7/5/2002
Puppet Underground
Mobius, Boston
Puppetry/Performance Art. A radical puppetry potpourri featuring experimental work (live and animated on video and film) by local puppeteers; coordinated by Julia Szabo.
a radical puppetry potpourri
featuring experimental work (live and animated on video and film) by
local puppeteers;
coordinated by Julia Szabo
Where do puppets go after dark, especially in puritanical
Boston? The Puppet Underground, naturally! The second "underground"
for experimental puppetry (the first was sold-out in March) will
continue to be a wild assortment of puppet acts that will tantalize,
titillate and taunt the audience. The special focus of this evening's
underground will be to explore the Punch and Judy principle."How and
why do our myriad stuffed, papier mache and wooden headed friends
embody, manifest, link and exaggerate the interconnected extremes of
love and aggression?" (Whew!) "Why do Punch and Judy fight so much?"
"Do they really love each other?" The evening will be hosted by Ms Sz
(aka Julia Szabo).
(Bio.)
Julia Szabo, disguised as Ms Sz, will return as the mistress of the
evenings affairs. She has created and coordinated numerous puppet and
performance events, at Mobius and elsewhere. Her particular interest
is seeing how broad the idea of puppet can be. What material objects
will speak, what objects refuse to do so and the secrets they divulge
in these speeches and silences.
In 2001, Mobius was granted a Boston's Best Performance Art award by
The Improper Bostonian. "For more than 21 years, Mobius has been the
city's premiere venue for experimental art, programming a 42-week
roller-coaster ride of events that range from consciousness-raising
to the downright bizarre. The annual ArtRages fundraiser is one of
the funkiest and most fun happenings in town, and the group's
commitment to the Fort Point artists' community is one of the few
things standing between it and the developers' wrecking ball. Our
hats are off to them." In 2002, Mobius has received the "best place
to get in touch with your inner Yoko" award from the Boston Phoenix.
Also, Stuff@Night and Boston Magazine's Concierge have recently cited
Mobius as a place that puts "the life in Boston nightlife" and is a
"mecca for innovation."
Wednesday, May 8th, 8 pm
Tickets:
$8.50 / $6.00 students, seniors, Friends of Mobius. Reservations
strongly recommended; please call (617) 542-7416.
Mobius
Boston's Artist-Run Center
for Experimental Work in All Media
354 Congress St.
Boston, MA 02210
phone: 617-542-7416
fax: 617-451-2910