With its mix of puppetry and grim characters , Jim Henson ’s 1982 fantasy flickThe Dark Crystalwas an unbelievable success . Although it received a pretty tepid reception at first , the flick has since become a cult hit — so much so that Netflix isworking ona prequel entitledThe Dark Crystal : Age of Resistance .
The 10 - episode series is expected to premiere later this twelvemonth , but in the meantime , the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta , Georgia , has something to tide fans over . An expo entitle “ Jim Henson ’s The Dark Crystal : World of Myth and Magic , ” boast more than 50 props and artefact from the movie , lately open to the world , The Atlanta Journal - Constitutionreports .
node will have the chance to look into out some animatronic epitome ofDark Crystalcharacters , as well as original puppets used in the film . The Gelfling hero Jen and UrAc the scribe make an show , as does a fiberglass skull of one of the Skeksis . Original paintings and drawings by artist Brian Froud , who served as the motion picture ’s conceptual designer , are also on panorama .
Visitors might be surprised to see how large some of the puppets are . The film was made before Henson switched to remote - control puppets , and their filmy size made some of the character clunky to operate . The Skeksis puppets , for example , required four citizenry to control the rods and wires that made them move .
This is n’t the first clock time a museum has set out to dedicate an exposition to Henson ’s work . The Museum of the Moving Image in New York Citylauncheda campaign last class to raise investment firm for a lasting Jim Henson exposition . To date , the museum has raised more than $ 144,000 onKickstarter .
The Center for Puppetry Arts’sDark Crystalexhibition will stay on on view through the winter . Tickets can be purchasedonline .
[ h / tThe Atlanta Journal - Constitution ]
