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Family Saturday Festival: Puppets

  • January 24, 2015
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Logan Center, University of Chicago
January Family Saturday Festival

Theme: Go International!

Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival

The Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival, debuting January 16-25, 2015, will celebrate the full breadth of the art of contemporary puppetry with an international pageant of top puppet and puppet artists from Chicago, the U.S. and around the world.

Performing Artist: In the Heart of the Beast Theatre

In the Heart of the Beast Theatre has been at the vangaurd of theater melding performance with the rich history of puppetry from its shamanistic roots and lively street theater traditions to the imaginative performance language found in experimental theater circles. Rooted in an aspect of ceremony and celebration, whether it be narrative, episodic, or the award winning annual MayDay Parade and Festival HOBT invites audiences to a theater of wonder that gives voice to under-represented communities and prespectives and draws together diverse communities to address local and global issues and celebrate our shared humanity.

Plus Puppet making workshops and more!

Tickets: $5 single tickets, $20 families of 5+

Check-In at the UChicago Arts Box Office to receive your Festival Wrist Band which grants entry to all performances and workshops.

Click here for complete details.


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