puppetry work sample 2011

[0:00] "The Museum Proper" (2010)
20-min in-the-crowd puppet show
performed at SubZERO Festival, downtown San Jose, June 4th, 2010
written, built & directed by Dax Tran-Caffee
performed by The Museum Proper puppet troupe

[1:30] "The Royal Cartographer" (2004)
6-minute scrolling painting with accompanying narration
as performed at Rotture, Portland, OR with Corpus Callosum, January 2011
built, painted, written and performed by Dax Tran-Caffee

[2:10] "The Ogre in His Tower" (2009)
5-minute puppet show
as performed at KALEID Gallery, San Jose, February 2010
with Qarly Canant assisting
written, built and performed by Dax Tran-Caffee

[2:35] "The Flying Cloud" (2008)
6-minute ballad with puppeted cardboard ship (ship is constructed, then deconstructed)
as performed at Noisebridge, San Francisco, November 2009
with percussion by Jason Samaha
built and performed by Dax Tran-Caffee
ballad: traditional American

[3:05] "Barbara Allen" (2007)
6-minute ballad with cardboard girl puppet
as performed at Heart of Gold, Chicago, December 2007
built and performed by Dax Tran-Caffee
ballad: traditional English

[3:30] "I Was Once A Beautiful Bird" (2010)
durational mask performance while unfolding 1000 paper cranes
performed at YBCA, San Francisco, February 2010
built and performed by Dax Tran-Caffee

[3:45] "The Royal Cartographer" (2004) and "The Yellow House" (2011) pictureboxes
excerpts from interview by Make Magazine at Maker Faire Bay Area, May 2011
video director: Nat Wilson-Heckathorn

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• puppetry
• museum proper