A special hands-on, interactive workshop will be held on Feb. One of the stories that will be performed virtually is “Anansi The Spider.” This is part of their “ Stories of Color” program that uses music, stories, song, and puppet-building to explore folktales of the African Diaspora. ![]() Collins agreed, “It helps them understand, ‘you know sometimes people aren’t very nice.’ But when you’re looking at a puppet, it brings a little bit of joy even while you’re learning about something that’s not so full of joy.” Harrison believes that it can be helpful for kids to see themselves in the characters that are being acted out by the puppets.” Even though it may be hyperbolic for the story-telling purposes, we can still feel the nugget of truth in these stories,” said Harrison. “I find that puppets are just a universal language,” said Burmenko. The use of puppets allows children to better understand difficult topics such as race, history, and persecution. They were joined by puppeteer Jimmica Collins. “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes spoke with Sara Burmenko, Director of the Digital Learning Program, and Brian Harrison, moderator of a panel and employee at the Center for Puppetry Arts in the Digital Learning department. That diversity is central to The World of Puppetry Museum and the Center furthers inclusivity outreach with its programming for Black History Month. ![]() PROJECT SPACE – Timoteus Anggawan Kusno opening on June 22, 6pmĬINEMA DYNAMO – Potential, impossible, unavoidable – Tuesday June 6, 6.From its start, the Center for Puppetry Arts has honored the background in stories of many people. UPCOMING – Audrey Large / Théophile Blandet opening on June 22, 6pmĬINEMA DYNAMO – Potential, impossible, unavoidable – Tuesday June 6, 6.30 pm LAST DAYS – Chrysalis is on view until June 11 Installation, techniques mixtes, dimensions variables. COVER IMAGE: Latefa Wiersch, détail de Turn up the show, 2021. A puppet show will be performed by Nils Amadeus Lange on the opening and closing dates of the exhibition. The Puppet Show presents existing and newly commissioned works produced by the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève. The puppet becomes a symbol of tension that reflects the dynamics of contemporary society. Nonetheless, the works all allude to the mechanisms of puppetry, either as a theme or an already embedded relationship between the artist and their work, or even their interaction with the public. All the audience is left with is suggestions with a resemblance to a theater play. Whereas puppets appear in the work of some artists, in others they are nowhere to be found. The Puppet Show presents works which explore both the puppet as an object or caricature, and the imaginary universe that this form evokes. Which begs the question: what value is there in returning to puppetry after its tricks and vocabulary have already become all too familiar? In recent times, the use of puppets as an allegory has become less enigmatic and more politically relevant as it has taken on symbolism in visual critiques of authoritarianism and nationalism. ![]() A puppet only comes to life when the puppeteer decides so, in the form of a theatrical illusion that aims to make the puppet appear separate and autonomous from its ‘master’. ![]() In this context, Mohamed Almusibli is interested in the relationship between the puppet and the puppeteer, with its characteristics of manipulation, control, and dramaturgy. Referring to the well-known tradition of puppetry, the exhibition explores the novelty of puppets within contemporary art and presents an array of practices that include performance, sculpture, and painting. The Puppet Show is a group exhibition curated by Mohamed Almusibli featuring the works of Jasmine Gregory, Nils Amadeus Lange, Reba Maybury, Denis Savary, Linda Semadeni, Ser Serpas and Latefa Wiersch.
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