About
Click on the YouTube clip above to watch a short interview about puppet and mask building classes for the Orfeus and Majnun street parades in Aix-en-Provence, France 2018
The White Creatures came about in 2009 when Roger was invited to the City of Linz, Austria (Cultural Capital of Europe that year) where he came up with an interactive project that involved teaching the local community animal puppet building and puppetry.
He needed to develop puppets that were easy to assemble and operate but still capture the spirit of the animal. Close on 400 puppets were built and the event was a huge success, the rest is history. See below.................
2009 - Linz09, Austria – Cultural Capital of Europe - (European Union)
2010 - World Economic Forum, Switzerland - (Moyo)
2010 - Opening of the FIFA World Cup Soccer, Johannesburg, South Africa - (FIFA / VWV Group)
2010 - Closing of the FIFA World Cup Soccer, Johannesburg, South Africa - (FIFA / VWV Group)
2010 - iDANs Festival (iKEDi) Istanbul, Turkey - (Bimer AS)
2011 - CapeTown Carnival, Cape Town, South Africa - (City of Cape Town)
2011 - Sedgefield Slow Festival, Sedgefield, South Africa - (Amanda Judson Productions)
2011 - Burgos Spain, Bid for Cultural Capital 2016 - (City of Burgos)
2011 - Helsinki Festival, Finland - (City of Helsinki)
2011 - Turkmenistan Stadium opening Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - (Balich International)
2012 - KKNK Arts Festival Oudtshoorn, South Africa - (KKNK)
2012 - Sedgefield Slow Festival, South Africa - (Amanda Judson Productions)
2012 - iKEDi, Istanbul, Turkey - (Aydin Silier Productions)
2012 - UAE National Day, Dubai, Unted Arab Emirates - (HQ Creative)
2013 - African Cup of Nations Football, Johannesburg, South Africa – (VWV Group)
2013 - Massmart Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA - (Omage Events)
2013 - Hisense Launch, Cape Town, South Africa - (Blue Moon Corporate Communications)
2013 - Stars of Science, Doha, Qatar - (Qatar Foundation)
2013 - Royal Wedding , Dubai, United Arab Emirates - (Amy Tinkham)
2014 - Cape Yearling Sales Opening Ceremony, Cape Town, South Africa - (Brandgravity)
2014 - CTM Conference, Kruger National Park, South Africa (Italtile)
2014 - The Han Show, Wuhan China - (Franco Dragone)
2014 - Summer Place, Johannesburg, South Africa - (Fried Glass Productions)
2014 - Regiments Capital Launch Show, Johannesburg South Africa - (Michael Gladwin)
2014 - Caltex Australia Function, Sun City, South Africa - (Fried Glass Productions)
2015 - Italy's got Talent - (Fremantle Media)
2015 - Indorama Function Jakarta, Indonesia - (Balich Worldwide Shows)
2015 - La Perle show Dubai - (Franco Dragone)
2016 - Slava the Clown Paris, France - (Slava Productions)
2016 - Olympics Opening Ceremony, Rio, Brazil - (Balich Worldwide Shows)
2016 - CNN Documentary on Puppetry in Africa, Wilderness, South Africa - (Moksham Productions)
2016 - CitesCop17 Johannesburg South Africa - (Fried Glass Productions)
2016 - Sharon Kwok, Hong Kong, - (Sharon Kwok/Fried Glass Productions)
2017 - Moscow Ballet, USA - (Talmi Entertainment)
2017 - Legends Park, Antalya, Turkey - (Franco Dragone/Legends)
2017 - MSC Cruise liners, Italy - (MSC)
2018 - Orfeo & Majnun France, Belgium - (European Union)
2018 - Chimelong Parks, China - (Chimelong)
2019 - Europa Park, Rust, Germany - (Europa Parks)
2019 - Borderlight Festival, Cleveland Ohio - (Borderlight/Cleveland Library)
2021 - Festival of Regions, Bad Goisern, Austria - (Upper Austria)
2021 - Monaco Gala for Planatery Health, Monaco, Europe - (Wang Ramirez)
2021 - KSA Balich Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - ( Balich International)
2021 - FIFA Arab Cup Soccer opening ceremony - (FIFA / LePetit Francais)
2022 - Dailes Theatre, Latvia - (Dailesteatris)
He needed to develop puppets that were easy to assemble and operate but still capture the spirit of the animal. Close on 400 puppets were built and the event was a huge success, the rest is history. See below.................
2009 - Linz09, Austria – Cultural Capital of Europe - (European Union)
2010 - World Economic Forum, Switzerland - (Moyo)
2010 - Opening of the FIFA World Cup Soccer, Johannesburg, South Africa - (FIFA / VWV Group)
2010 - Closing of the FIFA World Cup Soccer, Johannesburg, South Africa - (FIFA / VWV Group)
2010 - iDANs Festival (iKEDi) Istanbul, Turkey - (Bimer AS)
2011 - CapeTown Carnival, Cape Town, South Africa - (City of Cape Town)
2011 - Sedgefield Slow Festival, Sedgefield, South Africa - (Amanda Judson Productions)
2011 - Burgos Spain, Bid for Cultural Capital 2016 - (City of Burgos)
2011 - Helsinki Festival, Finland - (City of Helsinki)
2011 - Turkmenistan Stadium opening Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - (Balich International)
2012 - KKNK Arts Festival Oudtshoorn, South Africa - (KKNK)
2012 - Sedgefield Slow Festival, South Africa - (Amanda Judson Productions)
2012 - iKEDi, Istanbul, Turkey - (Aydin Silier Productions)
2012 - UAE National Day, Dubai, Unted Arab Emirates - (HQ Creative)
2013 - African Cup of Nations Football, Johannesburg, South Africa – (VWV Group)
2013 - Massmart Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA - (Omage Events)
2013 - Hisense Launch, Cape Town, South Africa - (Blue Moon Corporate Communications)
2013 - Stars of Science, Doha, Qatar - (Qatar Foundation)
2013 - Royal Wedding , Dubai, United Arab Emirates - (Amy Tinkham)
2014 - Cape Yearling Sales Opening Ceremony, Cape Town, South Africa - (Brandgravity)
2014 - CTM Conference, Kruger National Park, South Africa (Italtile)
2014 - The Han Show, Wuhan China - (Franco Dragone)
2014 - Summer Place, Johannesburg, South Africa - (Fried Glass Productions)
2014 - Regiments Capital Launch Show, Johannesburg South Africa - (Michael Gladwin)
2014 - Caltex Australia Function, Sun City, South Africa - (Fried Glass Productions)
2015 - Italy's got Talent - (Fremantle Media)
2015 - Indorama Function Jakarta, Indonesia - (Balich Worldwide Shows)
2015 - La Perle show Dubai - (Franco Dragone)
2016 - Slava the Clown Paris, France - (Slava Productions)
2016 - Olympics Opening Ceremony, Rio, Brazil - (Balich Worldwide Shows)
2016 - CNN Documentary on Puppetry in Africa, Wilderness, South Africa - (Moksham Productions)
2016 - CitesCop17 Johannesburg South Africa - (Fried Glass Productions)
2016 - Sharon Kwok, Hong Kong, - (Sharon Kwok/Fried Glass Productions)
2017 - Moscow Ballet, USA - (Talmi Entertainment)
2017 - Legends Park, Antalya, Turkey - (Franco Dragone/Legends)
2017 - MSC Cruise liners, Italy - (MSC)
2018 - Orfeo & Majnun France, Belgium - (European Union)
2018 - Chimelong Parks, China - (Chimelong)
2019 - Europa Park, Rust, Germany - (Europa Parks)
2019 - Borderlight Festival, Cleveland Ohio - (Borderlight/Cleveland Library)
2021 - Festival of Regions, Bad Goisern, Austria - (Upper Austria)
2021 - Monaco Gala for Planatery Health, Monaco, Europe - (Wang Ramirez)
2021 - KSA Balich Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - ( Balich International)
2021 - FIFA Arab Cup Soccer opening ceremony - (FIFA / LePetit Francais)
2022 - Dailes Theatre, Latvia - (Dailesteatris)
Before 2009 Roger worked in Film and television creating a wide selection of puppets, props and effects. See below for examples.
Rogers's animals created for Commercials and Film 1990 to 2008
Roger's birds Created for commercials and film 1990 to 2008
Roger's insects created for Commercials and film 1990 to 2008
Roger's humans created for Display 2007
Roger's ancestors created for film and commercials 1990 to 2008
Roger's snakes and tortoises created for commercials and film 1990 to 2008
Roger's characters created for commercials and film 1990 to 2008
Roger's food created for commercials 1990 to 2008
Roger's food and plants created for commercials 1990 to 2008