Puppets – Page 2 – hausofmarsian

The Feeder (Austin)

Posted on December 5, 2018December 27, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Austin, Dougherty Arts Center, Gainers and Feeders, Marsian De Lellis, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry

December 7th and 8th, 2018, I performed The Feeder at the Dougherty Arts Center as part of Austin Puppet Incident.

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Sitelines

Posted on December 2, 2018December 27, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Addiction, Art, Austin, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, Gainers and Feeders, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Melissa Dunphy, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Ronnie Burkett, Table Top Puppetry, The Feeder, Theater, Tim Lagasse

On December 2nd, 2018, Site Lines covered The Austin Puppet Incident in which I was performing The Feeder, a short tabletop puppetry piece about complicated relationship.

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Love Lost and the Enchantment of Objects by Jacki Apple (essay)

Posted on November 2, 2018July 15, 2019 by hausofmarsian in (In)/Animate Objects, Acting, Animism, Art, Automata, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Gallery, Jim Henson Foundation, LGBT, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Photographs, Press, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Written

On November 2, 2018, Jacki Apple wrote Love Lost and the Enchantment of Objects, a critical essay on my performance, Object of Her Affection, for Fabrik in her column, Peripheral Visions: Perspectives on Performance, Media and Culture.

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Los Angeles Downtown News (Los Angeles)

Posted on October 8, 2018August 22, 2019 by hausofmarsian in (In)/Animate Objects, Automata, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Object/Fetish, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry

On October 8, 2018, Downtown News featured Object of Her Affection in their ‘Don’t Miss’ List.

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Object of Her Affection – FAQs

Posted on September 2, 2018January 31, 2020 by hausofmarsian in Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object Sexuality, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry

In the run up to Object of Her Affection, I’m answering some frequently asked questions about the performance and subject matter.

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Security Blanket

Posted on August 30, 2018August 21, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Automata, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry

IMG_3162-blankey-16x9-150dpi Blankey 16x9

Kickstarter Update: Just 2 days ago in the middle of the night, I launched a Kickstarter for a 3-week run of Object of Her Affection at Automata in Los Angeles as part of LAX Festival.

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Foundation for Contemporary Arts (support)

Posted on August 14, 2018December 27, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, Automata, CCI Center for Cultural Innovation, Chris Sheets, Christine Papalexis, Fabrication, Figurines, Janie Geiser, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Live Feed, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, NYC, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Susan Simpson, Table Top Puppetry, The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater

On August 14, 2018, Object of Her Affection and its performances at Automata as part of LAX Festival became the recipient of The Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.

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2018 Sherwood Award Finalists Interview (CTG Blog)

Posted on December 7, 2017August 22, 2019 by hausofmarsian in (In)/Animate Objects, Acting, Art, Biopic, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, interview, Janie Geiser, Jim Henson Foundation, King of Pop's New Clothes, LGBT, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Model Killer, Object of Her Affection, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Press, Puppetry, Puppets, Rachel Rosenthal, Ronnie Burkett, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Surrealism, Table Top Puppetry

IMG_4221 Gina Young, Hana Kim, and Marsian De Lellis at Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, 2017, Photo: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging Sherwood — Gina Young, Hana Kim, and Marsian De Lellis at Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, 2017, Photo: Ryan Miller / Capture Imaging Sherwood

On December 7th, 2017, Center Theatre Group interviewed Gina Young, Hana Kim, and myself as finalists for the 2018 Sherwood Award about our art/lives in L.A. Read the full story on the Center Theatre Group Blog.

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Fractured Atlas 2017

Posted on October 31, 2017August 21, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Art, Biopic, Comedy, Cut Outs, Dance, Dollhouses, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, Fractured Atlas, Gallery, Installation, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Performance, Performance Art, Puppetry, Puppets, Surrealism, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre, Video, Voice-over

I am currently raising funds for the next iterations of Object of Her Affection and Model Killer. If you’d like to support my work you can make tax-deductible contributions through Fractured Atlas.

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Richard E. Sherwood Award Finalists

Posted on October 17, 2017August 21, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Center Theatre Group, Cut Outs, Dolls, LA, Live Feed, Los Angeles, Marionettes, Marsian De Lellis, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Shadow Puppetry, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre

The 2017 Sherwood Awards Winners — Hana Kim, Marsian De Lellis, Gina Young at Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, California, 2017, Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

On October 17, 2017, Center Theatre Group announced three finalists in the Richard E. Sherwood Award, which included Gina Young and Hana Kim, and myself.

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