Families can enjoy the performances and then visit the Puppets of New York exhibition to explore the extraordinary creative and diverse stories of puppets in NYC. All of the performances and workshops will be held in-person on the Museum’s beautiful, outdoor terrace. The Museum will host a special series of live, outdoor performances featuring local puppeteers, educators, and performance groups. This intergenerational program welcomes families to participate together. Participants in this virtual intergenerational program will enjoy a behind-the-scenes experience with the Museum’s curators Monxo López and Sarah Seidman, who will share examples from the Puppets of New York and Activist New York exhibitions. Get creative and make your own puppet out of recycled materials as you discover how puppets have been used by activist movements in NYC. Virtual via Zoom Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 10:00amįree! Pre-registration required. Puppet Celebrity Red Carpet - hosted by Mallory Lewis & Lamb Chopīehind-the-Scenes at the Museum: Puppets and Activism in New York City Live puppet performances as part of International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC The Museum will also offer hands-on activities for children, teachers, and families bringing New York's dynamic puppetry traditions to life. Lamb Chop puppet, shown for the first time ever in a museumĪn exciting roster of puppet shows, performances, film screenings, and programs will accompany the exhibition.“Immigrants from around the globe turned New York into a mosaic of puppetry traditions that both mirror their places of origin and blend with one another." “Puppets are not just child’s play. They often reflect the cultural changes, diverse communities, and political events that impact urban life,” said Monxo López, the exhibition’s curator and a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Museum. Examples include Chinatown’s Lunar New Year celebrations, puppets from Halloween Day Parade, and the political work of Bread and Puppet Theater. The Street deals with puppets in the city’s street and community life.Featured puppeteers include Shari Lewis and Jim Henson. The Set surveys the role puppets have played within New York City’s media industry and the role of New York television in broadcasting the art of puppetry to a global audience.The Stage examines how puppets became ingrained in the city’s theater industry, from the Modicut Yiddish Theater of the 1920s, to the masterworks of Tony Sarg and Bill Baird, and Broadway productions such as Avenue Q and The Lion King.The history of puppetry in New York is a powerful lens not only into rich cultural traditions and creative stagecraft, but into the dynamics of the multiple communities that have made New York New York. Puppets of New York covers three themes that emphasize the ubiquity of puppets in urban space-The Stage, The Set, and The Street-and shows the power of puppetry to reveal culture, politics, and art. “Our exhibition showcases the long history of puppetry in New York City and the influence of the city on this whimsical and adventurous art form.” “New York City is a global capital of puppetry, where diverse communities and traditions intersect and collaborate, and where new innovations to the art form are born,” said Whitney Donhauser, Ronay Menschel Director and President of the Museum of the City of New York. Puppets of New York is also part of the partner programming for the International Puppet Fringe Festival (August 11-16, 2021), and is complemented by a companion exhibition downtown at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center. New York, NY, J(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Museum of the City of New York announces the opening of the exhibition Puppets of New York, examining how puppetry has impacted New York City and scanning the tremendous influence the city has had on this artform all over the world. Opening on August 13, 2021, the exhibition features more than 100 puppets spanning New York City history, from theater, television, and street life, including Lamb Chop, Sesame Street, Avenue Q and Lion King on Broadway, avantgarde theater, parades, and more.
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