2015 La MaMa Puppet Slam
Curated by Jane Catherine Shaw
This year the Puppet Slam will be a featured event during La MaMa’s biennial, and International Puppet Series in November, 2015. La MaMa’s Puppet Slam puts you and your work out front and center, introducing you to La MaMa’s family of artists, patrons and puppetry enthusiasts . A professional team made up of curator/ production manager, stage manager, running crew, sound and lighting designer is provided so that your work will be presented to the highest standards.
Funding made possible in part by the Puppet Slam Network www.puppetslam.com
Featuring:
Ed Valentine …. Lives and Deaths Of The Sea Monkeys
Sarah Olmsted Thomas and Alex Vernon….Milo The Magnificent
Olivia Faye Lathuilliere…..La Causeuse/ The Love Seat
David Lane….. Paper
Chris Ignacio…..The Adventures of Pete Pipit
Joseph Therrien & Sam Wilson….Episode 17 of SIRENS’ OF TITAN
David Syrotiak…..The Skater
Edward Einhorn & Evolve Company…..The Wizard of Ounces
Honey Goodenough…..A Dream of Me
Kelley Schoger…..Her Destined Port
Bob Nathanson…. TURN, TURN, TURN
Monica Lerch & Sarah Plotkin…..Gravity Cannot Be Held Responsible
Nekaa Lab / Sachiyo Takahashi….. Between the Lines
Gavin Cummins….. Tac and the Magician
La MaMa Puppet Festival
The La MaMa Puppet Festival showcases new contemporary puppet theatre by artists from around the world. Curated by Denise Greber, focusing on diversifying the voices, stories, and perspectives shared onstage, with the goal of uplifting marginalized identities within the puppet community.