Bread and Puppet Theater: The Divine Reality Comedy Circus
| Hours: | 2:00pm |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Theater & Shows |
Bread and Puppet
Date: Feb 4, 2008- Feb 10, 2008
The Cyclorama at the BCA
The award-winning Bread and Puppet Theater, featuring Artistic Director Peter Schumann and his troupe of seven Vermont puppeteers, will join forces with over 20 local puppeteers and the 17-piece locally-based Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band and their musical friends. Bread and Puppet Theater’s residency at the Cyclorama includes two different puppet shows (one geared towards adults and one 'family-friendly”) and a political art exhibit.
Each of these events will also include an opportunity to savor Schumann's famous sourdough rye bread, laden with garlic aioli, and to purchase the theater's legendary 'cheap art.'
The following events will showcase the Bread and Puppet Theater's signature powerful imagery, masked characters, and giant papier-mâché puppets.
The Bread and Puppet Theater’s The Divine Reality Comedy
“hits you harder than all of the breathless cable news coverage in the world”
[Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, Dec.1, 2007]
Evening Shows [recommended for ages 12 and older]:
The Divine Reality Comedy
Feb. 7-10, Thurs.-Sun., 7 pm
$12 general admission [students, seniors, & groups of 10 or more $10]
Description: The Divine Reality Comedy, a brand new translation of Dante's Divina Commedia, consists of four parts: Paradise, in which the old human Born-to-Die gene is replaced by the brand new Born-to-Buy gene; Post-Paradise Horsemanship; Purgatory, in which the shadows of the indefinitely detained speak to you; Hell, the Guantanamo interrogation process in which an eight-inch papier maché population recites actual interrogation transcripts and then witnesses three cases of torture as demonstrated on three over-life size puppets. The show will be performed by Peter Schumann and the Bread & Puppet Company, along with a large number of local volunteers, including members of the Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band and their musical friends. Informal talk back with the artists follows each performance.
Family-Friendly Matinees
The Divine Reality Comedy Circus
Feb. 9-10, Sat.-Sun., 2 pm
$10 / $5 students and seniors / children 2 and under free
The Divine Reality Comedy Circus features the following acts: Grand Forgiveness Society of Glover VT; the triumph of the small farmer; advice on where to get really cheap drinking water; a celebratory ballet by a flock of roosters; the Rotten Idea Theater Company's distillation of political issues; and much more.
The show will be performed by Peter Schumann and the Bread & Puppet Company, along with a large number of local volunteers, including members of the Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band and their musical friends. Take note that some of the circus acts are politically puzzling to adults, but accompanying kids can usually explain them.
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$10 / $5 students and seniors / children 2 and under free
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539 Tremont St., Boston, MA, 02116 map
Phone: 617-426-1522
Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama, 539 Tremont St., South End, Boston, MA 02116
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