Puppets – hausofmarsian

American Puppet Theater Today, Galerie d’Outremont Montréal

Posted on March 2, 2022March 5, 2022 by hausofmarsian in Marsian De Lellis

March 3rd to April 3rd, 2022, a photograph from a workshop of Model Killer: Giant Crimes + Tiny Cover-ups is part of the exhibition, American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine presented by the Jim Henson Foundation. American Puppet Theater Today is one of two exhibitions presented in parallel at Galerie Outremont as part of the Festival de Casteliers in Montréal. The companion exhibit, The Art of Basil Twist is presented by Tandem Otter Productions.

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24700 Automata Residency

Posted on July 7, 2020February 4, 2022 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Art, Automata, Comedy, Cut Outs, Design, Dollhouses, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, Gallery, Installation, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Model Killer, Munchausen by proxy, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Serial Killers, Susan Simpson, Table Top Puppetry, Theater, Toy Theatre, Violence, Written

On July 9th, 2020, 24700, news from California Institute for the Arts blog announced my individual artist residency Automata to develop Model Killer: Giant Crimes + Tiny Cover-ups.

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Jim Henson Foundation (Support)

Posted on January 22, 2020February 3, 2022 by hausofmarsian in Marsian De Lellis

On January 22, 2020, the Jim Henson Foundation announced its 2020 awards, including a workshop grant for Model Killer: Giant Crimes + Tiny Cover-Ups. In Model Killer, a disgruntled dollhouse maker turned investigator builds dioramas of “unsolved” murders, only for it to be revealed that she’s a serial killer.

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Austin Monthly

Posted on December 25, 2018January 31, 2020 by hausofmarsian in Marsian De Lellis

On December 6, 2018, Austin Monthly covered The Austin Puppet Incident in which I was performing The Feeder, a short tabletop puppetry piece about complicated relationship.

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The Feeder (Austin)

Posted on December 5, 2018December 27, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Austin, Dougherty Arts Center, Gainers and Feeders, Marsian De Lellis, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry

December 7th and 8th, 2018, I performed The Feeder at the Dougherty Arts Center as part of Austin Puppet Incident.

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Sitelines

Posted on December 2, 2018December 27, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Acting, Addiction, Art, Austin, Comedy, Design, Dolls, Drama, Fabrication, Figurines, Gainers and Feeders, LA, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Melissa Dunphy, Object Theatre, Performance, Performance Art, performing objects, Puppetry, Puppets, Ronnie Burkett, Table Top Puppetry, The Feeder, Theater, Tim Lagasse

On December 2nd, 2018, Site Lines covered The Austin Puppet Incident in which I was performing The Feeder, a short tabletop puppetry piece about complicated relationship.

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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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Object of Her Affection – FAQs

Posted on September 2, 2018January 31, 2020 by hausofmarsian in Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis, Object Sexuality, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry

In the run up to Object of Her Affection, I’m answering some frequently asked questions about the performance and subject matter.

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Flashback Friday

Posted on August 31, 2018August 18, 2019 by hausofmarsian in (In)/Animate Objects, Animism, Artist Talk, Automata, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Los Angeles, Marsian De Lellis

In organizing the Kickstarter campaign for Object of Her Affection, I’ve been reflecting on the inspiration that led to the performance. I’ve been developing the ideas behind Object of Her Affection for a while: Back in 2010 – my wheels started spinning when I stumbled upon footage of a woman who wanted to marry an amusement park ride.

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Security Blanket

Posted on August 30, 2018August 21, 2019 by hausofmarsian in Automata, Marsian De Lellis, Object of Her Affection, Puppetry, Puppets, Table Top Puppetry

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Kickstarter Update: Just 2 days ago in the middle of the night, I launched a Kickstarter for a 3-week run of Object of Her Affection at Automata in Los Angeles as part of LAX Festival.

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