3rd Annual Puppet Tales

Four weekends of puppetry, music, folktales, & circus performances for youth, families and adults!

Wise Fool welcomes you to the magical and often surreal world of Puppet Tales, where we turn off the ubiquitous screen and revel in living, breathing, handmade experiences. Wonder, tradition, storytelling, and music abound in these four weekends of puppet-based performances. Young, old, and everyone in between is invited to “step outside the (cardboard) box”; to imagine together; to be delighted and challenged by creatures of newspaper and cloth; to share our time, our dreams, and our tales.

WHEN & WHERE
EVERY Weekend in March!! March 6 thru March 28, 2010
Saturdays at 4pm and 6:30pm at Wise Fool Studio in Santa Fe, NM
Sundays at 2pm at The Penasco Theatre in Penasco, NM

COST
Santa Fe Shows: Kids $5, Adults $8
Penasco Shows – FREE!! Donations accepted.

FOR INFO or RESERVATIONS
For more info or to reserve tickets call us at 505-992-2588

SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

MARCH 6 & 7
A Look Inside Show: A participatory peek into the magical world of puppetry featuring masks and puppets from tiny to 10 feet tall! Educational, fun and inspiring – this show is great for elementary age kids!
Make and Take Puppet Workshop! from 5 to 6pm drop in to a hands on puppetmaking workshop for kids and adults($5 to $8 donation requested)
Handmade Puppet Dreams (screening at 7:15pm following puppet show)
A touring festival of independent artist films exploring the hand made craft of puppetry specifically for the camera. Watch as artist build their vision, then breath life into their dreams. By Heather Henson and Michelle Renee Bousquet. (This film includes adult themes)

 MARCH 13 & 14
Puppet Theatre Los Titiriteros presents Doña Adelina
A bilingual performance by Cristina Masoliver. Adelina embodies the beauty, humor and passing of a cultural generation. This show is a tribute to our elders who leave us such a rich cultural history. Captivating for youth and adults alike!
Plus other puppet shorts by Wise Fool.

 
MARCH 20 & 21
Sail: A puppet and aerial adaptation of the classic folktale, the Crane Maiden. Created and performed by Alessandra Ogren and Rebekah Tarin with original music composed by Luis Guerra
Glad as Knives: Incorporating masked performance, puppetry, quick wit poetry, and original music composition, the audience is asked to step outside of reality and enjoy a lyrical tale of two strange and playful creatures, by D.I.Y. duo Ginger Dunnill and Cannupa Hanska.

MARCH 27 & 28
The Big Slam Show
“Puppet Slams” are cropping up across the country as a way to bring folks together to explore the exciting and often surprising world of puppetry. Chock full of short works by over 10 local artists The Big Slam will delight, inspire and provoke with performances that range from experimental to radical, elegant to raw.
(Evening performance may contain adult themes)

Many of Wise Fool's repertory shows featured in the Puppet Tales series are available for hire for schools, festivals, and community events. Contact mail@wisefoolnm.org to inquire about bookings.

Featured Plays from Past Shadow Slams:

The Story of Dr. Juan Romogoza. Shadow Puppet Play written, created, and performed by Rebekah Tarin and Alessandra Ogren, featured in Puppet Tales 2007. Click below to view; video will play, though with a black out screen for the first 20 seconds.  

The Evolution of Dance. Concept and dinosaur puppets by Taylor Jones; set puppets by Katy Medley. Performed by Taylor and Katy in Puppet Tales 2007.