Vicky Hart began her television career working in Corporate Communications for Buena Vista International Television in the UK. She brings a wealth of experience to the project, having worked in both Commissioning and Production for major broadcasters and independent production companies in the UK and Australia for many years.
Vicky wishes to inspire better living and better understanding and insight into world cultures, promoting harmony in our individual homes and as a global community. Motivated by knowledge, experience, new people and culture, Vicky is passionate about being involved in the whole creative process, transforming ideas into reality and telling real stories that make a difference.
Based in London, she focuses on researching and developing projects she feels passionately about that promote creative expression, education and cultural exchange. Vicky is a member of UNIMA-UK and, in 2011, produced and directed her first independent short film in Myanmar: Master of Puppets, a human interest story following the challenges of a former sea merchant as he forsakes his well-paying career in an effort to re-establish Myanmar marionette theatre. It’s a story of self belief and the determination to fulfill a dream.
Andy Hart Camera Operator & Award-Winning Photographer
Claudia Orenstein brings scholarly and practical knowledge of puppetry and Asian performance to the project. She holds a PhD from Stanford University and is Associate Professor of Theatre at Hunter College in New York. Her publications include Festive Revolutions, The World of Theatre, and articles in Asian Theatre Journal, Animations Online, Puck, Puppetry International, Indian Horizons, and others. She trained in puppetry with Dan Hurlin, Paul Meizner, and Gretchen Van Lente and is a board member of UNIMA-USA and has organized its annual puppetry symposium, worked on its publications committee, helped in translating The World Encyclopedia of Puppetry, and been a peer reviewer for Puppetry International. She co-organized the conference “Puppetry and Post-Dramatic Performance” at University of Connecticut in 2011 and worked as dramaturg on Stephen Earnhart’s Wind Up Bird Chronicle, (Edinburgh International Theatre Festival, August 2011) which included puppets by Tom Lee. She also runs a study-abroad program, which takes students to study performing arts in India.
Simon Temple Camera Operator & Editor with over 12 years professional experience in both the Broadcast and Corporate sectors.
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