Focus on Jim Henson
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Thursday 4 September - Sunday 14 September 2008
Thursday 4 September - Sunday 14 September 2008
"Muppets(TM), Music and Magic! Jim Henson's Legacy is celebrated in a special season ranging from rarely screened experimental works to the pioneering puppetry of Sesame Street.
Fondly remembered for his charismatic characters who resided on that most famous of streets, and trod the boards of The Muppet Show, Jim Henson has had a profound effect on contemporary culture.
His fun-fur freakshows achieved global fame, but until recently his many incredible experimental works were rarely seen.
Henson's counter-culture sympathies informed all of his works and are mirrored in the work of animators who followed in his footsteps. We explore this legacy, and peek behind the curtain to see how his special brand of magic was created."
4 comments:
Wow how cool...I hadn't heard about that.
WHo on earth would want to stop you from going, we should allbe heading there. It looks great. Thanks for the tip.
Poop. I arrive in Melbourne on the 15th. THE 15TH!
Yay for Jim Henson! I managed to get along to one of the shows on experiments and commercials - some real early work from his college days. Brilliant stuff!
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