The PE Connection to War Horse

Today we focus on South Africa through a TED talk by Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler, of Handspring Puppet Company. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues. Independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

Port Elizabeth’s local TEDx chapter is to be found here: www.TEDxPortElizabeth.org.za.

In this talk Jones and Kohler highlight the wonderfully life-like Joey, the War Horse, who trots (and gallops) convincingly onto the TED stage. Kohler is originally from Redhouse, Port Elizabeth and his mother was a puppeteer.

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Alan Straton

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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.

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