Friday, November 23, 2012

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"

Monday, November 19, 2012

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

Sunday, November 11, 2012

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!

Saturday, November 10, 2012

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