Lose yourself in the magic of dancing marionettes, rod and "flat" puppets, and light and shadow by one of America's leading puppet troupes...Dan Butterworth Marionettes...
 
 
...a wild, wondrous exploration of music, dance and special effects
 
 
A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN PUPPET THEATRE
Dan Butterworth's intricately hand carved puppets dance and whirl from the stage, through the air, and right out into the audience, moving to a stream of infectious world music. A unique cacophony of puppet styles and genres combine and build until the whole stage becomes one huge moving carnival creature. Supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts since 1979, Dan and his puppets have performed in movies, operas, classical music festivals and TV specials.
Dan's magical celebrations have been staged from the big city of New York to the Inuit villages of Alaska. Butterworth Marionettes' ability to travel to the remotest locations allows for an unusual creative interplay rarely found in typical theater organizations. His troupe has toured throughout the world, performing in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and all of the US and Canada.
 
About the Shows
    •    Children's shows - approximately 45 minutes
    •    Adult shows- about 90 minutes
    •    Animated productions of" Stravinsky's " L'Histoire du Soldat" with various chamber ensembles and full symphony orchestras are also available
    •    Dan will also create shows tailored to a specific audience and setting
About the Puppets
    •    Every marionette is completely hand made
    •    Complimentary demos of puppet making are offered to satisfy the curiosity of every audience
School and Community-wide Events
    •    Butterworth Productions' extremely popular educational residencies can be geared to the curriculum subjects of a class or just plain fantasy
    •    These productions are invaluable to schools intent on bringing new audiences  (and perhaps their own musicians) to classical music
    •    Interactive museum installations, specialty theme events, and large school-wide and community residencies are in the works for next year
 
    •    PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPS information on Workshops we teach
MEET THE PUPPETEER
Dan Butterworth
 
CARNAVAL DEL MUNDO Throw every idea you had about marionette shows out the window. Carnaval del Mundo is a unique experience in puppet theatre. There is no wall between the audience and the puppeteers, there are no words to exclude the imagination. What you will experience is a true World Carnival of music, dance and magic.Carnaval%20Del%20Mundo.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0
SEE EXAMPLES OF THE HAND CRAFTED
MARIONETTES
A CLASSICAL MUSIC PIECE WRITTEN BY IGOR STRAVINSKY

FOR PERFORMANCE BY ACTORS (PUPPETS), MUSICIANS AND A NARRATOR