The Handspring Awards, launched in 2010 by Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler, adds significant prestige and appeal to the Out The Box festival, for both local and international artists striving for excellence. This year will be the second of five annual competitions. The first three years (2010 – 2012) exclusively honour the best works with prize money at Out The Box. Thereafter, the awards are open to any persons producing puppet theatre in the Western Cape. Awards are presented and a reflection on the festival is offered at this prestigious event.

Awards presented are:

Best Puppet Design – only productions from the African continent qualify

(2010 winner: ZA News, Both Worlds Productions, Jonathan Shapiro and Thierry Cassuto)

Best Puppet Manipulation- only productions from the African continent qualify

(2010 winner: Ilana Cilliers and Ubom! Theatre Company for The Adventures of a Little Nobody)

Best Puppet Debut – only productions from the African continent qualify

(2010 winner: Beren Belknap and The Space Behind the Couch for Lennie and the Wasteland)

Best Visual Theatre production – only productions from the African continent qualify

(2010 winner: Mwenya Kabwe and Mandla Mabothwe for 27 Windows, 4 Doors and 2 Taps)

Best Production – all productions qualify

(2010 winner: Duda Paiva company for Angel)

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One comment on ‘Handspring Puppetry Awards’

1. Sybil Sands says:

   September 10, 2011 at 4:31 pm

   Spent all my spare time every day at OUT THE BOX
   FESTIVAL. The standard was exceptionally high and the judges are going to have a tough time with their choices for the Awards. In support of the Arts, Sybil Sands

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