An enchanted love story
VESNA ANDRIC 12/11/2008 1:52:00 PM
The magic of story telling came to life at the Narooma library last Friday as a captivated audience of children and adults were enchanted by the tale of the Grimstones puppet show.
The show shares a touching fable that has no villain.
A story of deep love and family ties, the characters overcome grief and learn about accepting difficulties and differences through patience and the power of love.
The carefully handcrafted puppets were brought to life as characters with personalities and roles that resonate with grandparents, parents and children.
The show is orchestrated and narrated through sign language by Gertrude Grimstone (Asphyxia) and vocally interpreted by Gertrude’s assistant August (Paula Dowse).
The storyline was originally the brain child of Asphyxia, a deaf circus performer who has traveled the world working in the creative arts.
“That’s what I love about art, you can live in an entirely different world for a while,” Asphyxia said.
The show is co hosted by accomplished musician and performer Paula Dowse.
It was a well received and heartfelt felt show with children saying how much they loved the puppets right through the performance.
One couple who traveled for two hours to see the show were moved to tears by the heartfelt storyline.
Narooma Librarian Deb Nolan was instrumental in bringing the experience to Narooma. “They were really fantastic,” Ms Nolan said.
“My favorite part was when the egg hatched,” she said.
The show was brought to the South Coast through the work of South East Arts Region regional arts development officer (RADO) Andrew Gray. Talking about the shows merits Andrew said it was engaging for both adults and children. “This is a different show that asks children to concentrate a bit more and it is an show for parents too,” Andrew said.
While the show was on the South Coast it played to over 500 school students in the region.
For more information visit www.asphyxia.com.au
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