Event

Puppets + Poets

Puppets + Poets is a performance festival produced by Alphabet Arts to create and cultivate collaborative hybrid art. Join us at The Bushwick Starr, December 6-9, 2012 for two programs of experiments, collaborations, and hybrid performances blending poetry, puppetry, and other arts. Featuring eclectic performances by poets, puppeteers, musicians, and other artists, including Alphabet Arts, The People's Puppets of Occupy Wall Street, and more.

Evening program for mature audiences, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm. Tickets $12. Free matinee program at 4pm on Saturday and Sunday of family-friendly performances and interactive fun for all ages, including Sweatshirt Man's crazy Coney Island adventure!

Artistic Director: Amber West
Producer: Sarah Engelman
Workshop Facilitators: Chris Borchardt, Joe Therrien, Amber West
Family Program Director: Chris Borchardt
Lead Puppeteers: Joe Therrien, Kirsten Kammermeyer
Stage Manager: Neelam Vaswani