From May 21-24, 2009, I was a puppeteer, puppet fabricator, and kinegram designer for Janie Geiser’s peepshow/diorama performance, Reptile Under the Flowers. Automata and the Museum of Jurassic Technology co-presented 45 performances of Reptile Under the Flowers for small groups over the course of 4 days at the The Foshay Masonic Lodge in Culver City, Los Angeles.
From the invite:
The Museum of Jurassic Technology, in collaboration with Automata, presents the premiere of Janie Geiser’s new diorama-performance “The Reptile Under the Flowers”. The Reptile Under the Flowers integrates puppetry, peepshows, mechanical performing objects, miniature projections, music/sound, and a miniature house, crumbling in the snow. Reptile is performed by an ensemble of puppeteers and performers, in a walk-through set of 13 scenes, with the audience entering the installation in groups of 8 people every 15 minutes. The full duration of the work is about an hour.
The Reptile Under the Flowers builds its narrative through the accumulation of small actions and events, and follows the intersecting lives of a father and son.
Conceived, Directed, and Designed by Janie Geiser;
Music Composed by Valerie Opielski;
Lighting Designed by Brandon Stirling-Baker;
Sound Design by Yun Ho;
Puppet Costumes designed by Sarah Brown and Yelena Zhelezov.Performed by: Baxley Andresen, Danielle Ash, Kristy Baltezore, Marsian DeLellis, Janie Geiser, Leila Ghaznavi, Francisco Martinez, Moira MacDonald, Edward Rowley, Eli Presser, Katie Shook, Catherine Strecker, and Yelena Zhelezov
May 21-24, 2009
Performances nightly;
additional matinee performances May 23 and 24
The Foshay Masonic Lodge
9365 Venice Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232This is a walk-through performance; viewing time is about one hour.
Performance entrance times (this will be reflected in your ticket/reservation):
- Thurs May 21 7:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:00 pm,
8:15 pm, 8:30 pm, 8:45 pm, 9:00 pm- Fri May 22 7:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:00 pm,
8:15 pm, 8:30 pm, 8:45 pm, 9:00 pm- Sat May 23 2:00 pm, 2:15 pm, 2:30 pm,
2:45 pm,3:00 pm, 3:15 pm, 3:30 pm,
3:45 pm, 3:00 pm- Sat May 23 7:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:00 pm,
8:15 pm, 8:30 pm, 8:45 pm, 9:00 pm- Sun May 24 2:00 pm, 2:15 pm, 2:30 pm,
2:45 pm,3:00 pm, 3:15 pm, 3:30 pm,
3:45 pm, 3:00 pm- Sun May 24 7:30 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:00 pm,
8:15 pm, 8:30 pm, 8:45 pm, 9:00 pmTickets will be sold for specific entrance times, as the audience will enter and travel through the performance in groups of 8 people every 15 minutes. For instance, for the opening night, tickets will indicate entrance times at 7:30, 7:45, 8:00, and so on. The duration of the full performance is about an hour.
If you wish to enter with a specific group of people, please try to purchase tickets at the same time slot, or in an adjoining time slot.
Children over 10 who are accompanied by an adult are welcome. Please use your discretion when deciding whether to bring a younger child, as their patience may be tested by the pace (slow) and atmosphere of the performance.
For further information, visit: reptileflowers.blogspot
The Reptile Under the Flowers is funded, in part, through grants from The Jim Henson Foundation and the Durfee Foundations ARC Fund.
See the Reptile Under the Flowers Program.