Chicago Puppet Fest and Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago present:
Welcome to The Harlem Doll Palace, based on the true story of Lenon Holder Hoyt, better known as Aunt Len, a public school art teacher for 40 years who created a doll museum in her Harlem brownstone. Join the dolls from the “dollection” inside Aunt Len’s Doll and Toy Museum as they recreate their journeys to the museum and seek to keep its beloved founder alive while Harlem deteriorates around her.
Dates/Times:
Thursday, January 22 at 4 p.m.
Thursday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 23 at 4 p.m.
Friday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 24 at 6 p.m.
Location:
Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts, Theater East, UChicago
915 E. 60th St.
Cost:
$43 Regular
$35 Students and Seniors
Ages: 10 and up
Running Time: 80 mins
ADA Accessible? Yes
Children inherently trust the world of imagination which connects humans to truth and happiness. Alva Puppet Theatre encourages adults to suspend their attachment to realism, too. Through the intersection of puppetry, material/object, performance, ritual and actor theater, Alva Puppet Theatre’s work reveals the wonderment and cultural impact of historical epochs and characters, while centering narratives around women and the repressed emotional truth of African-American women. The company is led by artistic director and multidisciplinary artist Alva Rogers, who also plays Aunt Len.
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, which opened in 2012, is a multidisciplinary arts facility located on the University of Chicago campus. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, the center was built as a space for artistic collaboration, offering state-of-the-art resources for theater, visual arts, music, and dance. Since its founding, the Logan Center has become a pillar of Hyde Park’s cultural life, hosting an immersive array of performances, exhibitions, and community events.
