Dan Hurlin
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Released: March 18, 2010 00:00
The Katonah Museum of Art (www.katonahmuseum.org) invites you to join artists Dan Hurlin, Roman Paska, and Hanne Tierney and curator Leslee Asch for The Intimate Inanimate, a panel discussion that will provide a revealing look into works featured in the Museum’s current exhibition The Art of Contemporary Puppet Theater. Ms. Asch will moderate the conversation at the Museum on Sunday, March 28 at 5:30pm. This event is free for members and $10 for non-members. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (914) 232-9555, ext. 0 or emailing info@katonahmuseum.org. In “The Intimate Inanimate,” Asch and the artists will explore puppetry’s ability to give form to the unseen. Hurlin, Paska, and Tierney will discuss the processes and the underlying themes emerging in each other’s work as well as puppetry’s relevance as a performance art today. Leslee Asch is the Executive Director of the National Dance Institute. Before coming to ...
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Released: January 12, 2010 00:00
What do you think of when you read the word “puppet”? The Katonah Museum of Art (www.katonahmuseum.org) will challenge your thoughts and preconceptions with the presentation of The Art of Contemporary Puppet Theater opening February 28 and running in all three galleries through June 13, 2010. In every culture man has created stories and myths to explain the forces surrounding him and the fears, hopes and dreams he carries within. For centuries, masks and puppets have been used to add magic to the storyteller’s art. The Art of Contemporary Puppet Theater will show that puppets are indeed more than children’s dolls, that within them can be found the illusion of life. They are symbolic mirrors in which we are startled and sometimes delighted to see ourselves reflected. The art of puppetry has been traced back as early as the 5th Century, BC, when figures operated by strings were employed in ancient Egyptian ceremonies. In ...
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puppetry,
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henson international festival of puppet theater,
henson festival,
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katonah musuem of art,
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harlem line,
katonah,
bedford,
westchester,
connecticut,
Genevieve Anderson,
Tony Giordano,
Jason Murphy,
Scott Shoemaker,
Laura Heit,
Eric Bass,
Sandglass Theater,
Janie Geiser,
Liz Goldberg,
Chris Green,
Dan Hurlin,
William Kentridge,
Handspring Puppets,
Ralph Lee,
Mabou Mines,
Brian Selznick,
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Basil Twist.,
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