Green Ginger
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Green Ginger is a European theatre company based in Bristol, UK and Wiseppe, France[1] that creates adult-oriented theatre and films featuring puppetry. Founded by Terry Lee in 1978, the company regularly tours its theatre productions throughout the world.[2][3] Green Ginger collaborates with major arts organisations, including Welsh National Opera[4][5][6][7] and Aardman Animations[8] and its members teach at University of Bristol, Bath Spa University and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[9][10][11]
Green Ginger has two artistic directors: Terry Lee who oversees the production of short puppet films in the company's French base; whilst Chris Pirie is responsible for its production base in Bristol, UK. Film Director Terry Gilliam became patron of Green Ginger in 2001.[12]
Productions A Television Show (1978), Mack the Giant Thriller (1980), The Last Resort (1981), The Story So Far; The Beginning (1984), The Story So Far; Before the Beginning (1986), Gaston le Gouache (1987), Madame Zero (1989), Frank Einstein; Born to be Wired (1993), Boris the Eurobot (1994), PRATs (1996), Slaphead; Demon Barber (1996), Gaston and Pedro (1998), Bambi - The Wilderness Years (2000), Frank Einstein – Rewired (2001), Rust (2005), Mac et le Geant (2007), Zelda (2009), Le Drame des Autres (2012), Lionel the Vinyl (2013), Outpost (2014), Petit'Tom (2016), Intronauts (2018), RATLab (2022).
Intronauts (2018) was its 21st original production and marked the company's 40th anniversary. The touring show, directed by Emma Williams and with an original soundscore by composer Simon Preston, was inspired by cult 60s sci-fi movies and portrayed a dystopian future where those with disposable income could buy have miniaturised human cleaners injected into their bodies to carry out routine maintenance and healthcare.[13]
Collaborations In 2000, Green Ginger and Amy Rose created puppetry solutions for Welsh National Opera's new production of Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades. The opera was subsequently performed in numerous European and North American cities between 2002 and 2023, with Green Ginger directing and performing the puppetry on each occasion. [1]In 2016, Green Ginger provided design and movement consultancy during the creation of 4 metre-long mini-spiders for Arcadia Spectacular's Metamorphosis show.[14] In 2023, Green Ginger's Chris Pirie performed Sparkman; an alien puppet musician from The Weirdos, during Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Puppets and impassioned arias bring Houston Grand Opera's the Queen of Spades to life". CULTURE MAP. 17 April 2010.
- ^ "The new puppetry". TheGuardian.com. 28 February 2001.
- ^ "AO24 > Company Profile: Green Ginger". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Puppets and impassioned arias bring Houston Grand Opera's the Queen of Spades to life". 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Review: Galouzine sparks HGO's bold Queen". 18 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=6466
- ^ "The Queen of Spades". TheGuardian.com. 17 September 2000.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321684/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_2 [user-generated source]
- ^ "No strings attached as RWCMD design students prepare for puppet show". 28 June 2013.
- ^ "TRASH-HACK PUPPETRY - World Stage Design 2013 World Stage Design 2013".
- ^ "AO17 > What a Site!". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Dreams: Terry Gilliam interview by Chris Pirie of Green Ginger". 21 November 2002.
- ^ "Intronauts Archives".
- ^ "How Arcadia built its 50 tonne, flame-throwing mechanical spider". Wired UK.
- ^ Editor, Swindonian (2023-12-22). "Unveiling the Art of Puppetry: Join Green Ginger's FREE Workshop!". The Swindonian. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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- "Theatre: There's more to puppets than Sooty and Sweep" Dominic Cavendish in The Independent, 28 Oct 1998
- New Welsh Review, No. 49, p. 70
- Lyn Gardner in The Guardian, 28 Feb 2001
- BRUNIMA Bulletin (The Journal of British UNIMA) 107, July 2001
- Dreams: The Terry Gilliam Fanzine https://www.gilliamdreams.com/cpirie02.htm Gilliam interview with Chris Pirie, May 2002