Moving
Tales is one of the most original pieces of animated Theatre touring today.
Challenging traditional ideas of puppetry, Moving Tales explores worlds that
seem somehow familiar.
The
main section features the world of Mr. Potter. It is rare that an audience
can be so moved by a puppet performance and Mr. Potter, for many, has opened
a forgotten door - 'totally unexpected' said one audience member.
As
well as touring in the U.K., Moving Tales has been seen at various festivals
in Europe including Portugal. Germany, and Belgium. It was chosen solely to
launch the Dublin International Festival and the London Festival of Puppetry
for Adults. Its staging is simple yet enigmatic - Mr Potter lives within a
pool of light that defies explanation. This is wordless and magical art of
the finest order.
"One
of the simplest shows of the week was also one of the richest and most emotionally
complex. An intense and even hilarious characterisation. Haines's fiercely
expressive technique and repertoire of finely observed gestures and physical
quirks create a compact Beckettian mini-drama with the kind of human resonance
that a stage actor would be fortunate to achieve".
Irish Times.
 
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