked actors hauntingly describe Shakespeare's story of the ambitious but ill-fated Scottish king.

Produced by DeadKat Productions
http://www.dead-kat.org/

Approx 1 hour

Photo credit: Stephen Logue (c)2008
Puppets, masks, visual media: Raven Kaliana (c)2008
  Telling Tales (Too Terrible To Tell)
An untrue tale of greed, love and a bag of glass eyes...A fusion of cotton candy and murder, narrated through a beautiful theatrical display of silent film, original and well known songs, puppetry and prose.

Produced by Pustra/Vile-een Vaudeville
http://www.pustraandvile-een.com

Approx 1 1/2 hours

Photo credit: Paul-Pierrot Joyce
Puppets: Raven Kaliana (c)2007
  Essential Places to Visit from the Past
Dance/puppetry collaboration for adult theatre audiences exploring childhood fears.  Influenced by Pina Bausch and Forced Entertainment, it incorporates movement, storytelling, masks, and shadow puppetry.

Produced by Continent Stories Dance Theatre


Approx 10 min
Puppet: Raven Kaliana (c)2008

  HumaNature
A fable for all ages that tells the tale of a mis-matched matador and a bull, which explores themes of spirituality and humanity's relationship to its animal nature.

Approx 15 min

Photo credit:Tinka Slavicek (c)2008
Puppets: Raven Kaliana (c)2008

 

The Invitation
Live music informs the visual poetry of a theatre/tabletop puppetry tale of Garbage Boy and Grandma Earth.  A tale for adults, but suitable for all ages.

Approx 10 min

Photo credit:Cereinyn Ord (c)2008
Puppets: Raven Kaliana (c)2008

  River of Memory
Deer puppets serve as a metaphor for those who are are hunted.  Transforming sets and masked puppets express the transitions and explore themes of escape, regret and renewal.  A tale for adults, but suitable for all ages.

Approx 10 min

Photo credit:Cereinyn Ord (c)2008
Puppets: Raven Kaliana (c)2007
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