Concrete Boom Vol 5

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Concrete Temple Theatre launched Concrete Boom in 2018 to advance their goal of increasing the quality and prevalence of visual theatre works in NYC by supporting visual theatre works in their development. Join us for 3 nights of cutting-edge puppetry & visual theater curated by Concrete Temple Theatre, featuring 12 exceptional artists presenting short new works! Nov 3rd – Curator and Host – J Hann Artists: Ash Winkfield, Christine Schisano, Al Strong, Pixie Pierrot Nov 4th – Curator and Host – Emmanuel Elpenord Artists: Jessica Litwak, Arlee Chadwick, Spica Wobbe, Sir Cum Sized Nov 5th – Curator Concrete Temple Theatre and Host Carlo Adinolfi Artists: Lana Tleimat, Kirk Bixby, Sam Deutsch, Deniz Khateri TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd curated & hosted by J Hann FEATURING: Ash Winkfield – To Be Announced Christine Schisano – Welcome to Lashville! Al Strong – Pretty Girl Pixie Pierrot – Danse Macabre: The Bog Body Dance Party WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th curated & hosted by Emmanuel Elpenord FEATURING: Jessica Litwak – Come, You Spirits Arlee Chadwick – Imagination Strings: Art, Puppets, and Participation Spica Wobbe – When I Was Little Sir Cum Sized – Crankie Story Hour THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th with host Carlo Adinolfi curated by Concrete Temple Theatre FEATURING: Lana Tleimat – Dodoland Kirk Bixby – The Story of Dinas Emrys – from Tales Before Time Sam Deutsch – Sam’s Historical Edu-tainment Hour Deniz Khateri – In the shadows of her past selves Concrete Boom and Dixon Place puppetry programs are made possible, in part, with generous support from Cheryl Henson; the Jim Henson Foundation; The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation; New York State Council on the Arts w/the support of Governor Hochul & the NY State Legislature; the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs w/the City Council; and kind donors like you! Concrete Temple Theatre is an internationally acclaimed devised visual-theatre company. Known for defying conventional boundaries between design and text, CTT creates visually striking works that bring myth and ritual back to the center of dialogue in order to confront the prevailing social issues of our times. In NYC, CTT’s acclaimed productions such as Ernie’s Secret Life, PACKRAT, Hamlet Ride, Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities, The Whale, and Bird Machine have been presented at Dixon Place, La MaMa, HERE, SoHo Playhouse and Barrow Street Theatre. The company has had residencies at The Flea, Dixon Place, Mabou Mines, St. Ann’s Warehouse and chashama. CTT’s national tours include The Yard, Bard Summerscape, Detroit Institute of Arts, Amphibian Stage, and Pontine Theatre; and toured internationally to London, Sri Lanka, India, Bulgaria, Poland, Turkey, Italy, Scotland, South Korea, Mexico and Costa Rica. “Thoroughly mesmerizing … amazingly expressive” – The New York Times