Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Released	July 28, 2024
Director	Michael Hines
Written by	Greg Steinbruner
Music	Geoff Zanelli
Studio	Paper Canoe Company

Animals created by the Creature Shop.

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps is a 2024 fantasy film starring Tami Stronach.

Jim Henson's Creature Shop provided several animatronic animals for the film, including a dog, goose, and sheep.

Plot

“When a lonely goatherd discovers that he has been cursed at birth to never take a wife, he makes a bargain with a reclusive witch to reverse the spell, only to find that if he can’t complete her three impossible tasks, he will never find true love.”

Cast

• Tami Stronach as The Witch
• Greg Steinbruner as The Man
• Sean Astin as The Dog (voice)
• Bill Bailey as The Donkey (voice)
• Eddie Izzard as The Sheep (voice)
• Jennifer Saunders as The Goose (voice)
• Michael Emerson as The Evil Wizard
• Shohreh Aghdashloo as The Wise Woman
• Christopher Lloyd as The Alchemist

Puppeteers

• Dog: Colin Purves, Damian Farrell
• Sheep: Neil Sterenberg, Katherine Smee
• Goose: Tom Wilton, Claire Roi Harvey, Lynn Robertson Bruce

Creature Shop credits

• Puppets fabricated by Jim Henson's Creature Shop
• Creative supervisor: Pete Brooke
• Animatronic supervisor: John Criswell
• Production manager: Amy Smith
• Vice President of Business Development: Jeremy Nocon
• Puppet fabrication team: Aina O'Kane, Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, Amber Skowronski, Gary Pawlowski, Jeffrey Cruts, John Biggs, Robert Bennett, Robin Dufay