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Odd Savvy’s “The Ground” (Free) ShadowLight residency at Red Poppy Art House
May 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Odd Savvy’s “The Ground” (Free) ShadowLight residency at Red Poppy Art House
Free Live shadow play by Fred C Riley III’s presentation of Odd Savvy’s “The Ground” followed by a workshop.
Join us for our monthly ShadowLight program at Red Poppy Art House and get a sneak peek at a brand new show being built for premiere this August. Fred C Riley III will present a short excerpt from his upcoming production, “The Ground” Afterward he will walk the audience through the process of creating the work. There will be materials on hand so everyone can try their hand at making and moving a shadow puppet of their own, or you can try out the puppets from the show.
Appropriate for children and families. Puppet-making supplies and instruction will be provided by ShadowLight.
This program is part of ShadowLight artists in residence at Red Poppy Art House. It is a Free Monthly program with hands-on workshop activities for families on the fourth Sunday of each month.
Featuring Artists:
Fred C Riley III
Sunday, May 26th, 2024
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Admission: FREE and Donation
Puppet-making supplies and instruction will be provided by ShadowLight Productions.
This event is appropriate for both children and adults.
Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Due to limited capacity, RSVP is strongly recommended.
ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTIST:
In 2023 Fred. C. Riley III was Associate Puppet Designer of Toto for A.C.T.’s The Wizard of OZ, Puppet Designer (and trainer) for Shotgun Players’ Wolf Play, and was Puppet Coordinator, Performer, and Puppet Fabricator for Shadowlight Productions’ Sojourner ZY. Fred has worked and toured in the US and internationally. He cast and trained puppeteers in Japan and choreographed puppets for Ping Chong’s Kwadan and Obon. He was the assistant director and performer on the 2019 UNIMA award-winning Feathers of Fire. He has taught puppet theory and manipulation, and directed and written, for The Center for Puppetry Arts. He now works as a core member of Shadowlight Productions and Artistic Director for Driveway Follies (a Halloween marionette review). His movement company Odd Savvy, was awarded a production grant in 2024 by The Jim Henson Foundation for his new work, The Ground.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Red Poppy Art House has partnered up with ShadowLight Productions for free monthly programs by ShadowLight artists for children and families. With instruction and guidance by ShadowLight teaching artists, attendees will be given the opportunity to make a shadow puppet, learn performance techniques, and use our screen and lights to perform their own short plays. This event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12.
This FREE event creates an opportunity for youth in our neighborhood (Mission), who may otherwise not be able to attend such an event for lack of funds, to have access to art education with high-caliber teaching artists. By providing an opportunity to watch, interact, and play, we are encouraging participation and engagement with a vital storytelling art form. Storytelling is an important skill; it helps us to understand ourselves and one another, encouraging empathy.
ShadowLight Productions was founded in 1972 by filmmaker/theatre director/shadow artist Larry Reed. We have served San Francisco as a nonprofit theater company for nearly 30 years.
The mission of ShadowLight Productions is to expose the general public to the art of Shadow Theater. The means of providing such exposure includes but is not limited to live theater, film, and other media. We strive to preserve indigenous shadow theater traditions and to explore and expand the possibilities of the shadow theater medium by creating innovative interdisciplinary, multicultural works.
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Sunday, May 26th, 2024
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Admission: FREE and Donation
Note: A limited number of seats are available for this event. Reserving a ticket guarantees admission, but does not guarantee seats. Seating is first come, first served.
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