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Series will open with history lesson
By Rich Heldenfels
Beacon Journal popular culture writer
Published on Friday, Jan 04, 2008
The Cleveland Museum of Art will offer an extended tribute to puppet master Jim Henson beginning tonight.
Most famous as the man behind the Muppets, Henson frequently demonstrated his craft on TV and in movies before his death in 1990.
''Before television,'' Henson once said, ''puppets were generally meant to be seen at a distance of 15 to 50 feet. I think we were among the first to design puppets specifically for television, where you were relating to the cameras and working with what you could do with the face seen from very close.''
Bonnie Erickson will be a special guest, introducing the
first three films in the series and taking questions from the audience. She was design director for the Jim Henson Co. and is now vice president of Jim Henson Legacy, an organization dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Henson's contributions to the arts and technology. She also is the creator of Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf.
The series includes:
• Muppets History 101, 7 tonight. Erickson will present rare Muppet clips from the '50s, '60s and '70s, including early TV appearances, commercials and TV series pilots.
• The Art of Puppetry & Storytelling, 1:30 p.m. Saturday. In addition to clips, it includes a complete 1979 episode of The Muppet Show, with Harry Belafonte, and an episode from the Henson TV series The Storyteller. Erickson will introduce the program.
• Jim Henson Commercials & Experiments, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Erickson presents commercials for RC Cola, La Choy, Purina and others, as well as industrial films and a new print of Henson's 1965 short film, Time Piece.
• Muppet Musical Moments, 7 p.m. Jan. 11. Memorable musical numbers from The Muppet Show, including Elton John with Miss Piggy, Paul Simon, and Debbie Harry with Kermit.
• Muppet Fairytales, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 13. It includes versions of Rapunzel, The Elves & The Shoemaker and a 1971 show of The Frog Prince, with Kermit.
• Dog City, 7 p.m. Jan. 18. The 1989 gangster film stars dog puppets. The program includes The Soldier and Death, another episode of The Storyteller.
• The Muppet Movie, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 20 and 7 p.m. Jan. 23. This is the first theatrical film starring the Muppets, with cameos by Steve Martin, Bob Hope, Richard Pryor and others.
• The Dark Crystal, 7 p.m. Jan. 25 and 30. Directed by Henson and Frank Oz, this 1982 feature involved a more mature story and look than people had come to expect from the Muppets.
• A Better World: Living in Harmony, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27. This focuses on Henson's environment work, including an episode of Fraggle Rock and 1989's The Song of the Rain Forest.
Presentations will be in the museum's lecture hall at 11150 East Blvd. in University Circle. Admission is $8; $6 for museum members; $5 for 65 and older; and $4 for students and children. You also can pay with one voucher from the Panorama Film Series; a 10-voucher book is $55, or $45 for museum members.
Tickets are available at the museum box office, by phone at 800-CMA-0033 or online at http://www.clevelandart.org.
The Cleveland Museum of Art will offer an extended tribute to puppet master Jim Henson beginning tonight.
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