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Jacky Kelsey

@linesbyjacky

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I am a puppeteer / performer / sewist / soft sculptor / maker of objects, based in Chicago 🖤 (they/them)

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we gave birth to a monster, and i am SO PROUD.

thank you @georgiatankard for immortalizing us in film ~

and GRACIAS, for everyone who joined us.

see you another time? and where?

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misteriosa

seductora

temeraria, extravagante

espiritual

incomprendida

carnal

ancestral

con puro, PERREO

ellxs.

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see you on the other side ⚔️

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luces, porfa!

Introducing: MATADORA ⚔️

a tale of Latinx rage for my mujeres y disidencias. para todxs who desire possession—body. spirit. self.

Sept 24-26 at @dancecenterccc

👁️ legends make this legend—
this formidable cast @_cjthestar x @gabriela_chauta x @jstephens.7 x @y3nya x @sophie.daker
sonic world-builders @hugofloresgarcia x @ssamuelosorioo
skin creation @linesbyjacky
lighting our underworld @ginger_ale1999
@berto_mndza our editor & director behind the lens, with directors assistant @eduardo_fabianmontes x creative director @jeninpixels

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another dimension of an exciting collaboration is the feedback loop that happens between my visions and the craftsmanship of the artist, in this case puppetear and costume extraordinaire @linesbyjacky

their ability to watch the dancers, be mindful of the spaces in which the body needs support or freedom and their rooted designs makes my visions of the “skin” for las matadoras even better.

get excited folxs cause Jacky’s craftsmanship, attention to detail, wit and vision are taking this performance to a different level

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in the @pinterest vortex getting inspired pt. 1

Sketches of Sophie + J by Jacky Kelsey

there is something about being asphyxiated, by clothes, shoes and ideologies ~

Sketches of CJ + Xenia + Gabriela by Jacky Kelsey

02 Abril 2025 — primeros sketches del vestuario ó ‘piel’

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mañana es 31 de agosto y MATADORA abre en menos de 25 días 🥹✨🐉

me siento afortunada de decirme a mi misma: “ haz pasado los últimos 3 meses de tu vida, haciendo lo que amas: dirigir y producir mundos nuevos 🌌 “.

y que todo se siente divino, desde el infinito ~

espero lo disfruten muxo porque se viene con to’ y este equipo la rompe con to’ lo que tiene y más.

incredibly thankful for these humans. specially the ones that believed in me from the get go x

may we all forever transmute

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Poster Art by @jeninpixels

original sound experiments by @hugofloresgarcia & @ssamuelosorioo

photo by @v_as_victor

costumes by @linesbyjacky

the CTA — manifesting ✨

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A behind-the-scenes look at the puppets and team that helped bring Ten Letters a Day and Power of Place to life, two animated films created by Manual Cinema ⁠for the Obama Presidential Center Museum (@obamafoundation), executive produced by @batwinandrobin⁠.⁠
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Ten Letters a Day Credits⁠
Executive Produced by batwin + robin for The Obama Presidential Center⁠
Created by Manual Cinema⁠
Script by Manual Cinema⁠
Storyboard and Puppet Design by Drew Dir⁠
Original Score and Sound Design by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter⁠
Puppet Fabrication by Lizi Breit, Drew Dir, Julia Miller, Jacky Kelsey⁠
Puppetry by Lizi Breit, Drew Dir , Sarah Fornace and Julia Miller⁠
Director of Photography Andrew J Morgan⁠
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Voice Actors⁠
Sebba Saad Allah⁠
Caron Buinis⁠
Katy Collins⁠
Drew Dir⁠
Dayson Davis⁠
Maydi Díaz⁠
Lily Emerson⁠
Sarah Fornace⁠
Dame Grant⁠
Michael Hamilton⁠
Adeoye Mabogunje⁠
Tyler Meredith⁠
Julia Miller⁠
Isabelle Muthiah⁠
Clare Nolan⁠
Dylan Obrochta⁠
Kianna Rose Louisor⁠
Maximo Sherman⁠
Kade Simmons⁠
Chad Thapanawat⁠
Shay Turnage⁠
Kenneth Williams Sr⁠
Josh Zambrano⁠
Hinna Zeejah⁠
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Power of Place Credits⁠
Executive Produced by batwin + robin for The Obama Presidential Center⁠
Created by Manual Cinema⁠
Script by Manual Cinema⁠
Storyboard by Drew Dir⁠
Original Score and Sound Design by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter⁠
Puppet Design by Drew Dir, Caitlin McLeod and Grace Needlman⁠
Puppet Fabrication by Lizi Breit, Drew Dir, Jacky Kelsey, Caitlin McLeod, Julia Miller and Grace Needlman⁠
Puppetry by Lizi Breit, Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace and Julia Miller⁠
Director of Photography Andrew J Morgan

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Throwback to the original KAYFABE photo, taken by our pal @rdoylephotography right around the time the team was getting schooled by the @buffalo_wrestling_academy to make sure they got all their puppet wrestling moves right! (swipe through to see @joshriceprojects SELLING after getting chopped by @vincetagram31 )

KAYFABE is body slamming into Rochester on June 17 & 18 at @theaterais ! Do you have your tickets yet? Link in bio, brother!

This performance is made possible by @fivestarbankny ❤️

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It’s that time of year again, happy sibs day :D ily so!!

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Life lately :)

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SEASON 41 COLLABORATORS - Jacky Kelsey

We are thrilled to be in collaboration with Jacky Kelsey once again for our upcoming show of NEXUS. Recently highlighted in the New York Times for their outstanding puppetry performance work in KT Shivak’s Rhynoceron, we couldn’t be more excited to make work with Jacky’s creations and informed guidance. From puppets to costumes, objects and everything in between, Jacky is incredible at creating vital components to the worlds we dream of building and sharing with our audience.

ABOUT JACKY-

Jacky Kelsey is a soft sculptor, puppeteer, and costume designer based in Chicago. Motivated by puppetry’s ability to span every art form through collaborative play, they design for dance and object theatre in addition to productions of puppetry. Their sculptural work deals with themes of body and queer identity.

Notable design contributions can be seen in META | MOR | PHOS (Hedwig Dances and Bauhaus Dessau), Kayfabe (Josh Rice Projects), Little Fears (Ashwaty Chennat, Steppenwolf Lookout Project), and Left Hand of Darkness (Untitled Theatre Company No. 61, Yara Arts Group). They performed and designed puppets for Exquisite Corpse 2023 and 2024 (Roughhouse Theatre), Ghosts | Horizon (Auricle Project), and Fidget (Chicago Puppet Lab 2023).

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The Left Hand of Darkness in Chicago has closed. Group shot with Theo LeGuin! Next stop New York! @chipuppetfest @ursulakleguin

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