Chicago Puppet Fest presents:
In her visual adaptation of the famous myth of Dracula, Yngvild Aspeli freely draws inspiration from Bram Stoker’s story to tell the story of Lucy. As the character fights against her inner “Dracula-esque” demon she surfaces and reveals an inclination toward domination, dependence, addiction and destructive force. A metaphor of control, both forced and desired, seductive and deceptive. From the makers of Moby Dick and Chambre Noire, Plexus Polaire returns flaunting its mastery of the form and serving up large-scale spectacle, human size bunraku puppets, hypnotic video projection and their signature style of imbuing the puppet with storytelling power.
Dates/Times:
Wednesday, January 15 at 7 pm
Friday, January 17 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 18 at 2 pm + 7 pm
Sunday, January 19 at 2 pm
Location: Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave.
Cost: $48/$40 students & seniors
Ages: 14 and up
Running Time: 65 mins
ADA Accessible? Yes
Plexus Polaire is known for hauntingly beautiful productions that blend gothic themes with emotional depth. Through large-scale puppetry and multimedia, they bring classic tales to life with a darkly poetic touch. Dracula: Lucy’s Dream, their festival show, reimagines the Dracula story through Lucy’s perspective, creating a visually stunning experience of romance and horror.
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The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival advances the art of puppetry by presenting sophisticated programs vital to the cultural life of Chicago. Engaging and inspiring the largest and most diverse audiences for puppetry possible, the Festival is the biggest event dedicated to puppetry in North America and traditionally offers more than 100 activities annually including performances, workshops, artist instensives, free neighborhood events and symposia to audiences up to 14,000 over 11 days each January. The organization is also home to other key initiatives, including the Chicago Puppet Studio and Chicago Puppet Lab, that nurture the development of puppeteers and deepen the field locally, nationally and internationally with the ultimate goal of promoting peace, equality, mutual understanding, and justice locally and globally.
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