puppetry

This three part fusion of digital and live-action visual manipulation is stellar in its conception, but varied in execution.

We’ve all seen something of the latest in motion capture technology, most likely on the screens of the latest Hollywood blockbuster movies. In a short introduction producer, director, and performer Athomas Goldberg informs audiences that the result of motion capture that we see on the Hollywood screen arises from the immense effort of teams of digital artists and technicians. He says this process takes a long time in film post-production because a single minute of motion capture performance creates many...

Don’t miss Plasticity Now! The show is produced and performed by Mind of a Snail Puppet Co., a shadow puppet duo, and is being performed at the Waterfront Theatre, on Granville Island.

Chloé Ziner and Jessica Gabriel go as far back as the beginning of life on Earth, to show us the origins of plastic and how much of this polymer is part of our lives and how much pollution is involved in its production. Although it won’t probably show you anything you don’t already know, it works as a powerful reminder of the huge quantity...

Performance Art, Puppetry - http://www.mindofasnail.org/