![]() We want people to watch something because it’s amazing.”ĥth Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival runs Jan. You understand it’s not real, but it represents it so well that you can enter into the experience of the puppet. It enchants us in its believability and the skill of the puppeteers to breathe life into the puppet. Thomas puts it this way: “A puppet when it appears on the stage, it’s very simple what it’s doing. I think that has something to do with the show’s appeal. They have personalities and they all work together. Tillstrom put it like this: “We try to maintain a basic honesty and consistency with the characters. They are often able to “say” more than most playwrights can with hundreds of words. No matter how they are manipulated - with rods, strings, hands, shadows or bodies - puppets can manage more theatrical pyrotechnics than any actors. They are not tied by the physical or emotional bonds that inhibit even the greatest actors. The Chicago Puppet Lab is a developmental lab for Chicago artists creating new, original puppet theater work. Having seen a lot of Thomas’ work over the decades and some from that local treasure Hystopolis Puppet Theater, I have come to believe that it’s easy to identify with puppets. Festival Objectives To cultivate the imagination through the traditions and contemporary practices of the art of puppetry. ![]() Muyra Su and Sarah Fornace in Manual Cinema's production of "Frankenstein." Part of the 2023 edition of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. The Chicago Puppet Studio is the design and manufacturing arm of The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival organization creating original puppetry elements for theaters and theater artists nationally. Join us Saturday, January 21 for the exciting Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival at Navy Pier The Free Neighborhood Tour with Little Uprisings: My Night in the Planetarium is based on the award-winning book by Innosanto Nagara, a graphic artist and acclaimed author/illustrator of A Is for Activist and Counting on Community. ![]()
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