Dan Butterworth is a puppeteer that has performed with his hand-carved marionettes for the last 20 years. He is known for his unique style of dance and expressive movement which has drawn in a variety of artists wishing to work with him on collaborative endeavors. His latest project is working on a special puppet show, Marionette Magique that will be performed at the ALRI – Timberland 02863 Boot Project Celebration in December. Dan is putting together a show focused around boots to highlight all the hard work the adult and student artists put into the semester long project. When given a Timberland boot to paint as an example for the students Dan expressed his own personality by creating a pair of marionette like boots with help of fellow artist Priscilla Malone. Dan has traveled near and far showing off his talents in Asia, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and most of the lower 48 states at fairs, festivals, and theaters. Dan's crew is involved in producing the entire show from making the marionettes and their costumes, to building the intricate staging. They come up with the choreography, plan out the special effects and lighting, and often times provide the music as well. Recently, Dan’s company has performed Igor Stravinsky's L'histoire du Soldat with the St. Petersburg Chamber Ensemble and with Robert J. Lurtsema narrating. He has also worked both as a performer and advisor on video and film productions (1998 film “Anima” featured his marionettes). Dan has a multitude of talents that have entertained people for years, to learn more about his career and see his work, go to http://www.butterworthproductions.com.
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