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Behind the Scenes at The Muppets

    Projects

    The Muppets

    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    Muppet Designer and Builder


    Built puppets for The Muppets (2011) The Muppets: Most Wanted (2014) the muppets TV Series (2015-16) as well as many short videos.


    Due to non-disclosure reasons, a hard copy portfolio is available on request.


    View a favorite Muppet short here.

    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    Puppet Heap

    New Jersey, USA


    Built the portrait puppets with a team of builders at Puppet Heap for a episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart which aired Oct 8, 2012 during the 2012 US Presidential Campaign.



    Ontopoiesis

    The Daily Show

    Ontopoiesis

    Empac Theater

    New York, USA


    Composed by Rama Gottfried

    Performed by Yarn/Wire


    Clouds, paper, wire, weather, pollination and germination, insects and flowers, rocks and civilisation, Life.


    World Premiere

    Star Wurst

    Retro Liberalismus

    Retro Liberalismus

    Das Helmi Puppen

    Berlin, Germany


    The iconic George Lucas story  humorously told for both kids and adults using puppets.

    Retro Liberalismus

    Retro Liberalismus

    Retro Liberalismus

    Kunsthaus Zürich

    Zurich, Switzerland


    Directed by Georg Keller


    As part of the exhibit Action! museum-goers were allowed to watch the process in which Georg Keller directed a surreal piece questioning reality with the actor Lukas Kubik and a portrait marionette of him.


    Grass Geometry

    Retro Liberalismus

    Grass Geometry

    Festival Neue Musik Rümlingen

    Rümlingen, Switzerland


    Composed by Rama Gottfried

    Music performed by Vincent Glanzmann


    A site-specific sound exploration with tumbleweeds, bells, shadows, skulls, hooded figures, and electronic music.

    Die Dämmerung

    Glenn Gould vs Glenn Gould

    Glenn Gould vs Glenn Gould

    Verein Atopos

    Pratteln, Switzerland


    Directed by Lukas Kubik and Basil Huwyler


    A site-specific audio performance.

    Taking the audience though the forest, exploring the myths of the land through the eyes of a historical woman and a puppet.


    Played by actor Anna-Katharina Müller


    View the video here.

    Glenn Gould vs Glenn Gould

    Glenn Gould vs Glenn Gould

    Glenn Gould vs Glenn Gould

    Cherbuliez Productions

    Munich, Germany


    Directed by Gert Pfafferodt


    An exploration of the genius behind the man and musician, Glenn Gould.


    Played by actor Danny Exnar

    Puppets Beyond Borders

    Glenn Gould vs Glenn Gould

    Puppets Beyond Borders

    Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar


    An international collaboration that brought together puppeteers from the US, Germany, France, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Together with our puppetry from our different cultures, we explored the idea of Home. The tour originated in Thailand and traveled to Cambodia and Myanmar.


    Supported by Goethe Institut and Institut Français


    Seeds of Change

    A Puppet's Consent

    Kleine Kreaturen

    Creede Repertory Theater

    Colorado, USA

     

    Directed by Melissa Firlit

    Young Audience Outreach Tour


    Seeds of Change fosters environmental literacy through the story of an ornery girl who with the help of a Bee, a Swordfish, and a Talking Tree, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery. 


    Kleine Kreaturen

    A Puppet's Consent

    Kleine Kreaturen

    Created by Anna Paniccia and Danny Exnar


    A stinging wasp, a dog who sings the blues, a hockey playing good spirted monster from the US, and a Bear from Siberia are brought to life in this bilingual show using music, puppets, and imagination. 


    Entertaining children and adults of all ages, this show is flexible and transportable and can be performed in any type of venue.

    A Puppet's Consent

    A Puppet's Consent

    A Puppet's Consent

    Theater Statelhofen

    Zurich, Switzerland


    A collaboration with Corinne Soland and Pascal Felber exploring consent with puppetry, avatars, and virtual reality through live motion capture.

    Fell und Feder

    My Little Blue Monster

    Fell und Feder

    Stimmen zu Gast

    Liestal, Switzerland


    Directed by Karin Wirth


    The children's opera about the friendship between a dog and a chicken.


    Played by Andrea Suter and Chasper-Curo Mani


    View site here.

    Le Bal

    My Little Blue Monster

    Fell und Feder

    Theater Biel/Solothurn

    Solothurn, Switzerland


    100 years of Swiss History told through music and dance. Directed by Deborah Epstein.


    During the Dada movement in 1920's Zurich, a puppet of Emmy Hennings which was performed by Emmy Hennings (Actress Atina Tabé)  made an appearance during the show.

    My Little Blue Monster

    My Little Blue Monster

    My Little Blue Monster


    Created by Anna Paniccia


    A line of handmade greeting cards with this little blue monster to spread joy in dark times.



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