We’re looking forward to this movie!

Frankie will be performing his Christmas string puppet show, Merry Marionettes, every weekend at the Sentosa Boardwalk from now until Christmas! Here are the details:

Show: Merry Marionettes

Dates: 
Every Sat & Sun in Nov
Every Fri, Sat & Sun in Dec – till 25 Dec
Time:
7.00pm & 8.30pm

Performances are free of charge, do drop by and say ‘Hi’ if you’re in the area!

For more information on year-end activities in Sentosa, click here.

These performances are brought to you by:

do catch the latest children’s edutainment show, WITZ, on Singapore’s Okto Channel at the following times:

Every Monday – Friday: 9am, 11am, 1pm
Every Saturday & Sunday: 8am

Frankie and the team here at Mascots and Puppets Specialists had the tremendous pleasure of working with the team at Oak3 Films to create and perform with the mascots and puppet stars of the show: Tammy the Tiger, Itchee the Orangutan, Wingz the Hornbill and the Three Mice. We had lots with fun with the engaging show hosts, Sunny and Joy, and the great children who joined us on set for the filming!

Visit www.witz.sg for more information on the show, and remember to tune in!

This is an education-adventure series which encourages pre-schoolers’ to expand their knowledge and acquire their interest in learning through four main segments:

· Song and dance
· Storytelling
· Art-and-craft
· Know our environment (visiting an outdoor venue)

These four segments are strung together by a mission with a magical theme, which differs each episode. The three main protagonists are two full-sized mascots (tigress and orang utan) and a half body mascot (hornbill), which are uniquely designed to appeal to the children. The mission which they need to accomplish contains a fantasy element, such as helping frightened clouds which are being chased, or finding a color which has gone missing. This will stimulate imagination and creativity.

At the beginning of each episode, a bottle floats onto the beach, which contains the mission of the day. In the process of accomplishing their mission, they will learn about skills such as language, art, music, dance and/or social values, as they set out to solve their task. In addition, knowledge on simple science or numeracy might also be learnt, depending on the mission or the place which the characters visit each time.

To complete their quest, the mascots will have to tell a story, create original artwork, and visit a new place each episode. Furthermore, surreal and fantasy elements are judiciously employed to enhance the appeal of the overall story. For example, there is a magic tree-train that transports them from the island to the outside world (reality).

The magical elements are skillfully woven into the fabric of the story, which is securely anchored in reality. The children will learn social and moral values, such as observing good hygiene and learning to share. The series is heavily story driven, supported by song-and-dance. In addition to the three mascots who are the main protagonists, there are other smaller-sized puppets to spice up the show.

Fasten your seat belt, hold your breath and get ready for the magical joyride in WITZ!

Hi friends,

Frankie will be featured in ‘Beyond Gold: The Journey to the first Youth Olympic Games’, a documentary on the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010) which will premiere on local free-to-air Channel 5 (English) on Saturday, 7 August, 5.30pm to 6.30pm. The second run will be on Saturday, 14 Aug, 6.45pm to 7.45pm, just before the start of the much anticipated Singapore 2010 Opening Ceremony at 8.10pm which will be telecast ‘live’ from The Float@Marina Bay.

As the maker of the SYOG mascots, Lyo and Merly, catch Frankie as he sheds light on the production process of the mascots in an exclusive interview in the documentary. This documentary also tracks the paths of three young Singaporean athletes as they seek to qualify for the Youth Olympics.

Once again, the telecast times on Channel 5 are:

7 August 2010 (Sat) – 5.30pm

14 August 2010 (Sat) – 6.45pm

You can read the press release HERE.

(Thanks to Mike Lim for the great photographs!)

Mascots and Puppets Specialists and our friends at the Arts House have come up with an exciting children’s holiday programme from 20-22 December 2009 (1pm and 3.30pm daily). Do check out our e-flyer below and do bring your children, nephews, and nieces for our Puppets Play Time at the Arts House!

Frankie will be performing and teaching at this special year-end programme at the Arts House, so don’t miss this great opportunity to encounter the art of string puppetry!

For enquiries, please contact us at 68412260. See you there!

TICKETING

You can purchase your tickets at

Website: www.bytes.sg

Hotline: 63326919

In person: The Arts House Box Office (at 1 Old Parliament Lane Singapore 179429)

Click to Download Full-size E-Flyer (right-click and save)

Hi friends, we are constructing some puppets for an upcoming holiday production entitled ‘Magical Garden’. It will be an acrobatic performance, but will feature some of our very special marionettes which have been custom-made for this production.

The performances are from 5 to 13 Dec 2009 at the new City Square Mall (next to Farrer Park MRT) at the Atrium on level one. Showtimes are 7pm on Tuesdays to Fridays, and 1pm, 3pm, and 7pm on weekends. Performances are open to public.

Drop by and take a look if you’re in the area!

just a quick heads up that Frankie will be performing his signature marionette show, String Fling!, at the Asians Civilisations Museum this weekend at the Ngee Ann Auditorium (basement). The show times are:

21 Nov 09: 1.30pm – 2pm, and 4pm – 4.30pm

22 Nov 09: 12.30pm – 1pm, and 3.30pm – 4pm

Admission charges to ACM apply, but the show is free, so drop by ACM this weekend for a great puppet show and a tour around the museum!

Contact:

Asian Civilisations Museum

1 Empress Place Singapore 179555

Tel: 65-6332 2982, 65-6332 7798

Here’s a list of our shows/activities:

Puppet Storytelling (11am and 2pm)
- Every Friday to Tuesday in June (no show on Wednesdays and Thursdays)

String Fling! - A String Puppetry Extravaganza

String Fling! (12.30pm and 4.30pm, 27 / 28 June 2009)

- Frankie himself will be performing this signature show on the final weekend of the June celebrations at Palawan Beach, Sentosa!

- only on 27 and 28 June!

Visit Sentosa.com.sg for more details or click HERE to download the Sentosa’s full programme guide for June! See you there!