Object of Her Affection, Bootleg (excerpt)

Photo: Steve Gunther

On February 9th, 2014, I performed Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, an excerpt from Object of Her Affection at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. 

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2014 Henson Foundation, Seed Grant (support)

©2013, Marsian De Lellis
©2013, Marsian De Lellis

On December 16th, 2013, Object of Her Affection was awarded a Jim Henson Foundation Seed Grant.

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Not Alone, Brooklyn (puppets on film)

On October 26th, 2013, Trish Sie’s short film – Not Alone,  which I puppeteered in, had it’s premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Not Alone, the official music video for Ben Taylor’s song, follows a lonely sock who searches everywhere for a soulmate.

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Improvatorium – 7/13, Los Angeles (improv performer)

The July 25th, 2013 edition of  Improvatorium – The Next Generation featured Chris Sheets, Debra Eckloff, Alexandra Hoover, Frank Banz, Javier Estrella, and Paul O’Flaherty, with musical guest, Dan Ring, and special guests Vanessa Whitney, Grant Baciocco, and Julie Brown. Improvatorium – The Next Generation was an improv show at Theatre Asylum in Los Angeles directed by Jayne Entwistle.
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Portland Press Herald, (Puppet Slam Network)

On January 28th, 2013, The Portland Press Herald briefly covered my work with the Puppet Slam Network as part of a larger story on Blainor McGough, curator of King Friday’s Dungeon in Portland, ME.

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UNIMA-USA, Board of Directors (organizational)

IMG_1079-web-edit 2011 UNIMA
photo: Jonny Gomez

In the Spring of 2012 I was elected to the  Board of Directors for UNIMA-USA. My term ran from July 2012- August 2015. While on the Board, I served as Secretary and the inaugural Social Media chair.  Based in Atlanta at the Center for Puppetry Arts, UNIMA-USA is the North American Center of Union Internationale de la Marionnette, the oldest international theatre organization in the world. UNIMA-USA’s mission is to promote international understanding and friendship through the art of puppetry.

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