Puppets are back for the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
Says founder Blair Thomas, “We live in such a media saturated world that it is important to be able to present something that is authentic."
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Says founder Blair Thomas, “We live in such a media saturated world that it is important to be able to present something that is authentic."
Seeing the multimedia artists work their magic enhances first live staging of the troupe’s streaming hit.
"Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol" is a version of Charles Dickens' tale unlike any you've experienced. Performed by two actors, four puppeteers and a musical trio, this eloquently simple piece of theater is so truthful, so resonant, I had to remove my mask to wipe away tears. Twice.
Like all Manual Cinema work, “Christmas Carol” is grounded in moving images rendered cinematic via old-school, overhead projectors.
Manual Cinema’s stage version of Leonardo the Terrible Monster is heading for the Edinburgh fringe – and its adaptors hope it inspires audiences to create their own creatures