When working with Skewed Visions, the most quotidian of objects and gestures manifest as uncanny phenomena. So we’ve found it to be with these blankets suspended in midair by unseen performers Erika Hansen and Megan Mayer, as we develop an as-yet-unnamed show to be mounted in the near future. As one might surmise, a theme we’re exploring (continuing to explore) is, in a nutshell, the “obstructed view”.
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I’ve been editing sound cues for a puppet show. How cool is that?
Puppet Lab describes itself as “an artist incubator celebrating its ninth year of radical, genre-expanding, boundary–pushing puppet work. A formalized process for emerging puppet and mask theater artists to advance their artistic development— to test and create new works within a supportive and challenging workshop environment. This program gives artists the time and space to test ideas, learn from others, and receive and respond to critical feedback.”
I’ve been editing audio for one of the productions in this process, Oanh Vu’s “Phantom Loss”. It premieres on January 17th, 7:30pm at Open Eye Figure Theater in Minneapolis. Ticket info info here.
“Thuy Trinh does not get her mother, the 9th grade, or how to speak Vietnamese. None of this stops her from trying to contact her uncle Vân, who, by the way, is dead. Later, she finds herself in a graveyard talking to the wrong ghost, but vows to help him find out who he once was, because what else does she have to do? Come follow them on this journey as they work to uncover difficult truths, fight demons, and heal old wounds. Using tabletop and shadow puppetry this show uses humor to explore the dark nature of loss and intergenerational trauma. Content Advisory: References death and substance abuse.”
Check it out if this interests you! More info here.
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Last night was a blast.
Reverend Matt’s Monster Science presented the lecture “Raining Cats and Manticores: Late Night Monster Science”— exploring cats in prehistory, cryptozoology, mythology, and fiction.
Sam Landman opened with the inauguration of his new "Rockucation Series", unearthing the secret history of Prince's "Computer Blue" (extended remix, of course).
All in all, one of the more satisfying evenings of entertainment in recent memory.