Giant Puppets: Not Something You See Every Day

Information submitted by Bread and Puppet; Mark Dannenhauer photo above from Bread and Puppet archives

25 performers from around the world will make a stop in Chelan on Sunday, October 14, as they journey with Giant Puppets and brimming hearts on their cross-country tour from Vermont. They travel to celebrate humanity and challenge the violence of our society, wielding only puppets.

The show is scheduled for 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Riverwalk Park pavilion, and is suitable for all ages. Given the potential for inclement weather, the use of an alternative location is possible. The troupe will be passing around the hat to help fund them in their journey. Suggested Donation $10-$20.

About Us:

The Bread and Puppet Theatre was founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side. In 1974 Bread and Puppet moved to a farm in Glover in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The 140-year old hay barn was transformed into a museum for veteran puppets. The company makes its income from touring new and old productions both on the American continent and abroad, and from sales of Bread and Puppet Press’ posters and publications. The traveling puppet shows range from tightly composed theater pieces presented by members of the company to extensive outdoor pageants which require the participation of many volunteers. Today, Bread and Puppet continues to be one of the oldest, nonprofit, self-supporting theatrical companies in the country. For more information, visit the Bread and Puppet website

About the Performance in Chelan:

The Grasshopper Rebellion Circus is a celebration of 6000 years of human revolution against human management, featuring tigers and celestial grasshoppers, and powered as always by the hot sounds of the Bread and Puppet Circus Band.

Bread and Puppet’s director, Peter Schumann, says of The Grasshopper Rebellion Circus: “The Grasshopper Rebellion Circus is a circus of ruthless critique of 6000 years of inhumane history and the uprisings against it, from the battle of Sempach in 1386 when 1300 peasant women and men, equipped with pitchforks and hay rakes overthrew a 4000 strong state-of-the-art army of knights, to the current battles in which ridiculously small numbers of possibilitarians under throw — from the toes up — the incompetent billionaire democracy again and again.”