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RESIDENCY: ACCEPTED INTO THE CHICAGO PUPPET LAB RESIDENCY!
So thrilled to have been accepted into the Puppet Lab Residency Program! Yay Cohort 3!
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PUPPET PLAY: THE INTER-DIMENSIONAL CONVOCATION OF SERPENTINE PERSONS
All Serpentine Persons are summoned to discuss a matter which will determine how their entire race is perceived in perpetuity. Many questions are hissed and many fangs are bared in the process! Which is…
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RESIDENCY UPDATE: ROUGH HOUSE PUPPET ARTS
How could I be halfway through the residency already? It is a compressed timeframe of 3 months, but WOW. Anywoo, the Mid-Residency showing on May 12th was a BLAST! David Carlson was kind enough…
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RESIDENCY UPDATE: ROUGH HOUSE PUPPET ARTS
Some news from the puppet workshop re: the Disco Duck puppet build. The older dancer who most often moves to the music only she can hear is COMPLETE. Stay tuned! Disco will begin her…
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CULTURE IN BLACK: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
The 1920’s story of music, murder, and heartache is just as raw and powerful today as it was when August Wilson penned Ma Rainey in 1982. Unfortunately, the casual exploitation of Black talent, the…
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PUPPET WORKSHOP: BOXING BUILD
Could you please wait for me? You know how much I like working with clay— Hey! Wasn’t that Sculpy in the cabinet? And weren’t those sculpting tools in the drawer? And you found a…
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PUPPET WORKSHOP: BOXING BUILD
Post phase one of armature construction seemed like the perfect time for a break. Someone, however, who has no need of food, water, sleep, or human contact, wants to keep it moving! I should…
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PUPPET WORKSHOP: BOXING BUILD
Seven rubber-sheathed armature twisted! On to joint isolation with Epoxy Sculpt Clay. I am feeling very positive about this build. I cannot wait to see what these puppets will do.
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PUPPET WORKSHOP: BOXING BUILD
Armature work continue–with a twist! At first, I thought the puppets saw the fun I was having and wanted to take part. Then, I realized that they wanted to make sure I was doing…
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PUPPET WORKSHOP: BOXING BUILD
Moving forward with the BOXING puppet build! I have collected my materials and I’m good to go. Patterns? Created. Now, I’m experimenting with forming armatures from rubber-sheathed wire. If that’s a bust, I have…
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T. Jordan Christmas II Puppetry Performance & Design 