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Ububu by Janaki Ranpura
Janaki Ranpura's genre-bending puppet drama Ububu premieres this April.
**Suggested donation is $20. Seating is limited. Reserve in advance and receive a small and lovely piece of artwork at the door.**
A bawdy, absurdist puppet comedy, Ububu examines how people in power manipulate the stories that affect our lives. Set in the timeless kingdoms of the Ultimate Ububu and Papa Popeddy, these two rulers seek mutually-opposed domination. When the Papa creates a puppet man, Franco Francesco, to disrupt productivity in Ubeland's ol'Factories, Ububu goes berserk with vengeance. "Popeddy's quince me one too many times," explodes Ububu, "And you all will pay!"
Based on the historical meeting between St Francis of Assisi and the Ayyubid Sultan Malik al-Kamil in the 13th century, Ububu unpacks a little-known historical moment to examine the filthy business of money and power. These moral subjects
played a huge role in the medieval Crusades amongst our earliest and bloodiest culture wars and continue to play major roles in the way our world works today.
Ububu's unique combination of virtuosic puppetry with live acting features the charismatic performances of Maren Ward, Elise Langer, and Skyler Nowinski. The team of directors includes Theatre Novi Most's Lisa Channer and Jerome fellows Sarah Saltwick and Jake Jeppson, with advice from Dreamland Arts' Zaraawar Mistry. Ranpura's projected animations and shadow puppetry connect the medieval and modern worlds, blending media and bending traditional expectations about theatrical space in this wild journey about history.
Performance schedule:
Thursday-Monday, April 17-21
Thursday-Monday, April 24-28
Friday-Saturday, May 2-3
*All performances begin at 8pm.*
There will be post-show discussions co-facilitated by local experts on topics including puppetry, economics, and history:
**Monday, April 21: Professor Harry Waters, Jr, Theatre and Dance Department at Macalester College.
**Saturday, April 26: Dr. Michelle Hamilton, author of Representing Others in Medieval Iberian Literature, and director of Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Studies at the U of MN
**Monday, April 28: Dr. Ruth Mazo Karras, who chairs the Department of History at the U of MN.
Location:
The garage behind 3109 21st Ave S.
Come in time to find street parking in this residential neighborhood.
*Bring a cushion for the wooden seating!*
The performance lasts approximately 90 minutes.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. It has been developed with the support of the Jerome Many Voices fellowship at Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis.
(Photos: Bruce Silcox)
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LocationJanaki's Garage (View)
3109 21st Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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