Larrikin Puppets in The Bribie Islander Towards the end of our stay in New York, Elissa and I decided to base ourselves on Bribie Island upon our return to Australia. I wrote a post on a Bribie Island community Facebook page about our decision, and was approached via that…
Read MoreOn Saturday, June 25 2016, Troggg and friends performed for the people of New York at the Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn. A full festival dedicated to all styles of puppetry. As you can see from the photo, we had a nice big crowd of families enjoying the show,…
Read MoreIn June 2016, I was a student of the intensive puppetry workshop called “Beyond the Sock” at the University of North Texas. There, we were taught many of the advanced monitor puppetry techniques used on professional film and TV productions such as Sesame Street, The Muppets and Fraggle Rock.
Read MoreAt the end of our fourth week in New York City, Brett (and Troggg) spent a day with Musa Moses Bradley, who is the puppeteer for a character called Fuzzy Beard. We went out on the Staten Island Ferry and filmed an episode of “The Fuzzy Beard…
Read MoreFor three days in a row, Troggg, Brett and Elissa immersed themselves in New York’s puppet culture. In NYC puppets are all the rage! From professional film and TV puppeteers to small businesses to hobbyists – everybody loves puppets! On Friday night, (20 May, 2016) we went to see…
Read MoreMay 16, 2016 – 26 years since Jim Henson (creator of characters from The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and more) tragically passed away at the age of 53. His memorial service was held here at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan, New York City.
Read MoreOnly 24 hours after landing in New York, it was time for Brett, Elissa, Troggg and Frazzamatazz to visit ‘The Puppet Kitchen‘ in Manhattan! They’re a puppet construction workshop, as well as a training facility in the art of Henson-style TV puppetry…
Read MoreTroggg’s in Adelaide at the moment to visit Shannon at ‘The Puppet Workshop‘. She made his friends Flossy and the Singing Cheesecake. Troggg is also looking to have a ‘stunt double’ of himself made. Here’s a video from this morning (April 4,…
Read MoreBrett Hansen Puppeteer Showreel – 2 Min, 45 Sec Version. This shorter version features clips from puppet shows, Vox Poppin’, Juiced TV, Cluck! The Web Series, Heart of a Thousand Souls, 5 for 35, Avenue Q, Thank Troggg You’re Here, The Hobble & Snitch Show, Murra Murra and The Late…
Read MoreLarrikin Puppets in City South News – Thursday, 3 March 2016. Please note: Not all puppets were designed by Brett Hansen, and not all of them were created (constructed) overseas. A few were custom built based on Brett’s…
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