New Show 2012
Sedna; Skeleton Story
for adults and children aged 7 and over
PLEASE NOTE This webpage supersedes any previous mentions of Skeleton stories
A fairy tale of the northern nights, spanning the realms of land, air, ocean and invisibility. Sedna's childhood longing to be special, leads to a terrible, stinking nest and a tragic drowning. Now she must trade power for trust if she is to ever find peace in her heart.
The Sedna music is being created by Bob Pegg with North American wood pipes and slates and chimes. Beautiful. We also await the sounds of the ash-tree-deer-skin drum we are making....
Over the past year we made hundreds of storyboard images based on the Sedna script by Karrie Marshall; these translate into puppetry and animation. After a year of making the show, Sedna's voice suddenly came through. It was a child. It was the beginning we had been missing. It meant starting again, which was a fantastic opportunity to build the show with great love and respect for everyone we meet travelling through the realms into the world of invisible power, - where love lives.
Mini Facts
The Bird of Prey - Gyrfalcon (pronounced Jurh-falcon)
Falco rusticolus
Mainly resident around the Arctic coasts and Northern Islands- has been spotted in the Western Isles of Scotland. Colour varies from all-white to dark brown plumage; mostly paler in Greenland and Iceland. The largest of the falcons, the wingspan can measure between 110cm to 130 cm (approximately 4 feet). They nest on high mountains or cliff faces. Gyrfalcon feed on other birds and mammals. In the middle ages, only a King could hunt with a Gyrfalcon.
Information sources: www.peregrinefund.org; www.allaboutbirds.org; www.birds.com
Sedna; Skeleton Story Drum-Making
We are fortunate to be making an Inuit-style drum for the show, with Henry Fosbrooke (http://logtagon.com/woodlandcraftsandarts.htm). We made the first ash-wood layer March 2011:-
Sedna, Skeleton Woman - Creative Process
1. Lar's felt-making 2. Chris's wooden puppet-making
3. Karrie's finger-puppet with Queen Schrodinger, 4. Shadows
Grateful thanks to The Bike Shed for the opportunity to use their space
Venue bookings please e-mail info(at)zenwingpuppets.com or phone Karrie on 07716 111 585