Jorge Viera Reportero y Fundador de La Calle Tv Recomienda a las Familias de Nueva York Visitar Puppet Week NYC
Via La Calle TV by Jorge Viera
Many of the live Puppet Fringe events are free, outdoors, and open to the public, welcoming New Yorkers back to the world of live puppet performance.
“Puppetry channels the joy, the energy and the artistry of New Yorkers, and Puppet Week NYC brings this talent to the international stage,” said Dr. Manuel Morán, founder and producer of the International Puppet Fringe Festival. “During the pandemic, when our curtains couldn’t go up, our roster of puppet makers and puppeteers were eagerly preparing to enthrall audiences with their creative talents, and we can’t wait to finally share their work with you.”
Additional events, panel discussions, and exhibitions will round out the week of performances, highlighting New Yorkers’ contributions to the international puppet community, and bringing new audiences into the fold. Partners for the festival include the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), Museum of the City of New York, LATEA Theater and The Center for Puppetry Arts. The full program listing is available at puppetfringenyc.com.
“The Clemente is a fitting home for the festival’s events, as puppetry found an early home here in the 1990s and we continue to foster diverse puppet performances in our theater spaces,” said Libertad Guerra, executive director of The Clemente. “Our hope is that Puppet Week NYC draws attention to this thriving and evolving art form uniting theater with all the visual arts, and attracting people of all ages, backgrounds, and cultural identities.”
Puppet Week NYC highlights include:
LIVE EVENTS & PERFORMANCES
International Puppet Fringe Festival
August 11-15, 2021
Virtual performances continue August 16-31, 2021
Location: The Clemente Center, 107 Suffolk Street, NYC