About Calle Allende

Puppet theatre production Calle Allende brings to life Frida Kahlo’s struggle to reconcile her broken self and dying inspiration. Kahlo’s pain has clouded her, but in a moment of clarity inspired by an entry in her diary, she realizes that without her imagination, she will lose her lifeline. ”I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.” Frida Kahlo.

Anatar Marmol-Gagne is originally from Caracas, Venezuela. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut, and a BA in Creative Writing from Hunter College, NY. As a puppeteer, Anatar created The Superhero Within (Episodes 1 & 2), Sweven full length shows which premiered at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, performed in puppet slams, taught workshops and founded the Pinned & Sewtured Puppet Slam in New Haven, CT. Her short film, The Moment Has Yet To Come, premiered at the 2017 Reel Puppetry Film Festival at the Puppeteers of America National Puppet Festival.