Owl, Badger, Squirrel, Pine Marten and friends to star in Twitawoo puppet show at Universal Hall this weekend
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FAMILIES are invited to enjoy an afternoon in the company of some Scottish animals on Saturday afternoon.
Edinburgh-based Vision Mechanics - the team behind previous giant ‘Storm’ puppet, ‘Drift’ sculpture and ‘Giants in the Forest’ tree art projects in Findhorn and Forres - will present puppet show ‘Twitawoo’ at Universal Hall from 2.30-3.30pm on Saturday, March 23.
The puppets are the work of Vision Mechanics founders Kim Bergsagel and Symon Macintyre.
Kim said: “Owl, Badger, Squirrel, Pine Marten and friends all live in the woods. They love it there.”
Symon added: “They especially love Gerry, the forest ranger, who has a hard time looking after them and managing the forest. Gerry wants to win the tidiest forest in Scotland competition but there is a lot of waste to clear up. Meanwhile an owl in the nearby forest has gone missing …”
Vision Mechanics encourage communities to cooperate in creating arts projects. They stage events all over the country with emphasis on cross-artform collaborations.
Kim and Symon’s work is based around the stories of objects. These can be figurative as in traditional puppets or landscapes as in the naming of hills and woods. The process often decides what style of puppet or object would be best to communicate the story i.e. in forests they created giant wicker heads that hung on trees and on a beach they made a shipwrecked series of installations scattered across the dunes called.
Vision Mechanics leads in encouraging communities to cooperate in the creation of original high quality arts projects.
Events are staged all over the country in both conventional and site-specific environments with a strong emphasis on cross-artform collaborations.
Twitawoo brings to life a host of fabulous Scottish woodland creatures. With music and songs, they share their adventures and invite you to help look after their home.
The show is aimed at for 4–8-year-olds and their families. The running time is 45 minutes.
A free carer/companion ticket for disabled or wheelchair-user audience members is available if booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café. Tickets, available at the door, are also available at the Phoenix Shop, Findhorn. The cost: £7; concessions £6; and under 16’s £5.
