UPCOMING EVENTS
None!
PAST EVENTS
April 23, 2017 : 3:00 – 4:30pm
Hedgehog in the Fog
Short shadow puppet show and workshop for kids, all ages, free
@ Mount Tremper Arts, Mt Tremper NY
October 28 – 30, 2016
Fox vs. Kingdom Premiere
A puppet epic with live music, dozens of shadow and 3D puppets, and bespoke medieval cocktails. Created by Hélène Lesterlin, Anastacia Bolina and Laura Brenneman with lighting by Scott Bolman and edibles by Mor Pipman.
@ The Byrdcliffe Theater, Woodstock NY
July 17, 2016 : 10am – 5pm
Micro Artist Residency in David Szlasa’s Range Studio 1
@ Tivoli Artists Gallery, Tivoli NY
Come visit – Hélène will be in residence, with puppets, in a tiny studio parked outside the gallery!
July 15, 2016 : 4pm – 7pm
Workshop: “Making Fearless Magnetic Lands” An Intro to Devised Physical Theater
@ The Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock NY
For kids aged 11- 14
April 30, 2016 : 7pm – 9pm
Café Isegrim: Fox vs. Kingdom
Artist salon, drinks/snacks and the next in-progress episode in our puppet epic. Created by Laura Brenneman, Anastacia Bolina and Hélène Lesterlin. Snacks made by Mor Pipman.
@ Drop Forge and Tool, artist residency space, Hudson NY
Limited space, for more info and to reserve, click HERE
October 21 – December 2, 2015 : Wednesdays 3pm – 5pm
(6-week session – no class on Nov 25)
“Can’t Give a Cat a Necklace”: SHADOW PUPPET WORKSHOP
Taught by Hélène Lesterlin. For ages 7 – 12.
@ Hudson Opera House, Hudson NY
October 17, 2015 : 6pm – 10pm
Café Isegrim: Fox vs. Kingdom
A dinner salon and the next episode in our puppet epic. Created by Laura Brenneman, Anastacia Bolina and Hélène Lesterlin. Dinner created by sculptor and cook Mor Pipman.
@ Old Glenford Church at 210 Old Route 28 in Glenford, NY (a few miles from Woodstock)
September 20, 2015 : 1pm – 4pm
Darkling (remix, performed by Hélène Lesterlin): as part of “Between Night Briefly”: 25th Annual Subterranean Poetry Festival in the Widow Jane Mine Cave
“Between Night Briefly” is a festival of bodies + space, text + voice, rupture // reorientation. Writers, performers & pranksters interpret the Widow Jane Mine Cave’s staggering contours w/ its haunting lake and glimmering shafts of light. Curated by Bethany Ides.
@ The Snyder Estate 668 Route 213, Rosendale, NY 12472
JULY 11, 2015 : 7pm – 10pm
Geographica
Improvised duet with radio sound-score created by Hélène Lesterlin. Performed by Jack Magai and Hélène Lesterlin.
Presented as part of AUNTS camp
@ Mount Tremper Arts, Mt Tremper, NY
FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 1, 2015
Performance : Saturday, Feb 28 : 8pm (wine reception at 7:30)
Exhibition : Friday – Sunday, February 27 – March 1 : 12 – 6pm (free)
OVERLOOK / HOMEWARD
A three-day exhibition and premiere of the performance Overlook.
@ Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock NY
DECEMBER 10 – 14, 2014
Studio Reynard development residency at Mount Tremper Arts for Fox vs. Kingdom
In this five-day residency, we mapped out the coming year’s development of our puppet show, worked on the script, figured out what puppets to build this winter, and sketched out the musical score.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 : 2pm – 6pm
Geographica
Improvised duet with radio sound-score created by Hélène Lesterlin. Performed by Jack Magai and Hélène Lesterlin.
Presented by Wave Farm and the Olana Partnership as part of Groundswell 2014
@ Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY
AUGUST 30, 2014 : 7pm
Overlook, a work-in-progress performance
Solo dance theater performance created and performed by Hélène Lesterlin, in collaboration with the Historical Society of Woodstock. FREE
@ Historical Society of Woodstock, Eames House, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY
MAY 30 – JUNE 1, 2014
Fox vs. Kingdom (excerpt)
Presented as part of Labapalooza! A mini festival of new puppet theater coming out of The Puppet Lab at St. Ann’s Warehouse, NYC.
@ St. Ann’s Warehouse, 29 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY