Chicago Puppet Fest presents:
Spanish puppet artist Tian Gombau was walking barefoot on the beach one day when he suddenly realized there are so many stones on earth. He started to classify them and keep them as precious treasures, thinking, if you look at what’s inside them, one realizes there is something more than just a stone. The result is an ingenious, endearing, 30-minute imagination-awakening experience for children using only inanimate objects.
The Puppet Festival’s annual Free Neighborhood Tour brings free, family-friendly performances to locations outside of Chicago’s theaters to foster an appreciation for puppetry throughout the city. The tour offers a range of high-quality puppetry styles to create moments of community enjoyment while expanding the city’s base of puppet enthusiasts.
Dates + Locations:
Thursday, January 22 at 4:30 p.m.
at Theatre Y
3611 W. Cermak Rd.
North Lawndale
Friday, January 23 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
at TBC
Friday, January 23 at 4:30 p.m.
at Marshall Field Garden Apartments/Art on Sedgwick
1406 N. Sedgwick St.
Old Town
Saturday, January 24 at 4 p.m.
at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
4048 W. Armitage Ave.
Hermosa
Sunday, January 25 at 2 p.m.
at 345 Gallery
345 N. Kedzie Ave.
East Garfield Park
Cost:
FREE, no reservations necessary
Ages: All ages
Running Time: 30 mins
ADA Accessible? Yes
Tian Gombau founded his own company Tian Gombau-Teatre de l’Home Dibuixat in 1992. He has produced more than 10 shows, performed in more than 40 countries, four continents and 10 different languages. Stone by Stone has been performed more than 1,900 times around the world, received 17 national and international awards, and a nomination in the MAX AWARDS (Spain) as Best Theater Show for Children and Family Audiences.
More at homdibuixat.com/en
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