[MarignyBywater] Bread & Puppet/St. Bernard Community Center

[Andrea Garland]

Bread & Puppet is an incredible theater/puppet troupe, I used to go  
see them when I lived up North (though they tour worldwide). For  
anyone that likes this kind of stuff, I highly recommend going to see  
the show.

- Andrea

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> From: info at patjolly.com
> Date: February 6, 2007 10:18:25 AM CST
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> Subject: [C] Community Center of St. Bernard - Workshop & Performance
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> * * PRESS RELEASE  * * COMMUNITY CENTER of ST. BERNARD
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>   BREAD & PUPPET  WORKSHOP &  PERFORMANCE
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> The old-world use of papier mache and cardboard street theatre art in
> parade and pageantry so common in early New Orleans festive life, and
> in local Carnival celebrations, will be featured in a special
> performance by St. Bernard residents and the Bread & Puppet Theatre
> troupe of Vermont on Friday evening, February 9, 2007 at
>
> Nunez Auditorium in St. Bernard Parish.
>
> Nurtured and encouraged through a special program of the newly opened
> Community Center of St. Bernard in collaboration with the St Bernard
> Parish Public School system, the St Bernard Art Guild, the Bread &
> Puppet Theatre troupe from Glover, Vermont, and local artist Luis
> Colmenares, this one-night only, fantastic performance will be fun
> and inspiring to enjoy...one not to be missed!
>
> Post-Katrina, the experiences of parish residents became like a
> script running before their eyes.... with experiences much unlike
> that of the life they once knew. Suddenly, everyday realities of
> dealing with Katrina's aftermath were showcasing inspirational
> lessons of hope, survival and the true art of living - certainly
> fitting for satirical expression through this Carnival-like theatre
> art.  In a week long series of Bread & Puppet's creative, community-
>
> oriented workshops (using locally gathered scavenged material such as
> cardboard, sticks, plastic, etc) this unusual theater troupe will
> have assisted and instructed our residents in theme and script
> development, and in creating the props, costumes and backdrops for a
> satirical, fun-filled evening of expressive and exciting family
> entertainment.
>
> This performance celebrating the creative efforts of our
> local residents and the genius of this world-renowned troupe, is just
> for one night only!  So be sure to mark your calendar and be with us
> on Friday, February 9, 2007 at 7:45 P.M.  The event will be held in
> the Nunez Community College Auditorium located on the Nunez campus at
> 3710 Paris Road in Chalmette, La.
>
> All are invited to this performance which is free to residents of St.
> Bernard Parish, although donations will be gratefully welcomed and
> accepted at the door. This event was made possible by the following
> sponsors: a grant through the Arts Council of  New Orleans/Louisiana
>
> Division of  the Arts; St. Bernard Parish Government; St. Bernard  
> Parish
> Sheriff's
> Department; and the United Way of Greater New Orleans.
>
> For more information please contact Executive Director R. M. "Iray"
> Nabatoff  at 504-617-2580, or via email at ccstbp at yahoo.com.
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> Forwarded by:
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> Karen Kern
> Grants Associate
> Arts Council of New Orleans
> 818 Howard Avenue, Suite 300
> New Orleans, LA  70113
> 504-523-1465 / 595-8461 Direct Line / Fax: 504-529-2430
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> and an
> investor in the arts and culture of Greater New Orleans.
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