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LA’s “It” puppet theater. They send their traveling puppeteers to every veritably cool event in the city and the shows in their Highland Park theater are something to behold.
Nov 13, 2023
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My whole life has been spent in and around theaters. They are my church. These days it seems like we take performers a bit for granted. But for every stream online there is a person who had the guts to get up onstage and perform in some theater somewhere. My two favorite places in Los Angeles for live performances are Largo at the Coronet and The Elysian Theater. Go to either place any night and you will very likely find something wonderful and surprising. Don’t you want that?
Feb 3, 2025
I attended my first puppet slam a week ago and it was awesome. A puppet “slam” is an event that gives puppet makers a chance to showcase and workshop whatever it is they’re working on in short form to an audience.
My best friend is a puppet maker (among many other mediums) and this was her first slam as well. I initially was just going to support and sell her merch, but the day before show, she had a cast member get sick and asked me to fill in. I was an actor in my past life (child actor/arts high school), but now get reaaaaaallllyy anxious to perform. Still, I said yes, because
a) she’s my best friend and I’d do anything for her
b) her art is fucking sweet and it deserved to be seen (linking her instagram, she makes all kinds of neat stuff)
and I’m so glad I did. It was still mildly terrifying, but the sense of community there is incredibly strong and each act was so different. It was very fulfilling to be apart of in all aspects. I‘ve learned a fair amount about puppets over the years, and the common misconception of what puppets are and the purpose they serve. Puppets are dope, and they are so much more expansive than what people perceive them to be. Beyond making them, moving them is HARD. Not just in a creative sense, either. I was shocked at how quickly my hands and wrists would get tired.
Anyway, open your mind to puppets and if you have the chance to see a puppet slam or show, you should! This particularly slam was through Puppet Queers in Chicago and I plan on being at the next. :~)
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he's an incredibly eccentric puppeteer, & i just did his free 90 minute "introduction to puppet mastery" workshop (linked) and it was insane and awesome. he compares puppetry to the way of the samurai, and puppeteers to dentists. i did also cry at one point over how beautiful the puppet versions of his parents were. would love to do his longer 8 week course but it's a bit out of my price range, however!!!!! the free workshop has honestly left me feeling very inspired and prepared - i know enough of the basics to make a puppet, and u know what???? i think i freaking will
Dec 8, 2024
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A lot of art is degenerate and we shouldn’t be afraid to say so.
Jan 23, 2024
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You feel like Mother Theresa. But if you got them sick you feel like the woman from Phantom Thread.
Nov 13, 2023
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I take a drive from my house into Griffith Park, entering via Vermont. I drive past the Greek, up the hill to the Observatory, down through Fern Dell, then I get onto Los Feliz and come back home. I do this whenever I’m happy, sad, ecstatic, suicidal, or am feeling the need to celebrate something. I will often stop at the 7-11 for a Celsius beforehand and drink it on the loop. Less frequently, I’ll put my car in neutral at the top of the hill and see how far I can get down without shifting into drive.
Nov 13, 2023