Elemental Animism: A Ritualistic Opera (De)/Constructs the World (ESSAY)

The Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival published one of my essays on Book of Mountains and Seas, an opera composed by Huang Ruo with puppetry by Basil Twist. Read Elemental Animisim: (De)/Constructing the World in the festival archives.

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Object of Her Affection, Ann Boland Review

In a review of Object of Her Affection at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Ann Boland wrote on her blog, that the performance was “weird, amazing, funny, endearing, way over-the-top”.

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

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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