“Puppeteers were a seedy group of people and were mistrusted by authorities because puppets are able to say things to power that humans cannot. Mellon Foundation fellow Monxo López, who curated the show. “Puppetry is a very old art, and it is a very subversive art,” says the Andrew W. Launched in collaboration with the International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC (which starts on August 11 at the Clemente Center), Puppets of New York will offer a historical look at the development of puppetry in the city as both a marker of and an instigator for cultural change. In fact, New York is one of the only cities in the country where puppeteer is a civil-service job: We have four, housed at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park.Ī new show at the Museum of the City of New York captures this heritage. From the childhood comforts of Sesame Street to the gleeful pop perversities of Avenue Q, from Basil Twist’s poetic avant-garde effigies to the zodiac-animal glove puppets of the Chinese Theatre Works, puppet-makers and puppeteers have gathered here for generations, honing their craft. New York has always been a land of puppets. This one was made by James Patrick Brymer (2000). She attended the MFA Puppet Arts program at the University of Connecticut and has been a guest lecturer and educator at Carnegie-Mellon and Yale University.Lamb Chop. is co-artistic director of WonderSpark Puppets performing puppet theater shows throughout New York City and beyond for children and families. Making Connections Through Puppetry has received funding from The Kennedy Center VSA Program Sites and Next for Autism. This innovative program originated through the Jim Henson Foundation and is supported by the Museum of the Moving Image.
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Z.’s innovative professional development course for educators, counselors and therapists working with students of all abilities with a special emphasis on neurodivergence, Making Connections Through Puppetry, has empowered hundreds of professionals and parents to learn how to use puppets when working with these populations. was invited to participate in two Sesame Street Performer Workshops in 20. She has performed as the puppet version of Cardi B for Atlantic Records, Lottie Lamb in three seasons of Seemore’s Playhouse (PBS Kids), and a dance-loving octopus for Moby’s music video I Like to Move in Here. recently performed background character work and right hand and props assisting in the second season of the Apple TV+ show Helpsters. Her work with Sesame Street also includes the role of foster monster mom Dalia in Season 51 Karli’s Life Box and in Sesame Street in Communities Foster Care Initiative. Lindsey “Z.” Briggs is the voice of Foley, the host of The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley and Friends, nominated for a 2021 Audie Young Listeners Award and now in its second season on Audible. This workshop costs $20 to attend (MoMI members get 25% discount). Participants will be eligible to receive 2 CTLE hours for attending this workshop. The workshop is intended for parents and any professionals working with young people. All participants will receive their own puppet kit to take home, which includes a unique customized puppet and a finger puppet. Puppets can be especially effective with children of various abilities, including those on the autism spectrum and those with developmental delays. Led by professional puppeteer and Jim Henson Foundation Manager Lindsey “Z.” Briggs, participants will learn the basics of performance and technique as well as discuss ways to utilize puppets within the home, school, or other settings to build emotional connections. Puppetry can be used as an effective tool for interaction, pretend play, communication, motivation, de-escalation, and more.
Join us this summer at MoMI for Puppetry for Parents and Professionals presented by WonderSpark Puppets.
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