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RAVEN KALIANA |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Photograph: Cereinyn Ord (c)2008 www.cereinyn.com. Raven Kaliana directs Puppet (R)Evolution, a puppetry & actor-based theatre company which she established in 2008. She wrote Hooray for Hollywood based on her own autobiographical material. She has freelances as a puppet maker, puppetry coach, and puppeteer, and presents to charities and other organizations on the topic of child abuse. She holds an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice/Puppetry from Central School of Speech & Drama, and got her start in puppetry at Folkmanis Puppets in 1997. www.ravenkaliana.com
Plays by Raven Kaliana
Hooray For Hollywood | ||
| 1st Produced: | 29 Jun 2010 | |||||
Company: | Puppet (R)Evolution | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #114552 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | (min 5 performers total - 4 must be skilled puppeteers) | |||||
Notes: | Hooray for Hollywood, a puppet/performer theatre piece for adult audiences, represents a fractured tale set within the child pornography industry. This criminal underworld is revealed in flashes and glimpses from a child's vantage point. Laced with black humour and a haunting live violin, it presents a window on both human frailty and resilience. It is based on a true story. The show is followed by an audience discussion co-facilitated by Childline, a children's charity, and the survivor on whose life the story is based. | |||||
Synopsis: | Revealed in flashes and glimpses, Hooray for Hollywood weaves together the mediums of tabletop puppetry and shadow puppetry, alongside shadowy performers whose faces are never seen. An animated set frames the view in a filmic style. Based on a true story, this stark yet sensitive tale is set within the child pornography industry. It is shown from the child's vantage point. A recorded soundscape provides the setting for each of the scenes, while live experimental violin music evokes the internal states of the children. Hooray for Hollywood is a show for adult theatre audiences, created to raise awareness and encourage discussion about a challenging social issue. | |||||
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