Seahorses

In the performance program, the following is written: "On the beaches of Novastoshnah, far away in the Bering Sea, a white seal was born some time long ago. The white seal was named Kotick. Kotick grew up on the warm beaches and lived like most seal children.

When Kotick was one year old, his life was to change. Humans came to the beach, killed his friends, skinned them, and took away the fur. From this moment on, the white seal knew that he had to find islands for his family, where humans would not come."

(Program for The White Seal, 1983).

Sceneweb refers to the other puppets registered from this production, Kotick and the walruses.

The seahorses were played by Stein Kiran, Anne Tidemand, Ragnhild Wang and Anne-Lise Ruud. 

SOURCES:

Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre).

Performance program. 

Imported 06.05.2020.

The seahorses in the photo had heads shaped from Styrofoam or plastic foam. It is also possible that they were made from a combination of these materials. The heads were covered by thin fabric, possibly made from cotton or other elastic material, for the sake of an even surface. The steering rods were fastened in the heads of the puppets, so that the heads and the necks could be moved. The bodies were made from plastic foam, and they were clad with the same fabric as the heads. The puppets hung in front of a playing board. The colour of the bodies and the heads was pink, and the tail fins were purple. From the mouths of the seahorses, long and thin streamers of chiffon hung.

The description is based on a photo.

The heads of the seahorses were shaped from plastic foam or Styrofoam, covered with fabric. Likely, there was a steering rod fastened to thee head and another fastened to the body, for the puppeteer to be able to steer the puppet.

The paws of the seahorses were also shaped from plastic foam, moving with the puppet. These had no separate steering rod connected to them.

The description is based on a photo.