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Approaching Puppetry through Materials with Night Shade
Night Shade's Sarah Frechette will teach Maine College of Art & Design sculpture students a 3 hour workshop on approaching puppets through materials, exploring character through string-and-ball marionettes, scarves, and Roser-style cardboard sculptures the students create from flat patterns.
Object Theater Masterclass with Xavier Bobés
Explore the world of object theater in this three-day intensive workshop that culminates in an intergenerational sharing of work with residents at The Cedars retirement community.
Object Theater with Maskhunt Motions’ Deborah Hunt
Residents at The Cedars retirement community will explore the world of object theater in this three-day intensive workshop that culminates in an intergenerational sharing of work with participants in the Object Theater Masterclass with Xavier Bobés.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Night Shade's "Order of Wolf"
Featuring spell-binding shadows, “Order of Wolf” is the tale of an animalistic occult ceremony and its chilling repercussions.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Preparing for Life Beyond College with Night Shade
Night Shade artists Jason Thibodeaux and Christopher Rabilwongse will visit seniors in Maine College of Arts & Design's Animation & Game Art department for a conversation around their professional and personal lives post graduation.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Night Shade’s “Order of Wolf”
Featuring spell-binding shadows, “Order of Wolf” is the tale of an animalistic occult ceremony and its chilling repercussions.
Alex & Olmsted's "MAROONED! A Space Comedy"
An astronaut traveling 87,000 light years into space crash-lands on an uncharted planet where she must resort to emergency measures to seek rescue.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten”
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Puzzle Théâtre's "Bois"
Bois (“wood”) takes you to a curious world where a green leaf grows in an unlikely place and pieces of wood come together to form wondrous creatures who will amaze and inspire.
Puzzle Théâtre's "Bois"
Bois (“wood”) takes you to a curious world where a green leaf grows in an unlikely place and pieces of wood come together to form wondrous creatures who will amaze and inspire.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Never Bored at Home Workshop for Families
Learn how to make different kinds of eyes, how to build a creature from found materials, and how to harness the magic spark that brings such a creature to life!
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Maskhunt Motions’ “Road of Useless Splendor”
Two traveling alchemists from another time meander on a road leading them to a book whose pages spring to life tell its absurd and tender tale.
Alex & Olmsted's "MAROONED! A Space Comedy"
An astronaut traveling 87,000 light years into space crash-lands on an uncharted planet where she must resort to emergency measures to seek rescue.
Prototyping Flat Mechanisms with Alex & Olmsted
Create quick mockups using flat materials to test concepts that can be applied to everything from shadow puppets to animatronics.
Puzzle Théâtre's "Bois"
Bois (“wood”) takes you to a curious world where a green leaf grows in an unlikely place and pieces of wood come together to form wondrous creatures who will amaze and inspire.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten”
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Puzzle Théâtre's "Bois"
Bois (“wood”) takes you to a curious world where a green leaf grows in an unlikely place and pieces of wood come together to form wondrous creatures who will amaze and inspire.
Xavier Bobés' "Things Easily Forgotten"
A seance for just five people at a time. Around a small table—in an intimate, salon setting—a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones.
Maskhunt Motions’ “Road of Useless Splendor”
Two traveling alchemists from another time meander on a road leading them to a book whose pages spring to life tell its absurd and tender tale.
PiP PiP Parade!
Puppets in Portland kicks-off with a parade from Portland’s own Shoestring Theater featuring giant puppets and masks, tall stilt-walkers, wild drummers, and huge assemblages of color, costume, and sound!
Cripps Puppets’ "A Slice of Crazy Pie" *Family Style
Step into the enchantment of “A Slice of Crazy Pie”, a mesmerizing cabaret style marionette puppet show meticulously crafted by Madison J Cripps.
Community Conversation with Modern Times Theater
Join the arists from Modern Times Theater for a conversation about community building, busking, and outdoor shows for puppeteers following their free 4:00 PM performance of “The Perils of Mr. Punch” in Congress Square Park.
Modern Times Theater’s “The Perils of Mr. Punch”
This is the one and only Punch and Judy *presented live* and updated for the 21st century to swing a verbal slapstick at the powers that be.
Modern Times Theater’s “The Perils of Mr. Punch”
This is the one and only Punch and Judy *presented live* and updated for the 21st century to swing a verbal slapstick at the powers that be.
An Exploration in Marionettes with Madison J. Cripps
A marionette workshop consists of two parts: a basic introduction to the string puppet or Marionette and a hands on show and tell with specific exercises designed to get the brain and body moving instead of just 'hanging around'.
PiP 2024 Opening Party
Join Mayo Street Arts and your fellow puppetry fans to celebrate the start of the 2024 Puppets in Portland festival!
Cripps Puppets’ "A Slice of Crazy Pie" *Adult Edition!
Step into the enchantment of “A Slice of Crazy Pie”, a mesmerizing cabaret style marionette puppet show meticulously crafted by Madison J. Cripps.
PiP Prelude
Enjoy crankie performances by Katherine Fahey from Baltimore, Maryland and a presentation by Figures of Speech Theatre’s John Farrell, as well as live music, light hors d’oeuvres, and beverages.
PiP Prelude is an opportunity to learn more about the craft and history of puppetry while enjoying good food and libations in a convivial setting.