3 Scenes from Love & Geography

Love & Geography is an interactive performance based on the 1885 Norwegian play of the same name. Reborn as an abandoned roadside museum, the play's scenes and characters inhabit exhibits set in different geographical biomes brought to life through video, dioramas, animatronics, table top puppetry, and toy theater. Scene 1 features the puppet of Tygesen in a Russian Tundra diorama. Scene 2 is taken from the video exhibit featuring Karen and Birgit in the deciduous forest. Scene 3 shows a portion of "A Little Love Story," the toy theater exhibit set in the taiga, where Karen and Tygesen re-enact their romantic beginnings.

Love & Geography was performed at HERE Arts Center in October 2009 and at Vox Populi in Philly Fringe 2009. The show was adapted and directed by Tara Ahmadinejad, co-conceived and designed by Jeff Wood, and produced by Piehole. Performers/co-developers include: Jonathan Harris, Patrick Harrison, Allison LaPlatney, Rachel Richman, Emily Friend Roberts, Alice Winslow, and Jeff Wood. Sound Design by Nick Van der Kolk and Josie Holtzman. Mechanical Trickery and Electronic Interface by Ed Bear. Video by Danny Cannizzaro. Russian Tundra design by Laura Vitale. Lighting Design by Anika Schwarzwald and Kathryn Wallem. Costumes by Allison LaPlatney. Special thanks: Werner Bargsten.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Toy Theater
• Puppetry
• Puppet
• Love
• Geography
• Piehole
• Theater
• Museum
• Performance Art
• Interactive
• HERE Arts Center
• Vox Populi
• Philly Fringe
• Green Screen
• Diorama
• Bjornsen