PUNCH Puppet Slam:
THE ODYSSEY!
June 16 @ 7pm
The TANK
312 West 36th Street, NYC
Join us for another PUNCH puppet slam - where a diverse group of puppet artists use a wide variety of puppet styles to tell one story or collaborate on one wonderful puppet experience.
This time we are taking on the epic story of Odysseus. Come for Sirens and Cyclops, Gods and Goddesses, Lotus-Eaters, the Underworld and more!
Your hosts tonight are:
- Penelope: founding DOW member Amy Carrigan @theeamycarrigan
- The Orator: newer member Hailey Bendar @thehaileybendar,
- Penelope’s Nurse: long-time DOW designer and clown Taylor Harrison @sweet_tea_rex_
- Some Gods: Founding Artistic Director Gretchen Van Lente @drama.of.works
- With some script help from Sonya Sobieski (Crooked Square)
- Help in the booth from Jennifer Linn Wilcox @jenniferlinnwilcox and Edison Hale @edisonmhale!
1. LOTUS-EATERS = Saskia Bakker
Saskia Bakker is a Chicago-based artist specializing in puppets, props, and peculiarities. Instagram @okpuppeteer
2. CYCLOPS = Richard Michael Gomez
Richard Gomez is an artist, illustrator, puppet builder, performer, and human pom pom. He is currently wrangling Fraggles and Doozers for Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock Live at the New Victory Theater. @richardmichaelgomez
3. AEOLUS = Malantir Mor
Maggie McGrath, the brain behind Malantir Mor, is a puppeteer, filmmaker, and writer based in New York. Her work explores an array of subjects, from Moby Dick to miss petunia the intergalactic nipple queen, exploring all avenues. Find more on her Instagram @malantirmor
4. CIRCE = Esme Roszel
Esme Roszel (@esmeroszel) is a Brooklyn-based puppeteer and visual artist with a BFA in Puppet Arts from University of Connecticut.
5. UNDERWORLD = Leah Levine & Emily McManus
Leah Levine is an artist and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Her interdisciplinary work spans puppetry, fine art, dance, and poetry. @madebyleahlevine / Madebyleahlevine.com / @emily.mcmanus_
6. SIRENS = Victor Ayala
Victor is a Brooklyn based puppeteer with a passion for paper! Previous work includes: Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North (Kingorama), PackRat (Concrete Temple), Ruby & Charlie (Jessica Simon & Co). He is also an active board member for the Puppetry Guild of Greater New York (PGOGNY). Find your people & join your local guild! @victorayalapuppetry
7. SCYLLA & CHARYBDIS = Clarence Lemons
Jeremy Quentin [@yellowlemonshapedrock] is a puppeteer, actor, and the Creative Director of the puppet show series We Wiggle Dolls. Jeremy has spent much of the past two years touring short form puppet theater, and has performed in 22 of the United States (plus DC.) He practices a number of styles of puppetry, and is currently working on a long form solo clown & puppet show among other projects. He’s a four burner kind of chef.
8. CATTLE OF THE SUN = Crooked Square
Crooked Square is a playwright/dramaturg turned clown/puppeteer. In NYC: La Mama Puppet Slam, Drama of Works at Rubulad, We Wiggle Dolls, The Idiot’s Hour, and Tomorrow is Tonight. Instagram @crookedsquare / YouTube @crookedsquarepuppetry
PUNCH Puppet Slam is generously supported by the Puppet Slam Network!
PUNCH Puppet slam - where we take a theme or event or story and retell it in order with a number of different artists, creating a collage of an experience. You can read all about it and view our previous themes HERE. Obviously we’d like most of the pieces to be told with puppets, but are open to other forms of visual storytelling. Our slam evenings often relate to current events and in this moment we are committed to furthering our mission to bring people together through multimedia performance - and FUN!!!
