Tuesday, November 12, 6pm – 8pm, (BAA Community Studio 2810 Wilderness Place, Suite C, Boulder, CO)
An Unusual Evolution with puppeteer Betsy Tobin
Betsy Tobin will share stories, images, and scenes from an ever-evolving career in puppetry and theatre made up from scratch. Betsy is an award-winning puppeteer who creates multi-media performances in a variety of settings. From the East coast to the West coast to France and across Europe, she worked her way partway around the world, eventually landing in Boulder where the Colorado landscapes informs her work. The presentation will touch on puppet-making, choice of materials, shadow theatre and video imagery, and the relationship between aesthetics and content.
BIO:
BETSY TOBIN, Artistic Director of the Now Or Never Theatre, has directed and performed original theatre across the United States, in Canada, Guinea, and throughout Europe where she won awards at festivals and earned an international reputation as a solo puppeteer. Her innovative work integrates puppetry with acting, masks, shadow theatre, and video projection. During the last 15 years, she has experimented with different ways of telling stories using layered imagery in multi-media productions. She participated in the Art in Embassies program in Guinea in 2016 and 2018. Recent productions include: The Auspicious Adventures of an Improbable Princess, Tales from the Tipping Point, and Moment in Time.
http://www.nowornevertheatre.com/
