Chinese Shadow Puppetry in Minnesota

Dear Readers,

This project is a culmination of both my research as a Chinese shadow puppet scholar/practitioner and work as a theatre maker.  It is a merging of these two things and so much more.  It is my small way to say I Heard You and Thank You to all the Chinese shadow puppet artists who have opened their work, homes and stories to me throughout the years.  It is also my way to say I Love You to the form itself.

If you are in the Twin Cities area, please consider spending a night with us, a cup of hot tea and the shadows.

Thanks, Annie Rollins

Info below:

There's Nothing To Tell (没有什么可说）is a full length work for the shadow theatre that mixes traditional Chinese and North American styles to present the story of a Grandfather shadow puppeteer in China's dying dynastic period through the Communist Revolution and into the modern era.  

As his only Granddaughter recounts his life story in shadow, questions arise of our place on the human continuum and the inheritance of story.

This production is traditionally presented in-the-round, please be prepared to move or stand throughout the performance.   

Appropriate for ages 8+

All tickets $5.

Showtimes:

·      Friday, March 15^th, Performance 7pm
·      Sat, March 16^th, Lecture/Demo/Public Workshop 2pm  

·      Sun, March 17th, Performance 7pm
·      Fri, March 22nd, Performance 7pm

·      Sat, March 23rd, Performances 2pm & 7pm
·      Sun, March 24th, Evening Performance 7pm

The show runs about 55 minutes.

The Lecture/Demo/Public workshop runs about 90 minutes.

www.hobt.org for more information or make a reservation at Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/343750