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The Carter Family Marionettes production
of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
1:00
& 3 PM, Saturday & Sunday, September 24 & 25
Tino's Cortile Kid's Courtyard, Seattle Center Pavilion
 Known
to American audiences as a vignette in Walt Disney's "Fantasia"
with Mickey Mouse in the title role, this Comedia dell' Arte
version features Pulcinella as the apprentice. In this particular
adaptation, Pulcinella runs off with the magician's picnic.
To make amends, he must become "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
Of course, cleaning up turns into a mess when the sorcerer is
away. As punishment, Pulcinella is sent down to the sewers where
he must escape from a hungry crocodile! A fun and silly show
for audiences of all ages.
(Photo credit:
Chrystal Vang)
The
Carter Family Marionettes have been performing professionally
for three decades in over a dozen countries and in six languages.
Last year, their production at Festa, "The Knight &
the Mermaid" was awarded a UNIMA Citation of Excellence,
an award created by Jim Henson for excellence in the art of
puppetry.
 The
Carters have been professional puppeteers since 1976. They trained
with master puppeteers of Romania, Sicily, and China. Stephen
Carter received the Fulbright Award for puppetry studies in
1984 and holds a postgraduate degree from the Institute of Theater
and Cinema in Bucharest. The Carter Family Marionettes have
been featured performers at National and World Puppet Festivals
from Scotland to Uzbekistan. They have presented their plays
in five different languages and have also been invited as guest
director/designers internationally. The company has been awarded
the "UNIMA/USA Citation of Excellence" (the highest
award in American puppet theater) for three of their productions.
Chris and Stephen Carter were the Directors of the 1999 Puppeteers
of America Festival of the Millennium held at the University
of Washington August 1999. The Carters are especially known
for their mastery and preservation of the traditional Sicilian
marionette theater known as Opera dei Pupi.
Chris and Stephen Carter founded the Northwest
Puppet Center in 1986. In 1993 they purchased and renovated
a charming church in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle.
The center presents a family season of puppetry by the Carters
and selected guest artists with over 250 performances each year.
The Northwest Puppet Center provides a valuable resource and
fascinating entertainment for children and families.
For more info about the Cater Family Marionettes,
visit http://www.nwpuppet.org/
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