Breathing Puppets | With Handspring Theatre Company | National Theatre

The Tony award-winning Handspring theatre company explain how they go about choreographing breath in their puppets, during rehearsals for 'Or You Could Kiss Me' at the National Theatre.
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[@copyrightshouldart]

This really got to me as I know how valuable breath is. I suffer from asthma since birth and I know from personal experience how breathing can be difficult at times. Fantastic job by the puppeteers!

[@jimlampshady]

Fine words, poor animation. Without focus, breath doesn't get you very far. Breath is the first step in animation, but a puppet really comes to life when you see it think - and that happens through focus.

[@gillianabalos6387]

Happy three friend

[@RichardRoy2]

Wow. I could imagine a tear falling from the puppeteers eyes. Hard to imagine someone doing this without a sense of empathy. Amazing work.

[@mosesirvin160]

Jambari bamba kolambikyothoki pushachuk🎉

[@MsKerryanne]

Wow this is absolutely fantastic...

[@andrewtrip8617]

Why use a closed mouth puppet to depict an open mouth medical condition ,It’s like the artists haven’t lived in the real world .
Too far up emselves.?

[@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule]

It's so wild to me that there are negative comments on such a beautiful performance. I felt the puppet thinking and struggling, it felt so vulnerable but determined

[@SparePartsPuppets]

Absolutely inspiring! Such beautiful refined work.

[@xXCrimsonLightXx]

I thought that too, but it turns out it actually has to do with the show... doesn't make it much better though

[@stephaniemedina1848]

Excellent so powerful🐱🌹🌞

[@Kaijuus]

Ridiculous.

[@AnnesreborndollsandfunW]

Fantastic!

[@imspartacvs]

Incredible

[@tsgaming986]

Thanks bro

[@moonson1000]

brilliant...

[@laylacamila1607]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@samtan7810]

nyc

[@lalu625]

Sorry, but no. You´re acting like puppet-players, not as humans. It´s all too great, too much. It might be helpfully watching persons with this disorder; they trying to hide their desease. Best luck!