Chronology

Drawing on the illustrious history of the Great Panorama Paintings and myriad popular entertainments of the 19th century, The Velaslavasay Panorama is an exhibition hall, theatre and garden dedicated to the production and presentation of unusual visual experiences on themes of landscape, immersion and illusion.

The New Orleans Fringe began in 2008 as a Festival to nurture emerging and established performing artists by presenting fun, fearless and affordable theater to the community and creating ties between artists, audiences, businesses and local organizations.

The Cameo Theatre was a latecomer to the Orlando’s theatre scene, opening in 1940. It has changed hands many times, sat abandoned, been home to evangelical groups, occupied by IBM, and used as a photography studio in addition to presenting theatrical performances.

Gallery at Avalon Island is an independent contemporary art gallery displaying works by local and international artists. A new exhibit is displayed each month with an opening reception during the Downtown Arts District’s Third Thursday gallery walk. The gallery includes a private ArtCage called Guinevere’s that houses separate exhibits or overflow for large group shows.

As a non-profit arts presenter, The Tank serves emerging artists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas and forms of expression. One of their goals is to foster an environment of inclusiveness and remove the burden of cost from the creation of new work for artists launching their careers and experimenting within their form.

Located in Central Phoenix, Great Arizona Puppet Theater is a non-profit professional puppet theater founded in 1983 as a touring company serving a community of 85,000 annually. Their late night adult puppet slam offers local and far-flung puppeteers who create funny, edgy and quirky pieces for adults audiences.

PLOP! (Performance Laboratory for Objects and Puppets) was an Olympia-based performance center dedicated to fostering innovative puppet theatre through public performances, classes and artist laboratories. Curated by Dan Luce and Ariel Goldberger, PLOP!’s slam challenges Pacific Northwest artists to explore non-traditional approaches to puppets.

Georgia Institute of Technology is a leading research university committed to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology.

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is the country’s preeminent organization dedicated to the development of new works and new voices for the stage. Located in Waterford, Connecticut, it has launched some of the most important voices and works in American theater and has revolutionized the way new work is developed. The Center is home to The National Puppetry Conference, which encourages puppet artists to create through the visual and kinetic form of the puppet, to push beyond boundaries, and develop new works.

REDCAT is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative visual, performing and media arts located in downtown Los Angeles inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. Each season REDCAT presents a far-reaching roster of work by globally renowned artists, inside one of the most versatile and technologically advanced presentation spaces in the world.

SUPPORT

Bride of Wildenstein was developed at CalArts and the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center with funding from The Durfee Foundation and Ibex Puppetry.