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Model Killer at LAX Festival

Posted on October 8, 2023October 12, 2023 by hausofmarsian in Automata, Dollhouses, Eli Presser, Figurines, Hunter Wells, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Miniatures, Model Killer, Munchausen by proxy, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Serial Killers, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Tim Lagasse, Violence

Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, I will be presenting episode one from Model Killer: Giant Crimes + Tiny Cover-Ups at Automata in Los Angeles as part of the Live Arts Exchange [LAX] Festival. A disgruntled dollhouse maker turned investigator transforms herself into a blood thirsty serial killer in this noir walk-through puppetry experience that uses fragments of dollhouses as staging areas. Space is limited to 12 participants at a time. Get tickets.

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Staging the Non-Human Character: Animal, Alien, or Architecture (Symposium / Streaming)

Posted on January 18, 2022February 2, 2022 by hausofmarsian in (In)/Animate Objects, Addiction, Animism, Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Artist Talk, Artist-Educator, Chicago, Figurines, LGBT, Miniatures, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Object/Fetish, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Slides, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Toy Theatre

Saturday, January 22, 2022, I discussed the creation and development of Object of Her Affection at a symposium, Staging the Non-Human Character; Animal, Alien, or Architecture with Maria Camia, Nick Lehane, Basil Twist, and moderator, Dr. Paulette Richards. The symposium, part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival streamed at on HowlRound.

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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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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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2015 Jim Henson Foundation Grant (support)

Posted on January 29, 2015August 1, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Animism, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Performance, Performance Art, Puppetry, Puppets, The Jim Henson Foundation

In 2015, Object of Her Affection was the recipient of a Project Grant from the Jim Henson Foundation.

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OBJECT OF HER AFFECTION to Play REDCAT, 7/30-8/2, BROADWAY WORLD

Posted on July 22, 2014February 3, 2022 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, Automata, CCI Center for Cultural Innovation, Comedy, Design, Drama, Fabrication, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Live Feed, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Michele Spears, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Press, Puppetry, Puppets, REDCAT, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Toy Theatre

July 22, 2014, Broadway World covered Object of Her Affection’s run at REDCAT for the NOW Festival.

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OBJECT OF HER AFFECTION Runs this Weekend at Automata, BroAdway world (7/15/2014)

Posted on July 15, 2014February 3, 2022 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Allison de Fren, Animism, Automata, Design, Drama, Fabrication, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Object Sexuality, Object Sexuals, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, REDCAT, Table Top Puppetry, The Jim Henson Foundation, Theater, Written

Object of Her Affection, REDCAT NOW Festival, 2014, Photo: Steve Gunther

On July 14, 2014, Tyler Peterson covered Object of Her Affection in Broadway World. 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.

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Not Alone, 2014 Brooklyn (puppets on film)

Posted on June 8, 2014July 26, 2017 by hausofmarsian in Adrian Rose Leonard, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Dance, Film, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Los Angeles, Marionettes, Marsian De Lellis, Musical, Performance, Puppetry, Puppets, Song, The Jim Henson Foundation, Trish Sie, Video

On June 8th, 2014 Trish Sie’s short film – Not Alone, which I puppeteered in, was screened for a 2nd time 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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2014 Henson Foundation, Seed Grant (support)

Posted on December 16, 2013August 27, 2019 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

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)

Posted on October 26, 2013October 4, 2017 by hausofmarsian in Adrian Rose Leonard, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Dance, Film, Jim Henson Foundation, LA, Los Angeles, Marionettes, Marsian De Lellis, Musical, Performance, Puppetry, Puppets, Song, The Jim Henson Foundation, Trish Sie, Video

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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