The folks at Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater will premiere their new production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream this Saturday. In advance of that, I thought that I’d ask our friend Naia Venturi a few questions. MARK: Would it be an exaggeration to say that you’ve been working on your puppet version of A Midsummer Night’s […]
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater
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Benicio del Toro’s upcoming film “A.K.A. Jimmy Picard” to feature the puppetry work of Ypsilanti’s super-talented Dreamland Theater crew
One day earlier this winter, as I was making my way around town, pushing my sleeping son in his stroller, I decided to turn down Washington Street and see if I could find Naia Venturi, the owner of Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater. Fortunately, she heard me knocking on the door, and came out from behind the […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged A Christmas Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A.K.A. Jimmy Picard, Aimee Adams, Andrew Bruce Mitchell III, Arlo, Arnaud Desplechin, ass, Benicio Del Toro, Blackfoot Nation, Butoh, Carla Harryman, Catherine Taylor, Dina Goldman, Dreamland Theater, Dreamland Tonight, Elya Baskin, Film, France, George Devereux, independent film, Jamie Klenk, Judith Goldman, Justin Lang, Katrina Whalen, knees, marionettes, Mathieu Amalric, mental illness, Michigan film incentives, Milwaukee, Monroe, Muriel Rukeyser, Naia Venturi, native american, post traumatic stress disorder, psychology, PTSD, Puck, puppet knees, puppets, Reality and Dream: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, sloppy puppeteering, Tyrone Williams, Unabomber, WWII 21 Comments