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Festival Schedule JAN 20-MARCH 22

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Tickets

Tickets for Chicago Women of Color  Puppetry and Performing Arts Fringe Festival 2025 will be available now.    .https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-women-of-color-puppetry-and-performing-arts-fringe-festival-2025-tickets-1203943590689?aff=oddtdtcreator

Lineup Announcement for the Chicago Women of Color Puppetry and Performing Arts Fringe Festival 2025

Week 1  

Mon, Jan 20   (on Martin Luther King’s Birthday)

4pm 

  • “In Black” Film by Jacqueline Wade  


6pm-6:30pm

  • Reception  


 6:30pm-8:30pm Opening of the festival Celebration in theatre  

Hosted by Jacqueline Wad

  • Meghna’s  performance 
  • Sam’ Lewis Performance 
  • Jadesola adu Jazz and Soul
  • Jacqueline Wade Performance 
  • Steven Widerman Performance  

8:30pm-10:30pm

  •  Dance Party for the opening of the  festival 


Tuesday, Jan 21

7:30pm-8:20pm

  • Meghna’s Cantastoria 
  • Mumia Abu-Jamal (object puppetry)  by Jacqueline Wade


8::20pm-8:30pm

  • Networking


8:30pm-10:30pm 

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams Screening 

Films from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain 

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez

Colosse (Steven Widerman)

  • Talk Back with Heather Henson and Alex Griffin


Thursday, Jan 23

7pm 

  • Jadesola adu Jazz and Soul


8:30pm

  • Meghna’s Cantastoria 
  • Mumia Abu-Jamal (object puppetry)  by Jacqueline Wade


Sunday, Jan 26

7:30pm

  • Jadesola adu Jazz and Soul


TICKETING INFORMATION 


Week 2  

 Fri, Jan 31

Opening The Wonderland Puppet Theater  Exhibition  work by Alice Swann

6:30pm Opening of The Wonderland Puppet Theatre Exhibition 


7pm- 8:30pm  Film

  • In Black


9pm-10:15pm 

  •  Slam hosted  by Steven Widerman


 Sat, Feb 1st 

2pm-3:30pm (Workshop)

  • Vision Board with Lisa Marie


3:30pm-4:30pm (Workshop) 

  • Quick Masks Workshop - Steven Widerman


4:45pm-6:15pm  (Films) 

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Films from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Hitori | Dir. Raymond Carr 

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain 

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez

Colosse (Steven Widerman)


6:15pm 7pm

  • Networking


7pm-8pm 

  • Jadesola adu Jazz and Soul 


 Sun , Feb 2 

2:30pm-3:30pm  

  •  jo JB 
  • Ecdysiast  by  Dante Ingram


4pm-5:30pm (Film)

  • In Black 


6pm-7pm

Short Works 

  •  Mumia Abu-Jamal (object puppetry)  by Jacqueline Wade 
  • Prairie Stories by  Lisa Knasiak, storyteller


7pm-8pm (films)

  • My Mother the Clown
  • Maria Reads a Book: F*cked Flower’s Flight Into Speedy Vibrations 
  • The Gold Fish Casino


8:15pm -9:15pm 

  •  Consuewella Triptych in  MOVE (staged reading)


Week 3 

Fri, Feb 7

7pm -8pm Smaller  Works 

  •  My Flesh (Arkay)
  • Mumia Abu-Jamal (object puppetry) by Jacqueline Wade

8pm-8:30pm

  • Networking


8:30pm  Installation  and Meet the Artist  Holly

  • Home Is  Not  where  the Heart Is
    • (Installation on what it feels like to have a house fire?)


Sat, Feb 8

10am-1:30pm  (Workshop) 

  • Workshop:  learn how to build backpacks with Holly for giant puppets for shows, parades and protest marches


10am-2pm  (Workshop)

  •  Puppet Filmmaking at Home Basics with Alex U. Griffin


2:pm-3:pm   film and questions with Jeghetto 

  • Just another lynching by Jeghetto  with questions afterwards and showing the puppets with Jeghetto


3:10pm-4:30pm

  • In Black (Film)


4:45pm-5:30pm

  • Jim Crow the Puppet by Jeghetto


6pm-7pm

Smaller Works 

  •  My Flesh (Arkay)
  • Mumia Abu-Jamal (object puppetry) 


7:15pm-8:15pm

  • Consuewella Triptych in MOVE


8:30pm-9:20pm film and questions with Jeghetto 

  • Just Another Lynching by Jeghetto  with questions afterwards and showing the puppets with Jeghetto


9:30pm-10:30pm 

  • Slam hosted by Steven


Sun,  Feb 9

 11am-12pm 

  •  Rocket and Friends  by the Puppet Company (Steven Widerman)


12:15pm-2:15pm  

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Hitori | Dir. Raymond Carr
Colosse | Dir. Yves Geleyn

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

Being and Becoming | Dir. Charlotte Lily Gaspard

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

Hamlin | Dir. Jerrell Henderson

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez

Film and discussion afterwards with Jeghetto and Alex Griffin

 

2:30pm- 4pm

  • Puppet Filmmaking at Home Basics  with Alex U. Griffin


4pm-5pm

  • Ecdysiast  by  Dante Ingram


5:30pm-6:15pm

  • Jim Crow the Puppet   by Jeghetto 


6:30pm-7:30pm 

  • jo  JB 


8pm-8:45pm

Smaller Works 

  •  My Flesh (Arkay A)
  • Mumia 


9pm-10pm

Consuewella Triptych In MOVE 


10pm  (Film and Discussion)

  • Just another lynching by Jeghetto  with questions afterwards and showing the puppets with Jeghetto

10:40pm

  • networking


Week 4

 Fri, Feb 21

7pm-8pm

  • Fish Sermon, A Puppet Ballet 2024 by Leah Lara
  •  Ari on Aricama's Board Game by  Maria Camia


8:30pm-9:30pm

  • jo JB music 


9:30pm-10pm

  • Networking


Sat, Feb 22

12:30pm-1:30pm (Films)

  • My Mother the Clown
  • Maria Reads a Book: F*cked Flower’s Flight Into Speedy Vibrations 
  • The Gold Fish Casino


1:30pm-3pm  (Workshop)

  • Vision Board with Lisa Marie


4pm-5pm

  •  Andrew Kaplan  Musician 
  • The Gold Fish Casino


6pm-7pm

  •  Fish Sermon, A Puppet Ballet 2024 by Leah Lara
  • Maria Reads a Book: Ari’s Anger Eating Dragon by Maria Camia


7:30pm-8:30pm

  •  Consuewella Triptych in MOVE by Jacqueline Wade


9pm-10pm

  • Andrew Kaplan  Musician
  • Mumia


 Sun, Feb 23

12pm-1:30pm (film)

Film

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams

Films from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Hitori | Dir. Raymond Carr
Colosse | Dir. Yves Geleyn

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

Being and Becoming | Dir. Charlotte Lily Gaspard

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

Hamlin | Dir. Jerrell Henderson

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez 


12pm-1:30pm (workshop)

  • BIPOC Bodies in White Spaces in Puppetry and Beyond (All are welcome to attend)


2pm-3pm

  •  Fish Sermon, A Puppet Ballet 2024 by Leah Lara
  • Maria Reads a Book: Ari’s Anger Eating Dragon by Maria Camia


3:30pm -4:30pm

  •  Andrew Kaplan  Musician 
  • Mumia Abu-Jamal (object puppetry) by  Jacqueline Wade

5pm

  • In Black 


7pm-8pm

  • Gathering  


Week 5 

 Fri,  Feb. 28

6pm-7:30pm

Film

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams

Films from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Hitori | Dir. Raymond Carr
Colosse | Dir. Yves Geleyn

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

Being and Becoming | Dir. Charlotte Lily Gaspard

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

Hamlin | Dir. Jerrell Henderson

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez


8:19pm-9:10pm

  •  Black Episcopalian by Samuel J. Lewis II (puppetry) 


9:30pm-10:30pm

  • Una Judge - The One That Got Away by  Sheila “Strawberry” Gaskins 
  • Mumia 


 Sat, March  1

1pm-2:30pm (Workshop)

  • BIPOC Bodies in White Spaces in Puppetry and Beyond (All are welcome to attend) with Jacqueline Wade


4pm-5pm 

  •  Black Episcopalian by Samuel J. Lewis II (puppetry) 
  • Prairie Stories by  Lisa Knasiak, storyteller


6pm-7pm

  •  Fish Sermon, A Puppet Ballet 2024 by Leah Lara
  • The Gold Fish Casino


8pm-9pm

  • Una Judge - The One That Got Away  by Sheila “Strawberry” Gaskins 
  •  Mumia


9:pm-9:30pm

  • Networking   


Sun , MARCH 2

11am-12pm 

  • Rocket and Friends  by the Puppet Company (Steven Widerman)


12:30pm-2:pm  (Films) 

  • In Black by Jacqueline Wade 
  • Brad Brewer’s Film 


2pm  (Workshop)

  • Quick Masks Workshop - Steven Widerman


3pm-4:30pm (Workshop)

  • Vision Board with Lisa Marie


5pm-6pm 

  • Una Judge - The One That Got Away by Sheila “Strawberry” Gaskins
  • My Mother the Clown 


6pm-7pm

(Films)

  • Maria Reads a Book: F*cked Flower’s Flight Into Speedy Vibrations 
  • The Gold Fish Casino



Week 6

Saturday, March 8

2pm-5:30pm (Workshop)

  • Start to Finish Devise a piece and Make some puppets with Jacqueline 


5:30pm-7pm 

Film

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams

Films from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Hitori | Dir. Raymond Carr
Colosse | Dir. Yves Geleyn

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

Being and Becoming | Dir. Charlotte Lily Gaspard

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

Hamlin | Dir. Jerrell Henderson

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez


Week 7


Saturday, March 15

12:15pm-1:45pm  (Film)

  •  In Black  by Jacqueline Wade 


2pm-2:45pm

  • Agape Love Train by Yolanda Sampson from GO Y.O. Worldwide, LLC  (puppetry)


3:30pm-4:30pm

  •  Black Episcopalian by Samuel J. Lewis II (work-in-progress puppetry) 


5pm-5:45pm 

  • Agape Love Train by Yolanda Sampson from GO Y.O. Worldwide, LLC  (puppetry)


6:15pm-7:15pm

  • My Mother the Clown  by Nia Hampton
  • The Gold Fish Casino Sarolta Vay
  • Bawba Sheep's Black   by Anthony Michael Stokes
  • Maria Reads a Book: F*cked Flower’s Flight Into Speedy Vibrations  by Maria Camia


7:30pm-8:30pm 

  • Consuewella Triptych in MOVE (work-in-progress) puppetry by Jacqueline Wade 


Sunday, March 16

1pm-2pm (workshop)

  • Quick Masks Workshop - Steven Widerman


2:30pm-3:15pm

  • Agape Love Train by Yolanda Sampson  from GO Y.O. Worldwide, LLC (puppetry)


3:30pm-4:50pm (workshop)

  • BIOIC Bodies in White Spaces in Puppetry and Beyond


530pm-7pm (films)

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Hitori | Dir. Raymond Carr
Colosse | Dir. Yves Geleyn

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

Being and Becoming | Dir. Charlotte Lily Gaspard

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

Hamlin | Dir. Jerrell Henderson

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez


7pm -7:30pm 

Networking 


Week 8

Friday, March 21 

7pm-8:45pm

  • Mumia 
  • In Black


9pm -10:15pm

  • Puppet Slam 


Saturday, March 22

12:30pm-2:30pm

  • My Mother the Clown by Nia Hampton
  • Bawba Sheep's Black by Anthony Michael Stokes 
  • In Black by Jacqueline Wade 


2:30pm-5pm 

  • From Start to Finish devise a piece and make some Puppets with Jacqueline 

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5:15pm -645pm 

  • Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams 

Goodnight Shadow | Dir. Myra Su

Hitori | Dir. Raymond Carr
Colosse | Dir. Yves Geleyn

Above All | Dir. Sifiso Mabena

Being and Becoming | Dir. Charlotte Lily Gaspard

The Story Retriever | Dir. Chamindika Wanduragala

Ramkali | Dir. Adnan Hussain

The Whole World and You | Dir. Frankie Cordero

Hamlin | Dir. Jerrell Henderson

DakTokaTaino | Dir. Alba Garcia-Rivas

5P1N0K10 | Dir. Jeghetto

Ham | Dir. Rudy Martinez


6:45pm 

  • Networking and closing of the festival 




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Festival Artists whose work is in the festival:

Jo Schaffer
Sheila Gaskins
Marcellus Burt 

Steven Widerman
Nate Puppets
Jeghetto from JEGHETTOS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Special Collection from Handmade Puppet Dreams Screening 

Andrew Kaplan 

Maria Camia

Holly Lammert
Leah Lara
Brad Brewer
Samuel J. Lewis, II
Jacqueline Wade
Meghna Chandra
Lisa Knasiak 

Sarolta Vay

Jadesola adu  

Arkay  A

Ron Parks
Desiree McCray 

Wonderland Puppet Theatre Exhibition
Dante Ingram
Yolanda Sampson
Alex Griffin
Charlie Minors
Lisa Marie Thomas 

Regina Hall

Mike Africa

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Tickets

Tickets for Chicago Women of Color  Puppetry and Performing Arts Fringe Festival 2025 will be available now.    .https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-women-of-color-puppetry-and-performing-arts-fringe-festival-2025-tickets-1203943590689?aff=oddtdtcreator

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