Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Kate teaching Moving Objects class June 4-6

Movement for Puppetry Class: "Moving Objects"
taught by puppeteer Kate Brehm
June 4, 5, and 6th 7-9pm at Triskelion Arts Space

A single class costs $20, or sign up for all three for $50

Moving Objects is a class for performers who want to hone the craft of manipulating objects, be they puppets, props, sets, or costumes.  Understanding your own body in space and the energy that flows through it is essential to being able to breath life into all objects around you.  Considering the potential of objects like chairs, sticks, and bouncy balls will expand your vision as to how the design in your theater can itself perform. 

This series of 3 classes is a taster for a longer 15 class series.  Each session will be 2 hours long.  Please come dressed to move in solid colors.  We will work in bare feet.

Taught by puppeteer and movement artist, Kate Brehm.  Kate is artistic director of imnotlost, an internationally active experimental puppetry company based in NYC. Known for its surreal and arresting visual theater, imnotlost also produces thought provoking interactive events.  Kate tours the world as a performing puppeteer for Basil Twist and has taught puppetry at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Royal Holloway University in London. www.katebrehm.com 

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Eye Which We Do Not Have Premieres May 24th - June 1st

The long conception of this dark, cinematic, and comic-book styled puppet show comes to a close when it premieres in its full final form this May!  See it at Standard Toykraft May 24th - June 1st, 2013.  Read more about it at www.imnotlost.net/EYE 

Fireside Puppet Chat May 20th, 2013


FIRESIDE PUPPET CHAT

Infinity: beyond, boundless, forever!  perpetual freedom?  or never reaching a destination?
1 plus infinity. Infinity and beyond.  is infinity impossible to imagine? Would you rather be finite or infinite? Infinity, how do we even discuss it?

Monday May 20th from 7:30pm - 8:15.  FREE
Puppeteers Sarah Provost and Amanda Villalobos
will discuss infinity at Dixon Place, 161a Chrystie st

“The Dixon Place Lounge is open before, during, and after the show. Proceeds directly support Dixon Place’s artists and mission.”

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Dance Hall of the Eye Which We Do Not Have

The opening night party of imnotlost's newest, latest, bravest puppet production will be an event in its own right! DANCE HALL OF THE EYE WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE will feature Johnny Mathis, the Andrews Sisters, the Platters, and the likes purely on vinyl.  Each attendee will receive a dance card with the pre-selected setlist printed on it.  Guests are invited to sign up on each others dance cards to slow dance for a single song.

FRIDAY MAY 24th, 2013 doors open at 8:00pm
dancing begins at 8:30pm  dancing ends at 11:30pm

at Standard Toykraft 722 Metropolitan, Brooklyn

Tickets $10 at http://imnlostdancehall.brownpapertickets.com/ 

or see the puppet show first. $18 includes puppets at 7, dancing at 8.  http://imnotlost.brownpapertickets.com/

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Jesse

and look at me, I designed the set and costumes for a 15 member cast of the odd and "out there" production of Jesse, directed by Sophie Amieva at the Experimental Theater Wing of NYU.  As always, I am using my skills as a puppeteer to create performing design where its unexpected.  Thanks for the opportunity Sophie and ETW.

The Rite of Spring has Risen

Oh what a show it was.  for real.  It was a marvel to develop and perform.  I had the joy of not only puppeteering in the show, but also being even a little bit further on the inside of it acting as associate technical director.  Not much sleep in that. But georgeous.  Hope we run it again sometime.  By Basil Twist.  Commissioned by UNC Chapel Hill.