Special Performance THIS SUNDAY!

Negative Space presents...
Puppet Show Cabaret Matinee

Sunday, November 25

TWO SHOWS: 2 pm & 5 pm

Negative Space Cafe & Gallery

(2nd Floor of Asian Town Center)

$5-10 Suggested Donation

with Out-of-Town Special Guests:
Poncili Co. (Puerto Rico),
Jawbone Puppet Theater (Brooklyn, NY/Taiwan)
and Possibilitarian Puppet Theater

The Shows: Poncili Company (Pablo, Ephrain, Zuleyka, and Jimena) will perform several short, surreal, whimsical shows.  Jawbone Puppet Theater, father and son act from Brooklyn, NY & Taiwan will perform original puppets shows with dinosaurs, folk tales, and Kafka.  Finally, Possibilitarian Puppet Theater will finish with a performance of their new show "Dialogue Dream Poem" including live music.  The length of the cabaret will be paired with a house band playing Loretta Lynne covers, Mariachi songs, and jazzy brass band interludes performed with heart and soul.

Negative Space's cafe & gallery will be open, and refreshments and snacks will be available for purchase.  Also, following the show, puppeteers will have their art for sale.

ABOUT NEGATIVE SPACE:

3820 Superior Ave
(2nd floor of Asian Town Center)

Negative Space is a gallery and artist’s studio designed to show that art has the power to influence change and improve the well being and livelihood of many people. This gallery showcases art that raises awareness, provoke, and especially brings hope regarding many topics which tremendously influence our well being.
http://www.thinknegativespace.com/  Facebook: Negative Space
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ng_gallery

Poncili Co.
Poncili Company is a collective of four young experimental puppeteers from Puerto Rico.  In Puerto Rico, they have done murals, taught workshops, and held weekly puppet shows.
http://poncilidad.tumblr.com/

Jawbone Puppet Theater 

Father & Son Act.  Father puppeteer is the Director of Ren Jian Bao (Taiwan), Tamales de Chivo Teatro de Titeres (Mexico) and Squid and Puppet Theater (Thailand) with five-year-old son, aka Corn Snake, acting as musical director and puppeteer assistant.  www.adamende.com

Possibilitarian
Puppet Theater

Performing their new show "Dialogue Dream Poem"

Check out Josiane Keller's write up with photos of "Dialogue Dream Poem" as performed at Mac's Backs Paperbacks Monday, November 19th....

http://www.josianekeller.com/2012/11/19/brief-interlude-a-bizarre-puppetry-or-is-it-play/

SPECIAL SHOW on COVENTRY 

with Bad Heart Bull

Monday, November 19. 2012
7 PM @ Mac's Backs on Coventry
in Cleveland Heights

Special Double-Bill Showing of "Dream Dialogue Poem", a puppet show performed by Possibilitarian Puppet Theater with guest musicians from Columbus, OH, Bad Heart Bull playing folk & indie music- all live.  Performances will take place in the cozy basement of Mac's Backs on Coventry, starting at 7pm.  Get there early to get a good seat.  Donations are greatly appreciated.

more about Bad Heart Bull at :
badheartbull.bandcamp.com

For Directions to Mac's Backs Bookstore, goto:
macsbacks.com

Puppeteer invasion!

NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! 
Our friends, Poncili, an experimental puppet troupe from Puerto Rico & Jawbone Theater, a father & son act from Brooklyn, NY, are coming to Cleveland to perform for us on NOVEMBER 24th & 25th Weekend. They will be offering workshops, as well. STAY POSTED FOR MORE DETAILS! AND SAVE THE DATE!

Check out more on Poncili Co at http://Poncilidad.tumblr.com/
and Adam Ende of Jawbone Theater at adamende.com

It's going to be great- don't miss it!

LAST NIGHT TONIGHT!

Living Storefront: A Night of New Theater

 

Friday, November 9th & Saturday, November 10th
3204 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH
$10 Suggest Donation
7PM

Featuring three works by Josh Kent, Sarah Greywitt, & Brenna MC; Pandora Robertson; and Possibilitarian Puppet Theater


Ohio City Theatre Project presents a night of three new theater works that will bring to life a formerly empty storefront on Lorain Avenue.  The night will include a staged reading of A Delusion of Sunflowers by Josh Kent, Free Radical and The Late Night Sketchbook by Pandora Roberston and finally a puppet variety show titled Dialogue Dream Poem performed by Possibilitarian Puppet Theater.  The event will be happening both Friday & Saturday evening in the cool (dress warmly) and cozy storefront which will fill up quickly, so come early to get a seat.  Show starts at 7pm and there is a suggested donation of $10.  After Friday night's show there will be a "Talk-Back" to follow where artists and audience can ask each other questions.  Also, hand-printed prints will be available for purchase after the show.

The Living Storefront is located in Ohio City on 3204 Lorain Ave (North side of Lorain), Cleveland, OH by the intersection of Lorain and 32nd St, across the street from Ohio City Pizzeria.  Parking around back of storefront with access on 32nd St.

www.ohiocitytheatreproject.com

New Prints Available

Freshly printed in our Buckeye Basement Print Shop is a series of several masonite woodcuts that will be available for purchase after all November performances.

  

If you cannot attend the shows, and are interested in one of these new prints, 

email Possibilitarian Press at diana_sette@yahoo.com.

Two Night Showing

of  A Dialogue Dream Poem
performed by Possibilitarian Puppet Theater

as part of "Living Storefront: A Night of New Theater"
presented by Ohio City Theatre Project
at 3204 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

Friday, November 9th
& Saturday, November 10th
$10 Suggested Donation
7 PM

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The night will be composed of three new theater works:
A staged reading of A Delusion of Sunflowers by Josh Kent,
                 directed by Sarah Greywitt, featuring Brenna MC
Free Radical and The Late Night Sketchbook,
                     conceived and directed by Pandora Robertson
A Dialogue Dream Poem 
                         performed by Possibilitarian Puppet Theater

More on A Dialogue Dream Poem...
It is the age of Information.  The Age of Confusion.  The Age of Apparent Order and Widespread Chaos. Dreams come to every member of the Human Race every night.  Dreams that speak their own language, follow their own logic, and either gently drift away with the dawn, or stubbornly stay put just on the other side of reality without a peep.  What happens when these dreams crawl out of the corners of the night and reach out to the waking world to speak?   This puppet show is a manifestation of Dialogues and Dreams and Poems, all of which are related to each other, and which have something urgent to tell the waking world, even if they're not sure what it is, or how to say it.  Will their stories be heard? Will they break the barriers of logic and Sense?  Will they be Bothered with at all?  or will they simply fade back into the Dream world from which they came?  Show will be in the language of Dreams with live music accompaniment and a Dream Salesman to Boot.

Event info at www.ohiocitytheatreproject.com

Possibilitarian Puppet Theater

presents

a brand new work

Dreams of Darkness and Light,
a puppet show

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st
every hour on the hour from 4-8 PM  *NOTE CHANGE IN SHOWTIMES*
Under the Detroit-Superior Bridge
It is the age of information.  The Age of Confusion.  The Age of Apparent Order and Widespread Chaos.  Dreams come to every member of the Human Race every night.  Dreams that speak their own language, follow their own logic, and either gently drift away with the dawn, or stubbornly stay put just on the other side of reality without a peep.  What happens when these dreams crawl out of the corners of the night and reach out to the waking world to speak?  This puppet show is a manifestation of Dreams of Darkness and Light, which have something urgent to tell the waking world, even if they're not sure what it is, or how to say it.  Will their stories be heard?  Will they break the barriers of logic and Sense?  Be bothered with at all?  or will they simply fade back into the dream world from which they came?
Show will be in the language of Dreams with subtitles in English and live music accompaniment.

To be performed as part of Cleveland Bridge Project's 7 AM - 11 PM Event.
For more info about how to get there:
http://www.bridgeprojectcleveland.com/

Possibilitarian Puppet Theater will be performing a short piece just after 4 PM 

with other performers to follow as part of an event hosted by Lake Erie Ink.  www.lakeerieink.org

Thursday's, July 26th "Rags & Riches Circus" 

has been

POSTPONED because of much needed rain!

Till 

Monday July 30 at 7pm in Fairview Park!

SEE YOU MONDAY!

street performance workshop

Puppetry, Mask & Street Performance Workshop

Sunday, July 22

1-5 PM

Fairview Park

    What does it mean to transform a park into a puppet theater stage?  Why bother presenting theater under the sun, out in the streets, putting it directly in front of the public at large, which also means at their mercy?  Puppetry, Mask, and street performance is ancient form of theater which has existed since before humans built theaters or invented ticket prices and income brackets.  It's inevitably a participatory theater, since traffic, conversations, wind, and bird whistles become collaborators in the creation of the experience. 

    

   The Possibilitarian Puppet Theater is offering a Free Crash Course Workshop on Sunday, July 22nd, from 1-5pm, at Fairview Park in Ohio City, Cleveland.  Participants will be thrown into the special blend of how's and why's that is a Possibilitarian street performance, which will then actually be performed in two parks: Fairview park on Thursday July 26th at 7pm, and in Coventry Village park on Sunday July 29th at 2pm.  Participation in one or both performances is a mandatory part of participation in the workshop, and promises to be the fun part.  Please register by July 20th for planning purposes by calling Daniel at 215-771-8287.  There is no cost for this workshop, it's FREE.

Possibilitarian Puppet Theater presents

 RAGS & RICHES CIRCUS 

Possibilitarians are performing a new outdoor circus show, "Rags & Riches Circus," a circus for each side of the river.  Bring the whole family and see a live Brass Band, circus performers, paper mache animals, cops and robbers, masks and creatures of all sorts as they transform a city park into a vibrant, joyous living circus arena!  There is no admission cost, bring your blanket or chair!

First performance on the West Side....

THURSDAY, July 26th

Fairview Park
in Ohio City
7 PM
   with Ice Cream Social!  AKA- free ice cream with the puppet circus!
   *RAINDATE Monday, July 30th at 7pm

Second performance on the East Side....
SUNDAY, July 29
at Peace Park
on Coventry in Cleveland Heights
2 PM

Need to know where to go?  Click on the following links for map images of each location:
Map to Fairview Park in Ohio City
      Located south of Franklin Avenue, between West 32nd and West 38th Streets; parking is available on both streets.
Map to Peace Park in Cleveland Heights
    Located on Coventry Rd, south of Mayfield Heights and Euclid Heights, next to the Heights Library; parking on street & parking garage on Coventry.

Possibilitarians at the Elixir Social @ West Side Market

Photos from the Beautiful Possibilities 

Elixir Social

@ West Side Market

Saturday, June 23, 2012

The Full Sensory Elixir Experience!

Eat a flower & sip the elixir as you enter the booth!

made from plants, flowers, and herbs grown at the Possibilitarian Garden!

How does the Americanitis feel now?

A Full Slideshow of photos can be viewed at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacesgallery/sets/72157630297877590/

Word Play with Lake Erie Ink

Tuesday & Wednesday June 19th & 20th, Possibilitarian Puppet Theater spent several hours with kids ages 9-12 at Lake Erie Ink, creating puppet plays.  The kids worked in groups, building toy theater puppets and scenery, inventing plays and then performing them for their peers.  Fun was had by all!

Come experience the Possibilitarian's "Full Sensory Elixir" 

11 AM - Noon at West Side Market

 Saturday, June 23 

Cure your "Americanitis!"

Details below:

Saturday, June 23, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Beautiful Possibility Elixir Social At the West Side Market On Saturday, June 23, join SPACES's artist in resident Alison Pebworth and local farmers from City Rising Farm, Erie's Edge Farm, Gather 'Round Farm, Let It Bee Gardens, and the Possibilitarian Garden at the West Side Market for an all-day Elixir Social. This June, Pebworth has been in town with her traveling cross-country art exhibition, Beautiful Possibility. Inspired by the 19th century American Traveling Show, Pebworth's hand-painted posters use the elaborate graphics of Wild West show posters to re-tell American history. At stops across the country, Pebworth has been surveying people on their thoughts about "Americanitis," a curious 19th century nervous condition resulting from rapid modernization. While in Cleveland, Pebworth has partnered with urban farmers to make an array of special "Cleveland Elixirs" for Americanitis, which you can sample all day at the Market. The Beautiful Possibility Elixir Social Saturday, June 23, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. At The West Side Market Lorain Avenue Produce Entrance 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.: Stretch Your Roots Sunrise Elixir, with Erie's Edge Farm 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Journey to the Center of the Self Elixir, with Gather 'Round Farm 11:00 a.m. – Noon: Full Sensory Elixir Experience, with the Possibilitarians Noon – 1:00 p.m.: Mulberry Thyme! With City Rising Farm 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.: Tea with Ms. McGregor, the Real Master Gardener of Blaine Avenue 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.: Community Service Berry Potent Potion, with Let It Bee Garden 3:00 p.m.: Cap off the day with Alison Pebworth This event is FREE and open to the public. Flyer:

Click Here for More Info

An Image of giant puppets made in a workshop lead by Possibilitarian Puppet Theater with high school & college students.  Their section in Parade the Circle was called "Zephyrs." 

http://photos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2012/06/revelers_rock_parade_the_circl_1.html

Parade the Circle 2012

"Branches Become Roots and Rags Become Suits"

A modern tribute to the ancient Roman celebration of Saturnalia; a root of Carnival.

Photos by Pat McNamara & Tatiana

A few more images at these links:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cleplusfreelancers/7355507802/lightbox/

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cleplusfreelancers/7355508756/