For 12 days in January, Chicago is hailed as a hosting puppetry destination for artists and enthusiasts around the world with more than 100 performances and events showcasing every medium from shadow puppets to full-scale pageant-style puppets.
“Moby Dick,” produced by Plexus Polaire, stars a variety of size puppets of the famed feared whale, leading to a finale that has audiences face life-sized whale puppet Jan. 18-21 at Studebaker Theater in Chicago.
Artistic Director and Festival Founder Blair Thomas and Executive Director Sandy Smith Gerding gathered the selection of contemporary puppets acts and artists from Chicago, the U.S. and around the world to be shared for the 2023 event, with 10 countries are represented this year, including Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Norway, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and from the United States, specifically, New York, Boston and Chicago.
“Moby-Dick” holds true to the 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville, as narrated by sailor Ishmael, which tells tale of the nautical obsession of Captain Ahab. The whaling ship crew must endure their leader’s vengeance against the fabled and fierce giant white sperm whale that crippled the captain on a previous expedition.
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