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FESTIVAL ARCHIVE  —  2023

You are in the archive of the 2023 Festival, which took place January 18-29 and was the 5th edition.

Here you will find scholarship, resources, documentation, and further reading about the performances, which took place at the 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival.

Program Brochure

Note: some presentation changes happened after printing

Promo Video

Table of Contents

Program Brochure 

Promo Video

Press Coverage: November 2022 – February 2023

2023 Events

Plexus Poliare: Moby Dick

Les Anges au Plafond: R.A.GE. 

The Gottabees: Squirrel Stole My Underpants 

Livsmedlet Theater: Invisible Lands 

The FREE Neighborhood Tour with Little Uprisings 

The Gottabees: Go Home Tiny Monster

Théâtre de l’Entrouvert: Anywhere 

Khecari: as though your body were right

Nasty, Brutish & Short: A Puppet Cabaret 

The Koryū Nishikawa Troupe/Tom Lee: AKUTAGAWA

Manual Cinema: Frankenstein

Janni Younge: Hamlet 

Naive Theater: Choo. Choo. Whistle. Woof! 

Basil Twist: Dogugaeshi

Theodora Skipitares: Grand Panorama

Rough House Theater Co: Invitation to a Beheading

La Fille Du Laitier: Macbeth Muet

Pigmalião Escultura que Mexe: Macunaíma Gourmet 

Tian Gombau: New Shoes 

Basil Twist: Symphonie Fantastique Film 

Puppet Hub Exhibitions

The Ellen Van Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium 

2023 Festival Partners

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The Puppet Fest Archive Project

Welcome to the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival’s online archive! Here, you will find Festival programs, video and photos from performances, in-depth commentary, and links to further reading about Festival artists, partners, programs, and their work. Whether you are a puppeteer, a scholar, or a fan, you are welcome to immerse yourself in this free archive to gain inspiration, read deeply about puppetry performances, learn new skills, or appreciate a culture that may be different from your own. This archive is helping to redefine the mainstream understanding of puppetry and foster enduring cross-cultural understanding in a pluralistic world.


This project is made possible by generous funding from the Walder Foundation.
If you have any material to add to the Archive, please send it to info@chicagopuppetfest.org

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Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

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Office: 312-753-3234
Email: info@chicagopuppetfest.org

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