35
Years of Citations
by Steve Abrams
2009 marks the 35th presentation
of UNIMA Citations.
210 citations have been presented in the live performance category.
About 90 of approximately 115 recipients are regularly presenting
work in USA and Canada.
UNIMA Citations of Excellence for live performance:
9 Citations:
Center for Puppetry Arts (various
directors) 83,85,88,91,01,01,05,07,08 (& Vagabond Marionettes-Vince
Anthony 77)
8 Citations:
Coad Canada (Luman Coad and Arlyn Coad) 75,75,78,79,83,00,06,09
6 Citations:
University of Connecticut (various directors) 78,86,90,93,95
05
Sandglass Theatre (Eric Bass, Ines Zeller Bass & associates)
83,86,91,94,99,02 (Finn Campman)
5 Citations:
Paul Vincent-Davis 80,81,81,84,85
Roman Paska 84,91,93,95,01 (& media 01)
Hanne Tierney 85,93,97,97,01
Jon Ludwig (Center for Puppetry
Arts), 91,01,01,05,08
4 Citations:
Puppetmongers Powell-Canada 78,86,95,01
Julie Taymor 81,82,87,98 (& media 94)
Janie Geiser 83 (Center for Puppetry Arts),83.87.89
Paul Zaloom 83,86,91,03 (& media 96)
Figures of Speech (John & Carol Farrell) 86,89,97,01
Tears of Joy (Janet Bradley) 86,89,97 (Mark
Levenson), 09 (Nancy
Aldrich)
Basil Twist 97,99,01,09
Ronnie Burkett-Canada 99,01,07,09
3 Citations:
Bruce Schwartz 75,77,78/ Dick Myers 77,77,78/, Mermaid
Theatre (Tom Miller)-Canada 78,86,89/ Frank Ballard (University of
Connecticut) 78,86,90/ Bread and Puppet Theatre (Peter Schumann)
81,85,85/ Carter
Family Marionettes (Chris & Stephen Carter)
82.92,93,/ Grey Seal (Drew Allison & Donald Devet) 86,98,07/Mum
Puppettheatre (Robert Smythe) 90,95,96,/ Paul
Mesner 92,01,08/
David Simpich 96,98,03/ Magical
Moonshine (Michael, Valerie
and Benji Nelson) 98,02,08,
2 Citations:
National Marionette
Theatre (David Syrotiak) 75,04/ Poppinjay
(Bob Vesely & Roger Dennis) 75,76/ Lampoon (Johan & Alison
Vandergun)-Canada 76,79/ Carol Fijan 76,77/ Mettawee River
(Ralph Lee) 82, 86/ Underground Railway (Wes Saunders & Debra
Wise) 83,88/ Luis Barroso (Center
for Puppetry Arts) 85,88/
Puppet Fest (Terry & Linda Snyder)
86,88/ Bil Baird Marionettes (produced by Peter Baird, directed
by Carl Harms) 90,92/ Perry Alley (Andrew & Bonnie Periale)
91,99/ Oregon Shadow (Deb
Chase & Mick Doherty)92 99 /
Larry Reed 93,94 (ShadowLight Productions)/ Preston
Foerder 93, 04 /In
the Heart of the Beast (Sandy Spieler) 95,07/ Theatre
De L’Oeil (director
Andre Laliberte)-Canada 97,08 / Great Small Works (John Bell
and others) 97,08/ Tanglewood (Peter & Ann
Schaeffer), 99,09/ Crabgrass (Bonny
Hall and Jamie Keithline) 01,05/ Blair
Thomas 02,04/ Frogtown
Mountain Puppeteers (Eric, Brian and
Robin Torbeck) 06,08
1 Citation:
Robert & Jennifer Williams 75, Frog Print (Nikki & RD
Tilroe) 75, Macri-Weil Sicilian 75, Ken Moses 76, Leo & Dora
Velleman-Canada 77, Vincent Anthony 77, Kathy Piper 77, Felix
Mirbt-Canada 78, Meliken Puppets( Mel & Laverne
Biske) 78, Robert Hartman 79, Susan Linn 79, Coatimundi (Mexico) 79, Burr Tillstrom
80, Steve Hansen 80, Starry Night (Jan Hacha) 83, Centro de
Teatro Infantil (Mexico) 83, Wayland Flowers 83, Daniel Tamulonis
84, Rag and Bone Theatre (John Nolan and Cathy MacLellan)-Canada
84, El Mundo de las Munecas (Raphael Ortiz)-Puerto Rico 85,
Ronn Lucas 85, Carol Daniel 86, Clarion (David & Donna
Wisniewski) 86, Das Puppenspiel (Jennifer Kuhlmann) 87, Theatre
Beyond Words (Harold Mascow)-Canada 87, Seattle Puppetory Theatre
(Jean Mattson & Joan King) 88, Allelu Kurten 89, George
Latshaw 89, Palo de Lluvia (Mexico) 89, Jim
Gamble 90, Hystopolis (Larry Basgall & Michael Schwabe)
91, Theodora Skipitares 91, Hobey
Ford 92, Joan Evans 93, Tim Lagasse (U Conn) 93, Mike Malkin & Al
Schupp 93, Todd Stockman 93, Yang Feng 93, Michael Graham (Spring Valley Puppets)
94, Richard Bay (University of CA Sacremento) 94, Warner Blake 94, Joe Cashore
95, Patti Smithsonian 95, U Conn ( Bart Roccoberton director of program; Debora
Glassberg director of show; David Reagan-performer) 95, Mark
Levenson (Tears
of Joy) 96, Leon Van Weeldon 96, Mabou Mines (Lee Breuer) 97, Ines Zeller Bass
99.
2000-2009:
Phillip Huber 00, Jonathan Cross
(Cosmic Bicycle) 01, Redmoon (Jim Lasko) 01, Other Hand (Mary Robinette Kowal & Jodi
Eichelberger) 01, Stephen Kaplin & Kuang-Yu
Fong (Chinese Theatre Works) 01, Richard
Termine 02, Benji Nelson (Magical
Moonshine) 02, Finn Campman & Barbara Whitney
(with Sandglass) 02, Dan Hurlin 04, Liz
Joyce 04, Alice Wallace 04, Avenue Q
04, David Stephens 05, Fay Dupras (UConn) 05, Heidi Rugg 05, Andrew Kim 06, Bobby
Box (Center for Puppetry Arts) 07, Kurt
Hunter 08, Janaki Ranpura 08, Wakka
Wakka Productions (Gwendolyn Warnock and others) 08, Deborah Costine 09,
Lisa Sturz 09, The Puppet Co. (Alan
Stevens, Christopher and Mayfield Piper) 09, Dragon Art Studio (Yuqin Wang) 09, Tears
of Joy-Nancy Aldrich 09, Kevin Augustine
and Ken Berman Lone Wolf Tribe 09,
UNIMA Citations of Excellence for Recorded Media:
The first citations for puppetry in recorded media were awarded in
1994.
22 productions have been honored over 16 years,
Noted with sadness is the passing of citation winners:
Burr
Tillstrom 1917-1985
Jennifer Kuhlmann (Das Puppenspiel) 1952-1986
Wayland
Flowers 1939-1988
Arlyn Coad 1927-1999
Felix Mirbt 1931-2002
David Wisniewski (Clarion Shadow Theatre)
1953-2002
Yang Feng 1949-2003
Peter Baird 1952-2004
Carl Harms
(Baird productions) 1910-2005
Niki Tilroe 1941-2005
Dick Myers
1921-2005
Rafael Ortiz (El Mundo de las Munecas)1936-2006
George
Latshaw 1923-2006
Roger Mara (work for Jim Gamble) 1952-2007
Leo Velleman 1917-2009
