Helena Talaya-Manso, Ph.D / Assistant Professor of Spanish / Oxford College of Emory University
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Lyceum/ Oxford Studies event
Maestro Pazzalia and Professor Talaya-Manso, doing a real lesson on puppets at the Spanish 201 class
Mounting the puppets theatre in Williams Hall
Public attending the puppets performance, students, faculty and visitors from the Center for Puppetry Arts
Professor Talaya-Manso presenting the show
After the show, Maestro Pazzaglia and Milena Fantuzzi started a round of Q & A to the public
Puppetiers: Maestro Pazzaglia, Professor Talaya-Manso and Milena Fantuzzi
Maestro Pazzaglia and Milena Fantuzzi doing a class presentation on Puppets to the SP 101 class
Kierra Toole playing with Rossinda, the puppet from Bologna
Maestro Pazzaglia and Milena Fantuzzi doing a class presentation on Puppets to the SP 101 class
Maestro Pazzaglia and Milena Fantuzzi doing a class presentation on Puppets to the SP 101 class
Mark Walden and Mateo Simkus performing with the puppets from Bologna
Some students from the SP 1'01 class: Mallory Warman, Lamysa Syed, Rebecca Duan, Milena Fantuzzi and Professor Talaya-Manso with the Puppets : Don Florindo, and Dr. Balanzone
Student Nicola Marcuzzi talk to Fagliolino
Students Amanda Koulamas and Aliviana Najjar performnign Sganappino
The all SP 201 class with the Puppets and the artists
Student Hsiao-Man Chang sharing her bottle of water with the puppet
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On Thursday, November 20, 2014 I brought a Puppets Company Burattini di Riccardo from Italy to campus for a Lyceum and Oxford Studies event. Maestro Riccardo Pazzaglia and Milena Fantuzzi brought traditional colorful puppet theatre to Oxford College. I organized the encounter and their visit to encourage the diffusion of this art to an American audience trying to demonstrate the cultural richness and diversity of abroad local traditions. The maestro puppeteer toted 20 handcrafted puppets for the performance.
Many of the characters' personalities are bound to the Bolognese tradition, and they speak on Italian dialect and were based on traditional characters from Comedia Dell Arte. The event had a terrific turn out and I have received many positive comments coming from colleagues and students as well. After the show I have received this email from Professor Clark Lemons:
Thanks for bringing the Bolognese puppeteers here and what a nice show they did. The students all enjoyed it. Some wrote about it for Oxford Studies, so I am including a critique one wrote that you may want to share with our friends or others. You did a very good job of producing the show!
Yours,
Clark