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Plexus Polaire: Dracula: Lucy’s Dream
Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United StatesChicago Puppet Fest presents Plexus Polaire.
$40 – $48
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Plexus Polaire.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Prelude Reception.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Postshow Party.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents the Puppet Hub.
Links Hall & Chicago Puppet Fest present Rolling Puppet Alternative Theatre.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents RoiZIZO théâtre.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Cabinet of Curiosity.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Théâtre de L’Entrovert.
DCASE and Chicago Puppet Fest present Potential Energy: Chicago Puppets Up Close.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents workshops with Festival artists.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents the Free Neighborhood Tour.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Feisty Elephant, Pam Arciero Productions, and Little Shadow Productions.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Yael Rasooly.
Instituto Cervantes of Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present Tortoise in a Nutshell.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents INISKIM: Return of the Buffalo Film.
This event centers on the experiences of the following artists: Peter Balkwill (Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Canadian Academy of Masks and Puppetry, University of Calgary, Canada), Ty Defoe (writer, actor, interdisciplinary artist, Ojibwe + Oneida Nations), Teng Teng Lam + Kevin Chio (Rolling Puppet Alternative Theater, Macau), and Dr. Paulette Richards. Moderated by Gabrielle Houle (University of Lethbridge, Canada).
Links Hall, Rough House Theater Co. & Chicago Puppet Fest present Nasty, Brutish & Short.
In this panel Pam Arciero (Aanika’s Elephants), Julian Crouch (Birdheart), Choiti Ghosh (Maati Katha), and Gildwen Peronno (I Killed the Monster) extend this reflection by commenting on how their shows interrogate humans’ roles in a variety of ecosystems. Moderated by Dr. Paulette Richards.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents La ruée vers l'or.
Links Hall & Chicago Puppet Fest present Tram Arts Trust.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Free Neighborhood Tour.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Baxter Theatre & Handspring Puppet Co.
Links Hall, Rough House Theater Co. & Chicago Puppet Fest present Nasty, Brutish & Short.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Josh Rice Projects.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Yael Rasooly.
Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present Maraña.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents a Work in Development by Vanessa Valliere.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Ty Defoe and All My Relations Collective.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present UnterWasser.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Anthony Michael Stokes.
Instituto Cervantes of Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present Julian Crouch & Saskia Lane.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents Poncili Creación.
In this panel Craig Leo (Life and Times of Michael K), Yael Rasooly (The House by the Lake, Edith and Me), Paula Riquelme (Organismo), and Anthony Michael Stokes (The Scarecrow), respond to the question: What do sounds and words contribute to the emotional journey of each story? Moderated by Dr. Paulette Richards.
In this panel Julian Crouch (Birdheart), Giulia De Canio (Untold), Plexus Polaire (Dracula), and Josh Rice (Kayfabe) will address the question of how the puppet as kinetic object and the puppet as visual image work together. Moderated by Dassia N. Posner.
Chicago Puppet Fest presents: Closing Party with Narcissister LIVE!
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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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