Our patrons will enjoy celebrations of Hispanic heritage across the Center throughout the run of these two productions. Animal Amigos invites all to gather around the Tree of Life for retellings of delightful Mexican folktales with hilarious characters including the little half chicken, Medio Polito, the trickster Rabbit and the hungry Coyote. La Cucarachita Martina is a Latin rock-n-roll musical based on a popular tale of a little roach and the lessons she learns on her journey to find true love. 6-16, 2022), by Mesner Puppet Theater of Kansas City, MO. 2, 2022, by Teatro SEA of New York, NY, and Animal Amigos (Oct. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, the Center presents bilingual performances of La Cucarachita Martina (Martina, the Little Roach), Sept. 18, 2022), a theatrical kaleidoscope that uses puppetry, circus skills and original music to present some of Aesop’s most famous fables for children 2 years old and up. The Theater for the Very Young presents The Tortoise, the Hare & Other Aesop’s Fables (Aug. Adapted for puppetry by Joseph Robinette, everyone’s favorite spelling spider and loveable pig are back with an enduring tale of friendship. The season ends with the literary classic Charlotte’s Web by E.B. 7, 2022), based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story of the same name. In addition to new work, the Center will present beloved classics, some with a twist, such as the award-winning The Little Pirate Mermaid (June 29-Aug. This new work, by Center Puppet Designer and Director Jason Hines, is based on the life and work of two legendary inventors with very different visions of the future. The Center’s stages will be busier than ever this season with 14 productions for children and adults, including the world premiere of Tesla vs. Our new regular museum events Sketchbook Saturdays, for artists of all ages, and Puppet Runway Shows, continue as a way for patrons to bring their creativity to life in our museum space. New museum acquisitions, works from active puppeteers and artists, Center-made puppets and bite-size pieces of puppet history will be on display in the Center’s atrium, including It’s a Big, Big World (June 7-August 14), Contemporary Spotlight on Raymond Carr (Aug. We are excited to create new opportunities for patrons to engage with our museum collection throughout the season. In 2023, we look forward to an exhibition that showcases puppets from the 2009 Spike Jonze production of Where the Wild Things Are, based on the popular book of the same name written by Maurice Sendak. The exhibition is an exploration into the puppetry and history behind some recognizable and lesser-known characters from holiday film and TV specials. Other upcoming special Museum exhibitions include Festive Features (Nov 15 – Jan 8, 2023), filling the Center with holiday cheer during the run of our popular Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ production. Created by Jeghetto and co-written with Pierce Freelon, 5P1N0K10, the stage version, is a post-apocalyptic Afrofuturistic puppet show, which features an original score by Hip Hop producer Hir-O.Hoper. The gallery will feature interactive large-scale puppetry installations and backstories of characters that come to life in Jeghetto’s 5P1N0K10 – A HIP HOPERA stage production, presented as part of the Center’s New Directions Series from June 23-26. For the exhibition, Jeghetto takes over the Center’s Dean DuBose Smith Special Exhibition Gallery to transport visitors to the Afrofuturist world of 5P1N0K10 (pronounced Spinokio). Puppetry NOW launches in June with an exhibition by Tarish Pipkins, known as Jeghetto, a self-taught multi-media artist with roots in music who has performed puppetry arts in video including with Missy Elliott. The season kicks off with a new Museum exhibition series focused on contemporary artists of color called Puppetry NOW, a brand new Puppet Discovery Camp for 8 and 9 year olds, and a reimagined Online Puppetry Playdate using a variety-show interactive format. The Center for Puppetry Arts is excited to announce its 2022-2023 season, with a full schedule of museum, onstage and online programs, and several new museum programs and events.
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