PETER AND THE WOLF By Bernd Ogrodnik

 

   

Bernd Ogrodnik (puppeteer, puppet builder and designer)

With formal training in classical music, fine woodworking, and movement arts, German-born Bernd Ogrodnik, has been a prominent figure in the world of puppetry since 1986. He has toured around the globe as a performer, lecturer and director at international theater festivals, universities and conferences. His exquisite marionette and puppet creations are frequently featured in Films, TV, Museums and in Theaters around the world. He served as Master Puppeteer for the Danish marionette epic movie Strings. His company is based in Iceland, where Bernd serves as the Master Puppeteer for the National Theater and is both co-founder and Artistic Director of the Theater Company, The Puppet Loft.

The Performance � Peter and the Wolf was premiered at the National Theater of Iceland in 2008. This award-winning performance stays true to the original story and music created by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, which familiarizes young people with the instruments of the symphony orchestra.

   

   

 

 

     

Synopsis: Peter lives at his grandfather's home in a forest clearing. One day, Peter goes out leaving the garden gate open, and the duck that lives in the yard takes the opportunity to go swimming in a pond nearby. A little bird starts talking with the duck while a cat quietly stalks them.

Peter's grandfather scolds Peter for being outside in the meadow ("Suppose a wolf came out of the forest?"), and when Peter says that he is not afraid of wolves his grandfather takes him back into the house and locks the gate. Soon afterwards a wolf does indeed come out of the forest.

Peter fetches a rope and climbs over the garden wall into the tree and catches the wolf by its tail. Some hunters, who have been tracking the wolf, come out of the forest ready to shoot, but Peter gets them to help him take the wolf to a zoo.

 

Technical Requirements

Set piece: small puppet stage 12’ X 6’ placed DSC - Wireless microphone - Ipod line into sound system - Black masking

Lighting—warm wash - 1 chair (for backstage) - 1 standard folding table

 

Q uotes�

“Bernd Ogrodnik s production of Peter and the Wolf is of the highest quality and people should rush to see it!” Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson, Fréttablad (Reykjavik s biggest newspaper)

"...one of puppetry s most impressive talents.” The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Bernd Ogrodnik has become widely recognized as a superb artist and has risen to a position of leadership in his field.” Leslie Ash, Executive Producer of the Jim Henson Foundation