Bequeathed (an excerpt) – J. Hann

A young person, trying hard to fit into the binary, receives an usual gift on their birthday… This is the first ten minutes from Bequeathed – a semi-autobiographical exploration in the residual effects of inherited gender roles and identity expectations, through a fantastical fiber arts world. 

J. Hann is a puppeteer, actor, and fiber artist. Their weird and whimsical works have been performed in Italy, Greece, Serbia, Hong Kong, nationally, and in various venues in New York City. J. was recently an Emerging Artist at this year’s Eugene O’Neill Puppetry Conference. Previously they were a resident artist twice at the Object Movement Puppet Festival, and a Catapult Artist at the 2017 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. When not performing, J. shares their love of puppetry and fiber arts to students of all ages. www.jennyhann.com IG: @jennyindisguise_

Stranded – Concrete Temple

 An episodic odyssey sparked by the isolation and devastation of our time, Stranded blends puppetry, humor, and a raw understanding of our profound collective reality.

CONCRETE TEMPLE THEATRE is a multi-disciplinary company, committed to the creation of compelling new theatrical works, incorporating drama, dance, puppetry, music and the visual arts. Since 2004, Concrete Temple has created devised visual theatre that challenges the traditional relationship between design and text, presenting their work for audiences at venues like: Dixon Place, Barrow Street, St. Ann’s Warehouse, The Yard, Bard Summerscape, Detroit Institute of Arts, Amphibian Stage, internationally: London, Sri Lanka, India, Bulgaria, Turkey, Italy, Scotland, South Korea and Costa Rica.

 Midnight Radio Show – Transmission – Charlotte Lily Gaspard

Enter an enchanted realm of shadow puppetry, as Charlotte Lily unfolds various surreal landscapes and potentially bizarre short tales, all based exclusively on her actual dreams. 

Charlotte Lily Gaspard is a shadow puppet artist, storyteller, and a “multi-faceted enchantress… the fanciful mastermind behind Midnight Radio Show” {Broadway World}. Her work has been supported by Cheryl Henson and the Jim Henson Foundation, Brooklyn Arts Council, ART N.Y., Make Art with Purpose, and New York Restoration Project. Look out for her first short film, “Being and Becoming” to be released in 2023, produced by Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams. www.MidnightRadioShow.org

“The Medicine Men” (work in progress) – Tau Bennett

The Medicine Men is a band, composed of three large-scale puppets named Lido (guitar player), Danko (bassist), and Shoop (drummer). Originally built for a performance for HERE Arts Center back in the spring of 2021, Tau Bennett and his team will present a live demonstration of Danko.

Tau Bennett is an artist from Brooklyn, New York. Starting at a young age, Bennett has worked on shows like “Sesame Street”, “Donkey Hodie” and “Helpsters”, as well as stage productions at HERE Arts and O’Neill Theater Center to name a few. He’s currently working towards building a team of talented and enthusiastic collaborators to help him develop his surrealist sketch comedy show, “Cold Sober”, among other works.