You are in the archive of the 2017 Festival, which took place January 19-29 and was the 2nd edition.
Here you will find scholarship, resources, documentation, and further reading about the performances, which took place at the 2nd Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival.
Program Brochure
Note: some presentation changes happened after printing
Festival Report
Promo Video
Table of Contents
2017 Events
Hamid Rahmanian: Feathers of Fire
Festival Neighborhood Tour: Schroeder Cherry, Magali Chouinard, Interstate Arts
Geumhyung Jeong: 7ways
Great Small Works: Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls
The House Theatre of Chicago: Diamond Dogs
I Gusti Ngurah Kertayuda & Mandala Ensemble: Conversations with Devi
Immaculate, Poignant & Medium Length
Lookingglass Theatre Company: Mr. & Mrs. Pennyworth
Manual Cinema: Magic City
Michael Montenegro: Kick the Klown Presents a Konkatenation of Kafka
Nasty, Brutish & Short: A Puppet Cabaret
Narcissister: Narcissister LIVE!
Open Eye Figure Theatre: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Plexus Polaire: Cendres
Portmanteau: T(w)O MARIAS
Puppet Quartet Chicago Performance Lab Residencies
Vincent de Rooij & The Neo-Futurist Ensemble: Future Crash
Rough House: Ubu the King
Silencio Blanco: Chiflón el Silencio del Carbón
Teatro Dei Piedi: Sonata for 4 Feet
Theatre Puzzle: Plastique
2017 Festival Partners
<i<Introduction by Blair Thomas (coming soon)
