Puppet Showplace Theater presents 'Migration' by Hobey Ford

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Dates:	Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun from 11/6/14 - 11/9/14
Hours:	Hours Vary see below
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Performances

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Puppet Showplace Theater presents 'Migration' by Hobey Ford and Golden Rod Puppets!

Join us for our 40th Anniversary Season: American Journeys!

Thursday and Friday, November 6 and 7 at 10:30am

Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9 at 1:00pm and 3:00pm

“Migration” is an inspiring original story about a young Mexican girl, Beatriz, who draws on the incredible experiences of monarch butterflies, polar bears, and other migratory animals to help make sense of her own migration to the United States.

Nationally acclaimed puppeteer Hobey Ford brings this story to life with beautifully realistic carved foam rod puppets and colorful video projections.

Animated scenes take the audience along on Beatriz’s journey, uncovering the trials and triumphs of animals who move across the planet in search of food, shelter, and a better way of life.

About the Artist: Hobey Ford (Asheville, NC) knew early on that he wanted to be a puppeteer.

He first created the Golden Rod Puppets in 1980 and since then has toured his productions all over the world.

His work draws on his own early experiences growing up in coastal Connecticut and living in a Nevada Native American Community.

He often adapts folk tales and global cultural traditions for his performances.

Ford designs and constructs all of his Golden Rod Puppets, as well as the beautiful sets that surround them.

His performances incorporate a variety of puppetry styles: Bunraku, rod, marionettes, and shadow puppetry.

Ford is considered by his peers to be both an innovator in puppetry craft and a master storyteller.

He is known for creating the “Foamies,” large-scale puppets that he designs, carves, and paints from blocks of foam.

Ingenious rod control mechanisms make these puppets move in an incredibly life-like manner.

Ford is also the inventor of the clever hand puppet known as “Peepers,” an imaginative set of plastic eyes for hands of any size that turn the bare hand into an instant puppet!

Ford has received the highest awards for his many contributions to the world of puppetry.

He is a two-time winner of puppetry’s highest honor, the UNIMA Citation of Excellence, and is a recipient of both The Hermitage Fellowship and three Jim Henson Foundation grants.

He was chosen as a Kennedy Center Partner to teach teachers (and other artists) how to use the performing arts in the classroom curriculum.

Ford not only performs his original works all over the world, but shares his lifetime of experience and knowledge by offering puppetry workshops to students of all ages and abilities.

HOURS

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Thursday and Friday, November 6 and 7 at 10:30am
Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9 at 1:00pm and 3:00pm

COST

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$12 General Admission, $8 Members

WEBSITE

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www.mayorsholiday.com/event/detail/441675821/Migration

LOCATION

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32 Station St, Brookline, MA, 02445 map
Phone: 617-731-6400

We are located at 32 Station Street, Brookline, MA 02445 one block west of Route 9/ Boylston St off of Washington Street. Station Street is a one-way street with metered parking available on both sides of the street. We are directly across the street from the Brookline Village T stop, which is on the D-Green Line. We are also close to stops for the 39, 65 and 66 buses. You can view various T stops by going to www.mbta.com.