Basil Twist Dogugaeshi
Basil Twist
Originally from San Francisco, Basil Twist is a third-generation puppeteer. Original productions include The Araneidae Show, Symphonie Fantastique, Petrushka, and Master Peter’s Puppet Show with the EOS Orchestra. Other credits include Theatre Couture’s Tell Tale, Mabou Mines’ Peter and Wendy, Tectonic Theatre Project’s The Nest, Jane Comfort and Company’s Underground River, Paula Vogel’s The Long Christmas Ride Home (Trinity Rep, Vineyard, Long Wharf) and underwater puppetry consultant on the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Twist’s work has received a Bessie Award, an Obie Award, three UNIMA citations of Excellence and two Drama Desk Award nominations.
Awards & Accomplishments
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2011
Documentary
Twist is featured in online documentary series, MADE HERE, following the working lives of New York-based performance artists
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2001
Grant
Twist receives Rockefeller MAP Fund Grant
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2003
Fellowship
Twist receives New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
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2003
Grant
Twist receives Asian Cultural Council Travel Grant
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2005
Award
Twist receives Bessie Award for Dogugaeshi
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2006
Award
Twist receives USA Artists Award
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