CALL FOR PERFORMERS
Bread and Puppet’s Our Domestic Resurrection Circus features diverse puppetry and street theater performance styles to tell vital stories of the moment. Participants in the Puppetry in Performance Workshop will be introduced to these performance styles and methods.
The workshop culminates with participants performing alongside Bread and Puppet company members as they open Counterpublic's Circus of Life convening at The Big Top.
No prior experience in theater or puppetry required.
Time commitment: 3-hour workshop + dress rehearsal if possible (the more time, the deeper participation that will be possible).
Participants are able to watch the parts of the circus they are not in.
If possible, workshop participants should bring an all-white (and long sleeve) outfit to perform in.
All CIRCUS OF LIFE Workshops
Bread and Puppet’s Our Domestic Resurrection Circus features diverse puppetry and street theater performance styles to tell vital stories of the moment. Participants in the Puppetry in Performance Workshop will be introduced to these performance styles and methods. The workshop culminates with participants performing alongside Bread and Puppet company members as they open Counterpublic's Circus of Life convening at The Big Top.
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