Pulling Strings

Hailing from WA, Leon Hendroff is a material mastermind. In his large scale work for various festivals including the annual Joondalup Festival and as a resident designer for Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Leon's work is renowned for its poetic beauty.

In this episode, Leon and I discuss his signature works, String Duet and String Symphony, his work for Spare Parts and his family design studio. We also discuss his love of puppetry books in our regular segment, The Geek Out. Finally, we talk about his work restoring Peter Hartland's marionettes, and contributing to the legacy of Hartland's work.

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Leon's Booklist

1. Engineers of the Imagination: The Welfare State Handbook

Tony Coult & Baz Kershaw

2. Handspring Puppet Company

David Krut Publishing

3. Julie Taymor: Playing With Fire

Eileen Blumenthal & Julie Taymor

4. Puppetry and Puppets: An Illustrated World Survey

Eileen Blumenthal

5. The Dwiggins Marionettes: A Complete Experimental Theatre in Miniature

Dorothy Abbe

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