Object of Her Affection – hausofmarsian

Foundation for Contemporary Arts (support)

Posted on August 14, 2018August 18, 2018 by hausofmarsian in Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, Automata, CCI Center for Cultural Innovation, Jim Henson Foundation, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation

I am delighted to announce that I will be the recipient of a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, which will support performances of Object of Her Affection at Automata as part of LAX Festival. Object of Her Affection is a solo object and puppet-based performance art piece centered on a woman, who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects. There will be twelve performances over three weekends from September 27th and October 14th. Details will be coming soon.

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2018 Sherwood Award Finalists Interview (CTG Blog)

Posted on December 7, 2017December 11, 2017 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. Continue reading “2018 Sherwood Award Finalists Interview (CTG Blog)” →

DCA 2016 COLA Fellowship (support)

Posted on June 29, 2015October 2, 2017 by hausofmarsian in (In)/Animate Objects, Adrian Rose Leonard, Allison de Fren, Art, Artist Talk, Chris Sheets, Christine Papalexis, Design, Dolls, Fabrication, Figurines, Gallery, Installation, Janie Geiser, Jess McKay, Kate Katz, LA, LAMAG (Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery), Liz Hara, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Sharon Challenger

IMG_7355-edit-1240 — *(In)/Animate Objects*, 2016, Photo: Alex Griffin

On June 29th. 2015, I was awarded the 2015-2016 DCA (Department of Cultural Affairs) COLA (City of Los Angeles) Master Artist Fellowship. The funding supported my work on (In)/Animate Objects, a performative installation I created for the 2016 COLA Fellowship Exhibition at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. In conjunction with the exhibition, I gave an artist-talk hosted by Allison de Fren, was interviewed by LA Times High School Insider, reviewed in Artillery Magazine and included in the COLA20 retrospective book and exhibition.
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Contemporary Performance Almanac 2015 (book)

Posted on December 30, 2014July 20, 2017 by hausofmarsian in Animism, Birthday Trauma, Bride of Wildenstein - The Musical, Fudgie's Death, Gainers and Feeders, Growing Up Linda, LSD Kills, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, NYC, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Photographs, Plastic Surgery, Press, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre, Video, Written

On December 30th, 2014, an entry on Object of Her Affection was published in Big Art Group’s 2015 Contemporary Performance Almanac, edited by Caden Manson and Jemma Nelson. Object of Her Affection is a solo puppetry and object performance art piece centered on a woman, who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects.

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CCI ARC Grant 2014 (support)

Posted on June 4, 2014November 22, 2017 by hausofmarsian in Bride of Wildenstein - The Musical, CCI Center for Cultural Innovation, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Object of Her Affection, REDCAT, Support

On June 4th, 2014, I was the recipient an ARC Grant (Artist Resource for Completion Grant) from CCI (The Center for Cultural Innovation) for Object of Her Affection during it’s run at the 2014 REDCAT Now Festival

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Anna Sosenko Trust (support)

Posted on June 3, 2014June 1, 2018 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, Automata, Biopic, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Fabrication, Figurines, 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, REDCAT, Song, Sound, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre

2014, Photo: Rafael Hernandez + Anna Sosenko Assist Trust logo

On June 3rd, 2014, I was awarded funding from the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust for the Los Angeles workshops of Object of Her Affection at Automata and at REDCAT for the New Original Works Festival. Object of Her Affection is a solo puppetry and object performance art piece centered on a woman, who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects. The funds from the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust went towards developing the sound design and music.

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2014 Henson Foundation Seed Grant (support)

Posted on December 16, 2013June 1, 2018 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Automata, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Long Island, 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, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Toy Theatre, Written

2014-JHF-Seed-Web-Image-100dpi — L: Jim Henson Foundation Logo, R: 2013, Marsian De Lellis

On December 16th, 2013, I was awarded a Jim Henson Foundation Seed Grant for Object of Her Affection. Object of Her Affection is a solo puppetry and object performance art piece centered on a woman, who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects.

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Object of Her Affection – Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, REDCAT LA (performance)

Posted on December 7, 2013June 1, 2018 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Biopic, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, REDCAT, REDCAT Studio, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre

Marsian De Lellis, 2013, Photo: Steve Gunther

On December 7th and 8th, 2013, I performed Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, an excerpt from Object of Her Affection at REDCAT in Los Angeles. In Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, a woman who desires intimate relationships with inanimate objects discovers that the bridge she has come to love has been cheating on her.

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Object of Her Affection – Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, Fullerton (performance)

Posted on October 17, 2013June 1, 2018 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Biopic, Comedy, Design, Figurines, LGBT, Marsian De Lellis, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre, Written

On October 17, 2013 I performed Ashes to Ashes, Rust to Rust, an excerpt from Object of Her Affection at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton, CA. Object of Her Affection, a solo puppetry performance, is an unconventional love story about a woman who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects

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Object of Her Affection, Automata LA (full reading)

Posted on August 11, 2013June 1, 2018 by hausofmarsian in Animism, Automata, Biopic, Comedy, Janie Geiser, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance Art, Puppetry, Puppets, Ronnie Burkett, Spoken Word, Susan Simpson, Written

Marsian De Lellis, 2013, Photo: Gina Marie Napolitan

On August 11th, 2013, Automata hosted a private reading of my script, Object of Her Affection, for invited guests. Object of Her Affection is centered on a woman, who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects.

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