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I vermont-ed I had such a beautiful time performing here, Brattleboro is such a charming town. The puppets, the greenery, the other lovely artists, the artwork, everything.
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🎭 We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Honramos las historias, culturas y voces hispanas que han transformado los escenarios de Estados Unidos. En Sin Fronteras, celebramos nuestro idioma, nuestra diversidad y el poder del teatro para unirnos más allá de cualquier frontera. 🎭 ¡Celebramos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana! We honor the Hispanic stories, cultures, and voices that have transformed stages across the United States. At Sin Fronteras, we celebrate our language, our diversity, and the power of theater to bring us together beyond any border. Because when English and Spanish meet on stage, our stories shine together. ✨ Artwork by: @dariobol #HispanicHeritageMonth #SinFronterasNYC #BilingualTheater #TeatroLatino #HispanicTheater
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So honored to be performing in this beautiful piece again! ❤️ We’re bringing Lunch with Sonia by @loco7_theatre to the Puppets in the Green Mountains Festival by @sandglasstheater this weekend! A few photos from our tour in Italy last year. 🇮🇹✨ Lunch with Sonia cast past and present: @loco7_theatre @marinacelander @aaronhaskells @juanpablotoro__ @melissa_alvarez_w @monica_lark_
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Our second panel of the PGM festival will be ‘Talking About Endings’ featuring Federico Restrepo, Denise Greber, Nehprii Amenii and Abigail Mnookin. Panelists consider the challenges of speaking about death, loss, and climate change—especially with younger generations—and reflect on how we hold, process, and release grief both individually and collectively. The discussion opens space for reimagining cultural relationships to endings, inviting more honest, compassionate, and generative ways of acknowledging transition, impermanence, and letting go. Nehprii Amenii is an award-winning Brooklyn-based director, playwright, production designer, and puppeteer whose work blends visual storytelling, performance, and audience interaction. Federico Restrepo is a Colombian-born director, choreographer, puppet designer, and performer whose work merges dance, puppetry, and visual design. He’s also the founder of Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company and will be accompanied by his long-time Managing Director, Denise Greber who is a director, designer, educator, and arts administrator. Abigail Mnookin has been working as a birth assistant for a home birth midwife as well as a professional birth and postpartum doula. With a background in Environmental Science, she also weaves webs of connection mentoring youth in a weekly outdoor program with the Vermont Wilderness School. The panel will be held on Saturday, September 19th at 12:30 pm at 118 Elliot. Entry is by donation and all conversations will be live streamed through Howlround. More information on the panels and festival events is on puppetsinthegreenmountains.net
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Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company was founded in 1985 by Colombian born artist, Federico Restrepo. Together with Denise Greber, he is bringing his moving piece, ‘Lunch With Sonia’ to the 2026 Puppets in the Green Mountains festival. Federico creatively fuses elements of dance to puppetry which can be attributed to his original training as a dancer and theatre maker: 1) What is puppetry for you? "Puppetry, for me, is a way of telling stories that simply work better through puppets than through people. There's something about a puppet that invites audiences to lower their guard—they're often more willing to listen, to empathize, and to absorb ideas in ways they might not with a human actor. That's where the real magic of puppetry lies." 2) How did you come to choose puppetry as your medium of artistic expression? "It happened completely by accident. I started my career as a dancer and theatre maker and was working on a project with a visual artist who created these humanoid cotton sculptures. One day, I tied one of the sculptures to my body, and suddenly it became a body puppet. That unexpected moment sparked what has now been a 40-year journey of exploring new forms of puppetry and creating dance-puppet theatre." 3) In addition to performing at the festival, what are you most looking forward to about being in Vermont? "What we're most looking forward to about being in Vermont is connecting with the community—meeting new audiences, fellow puppeteers, and other theatre companies. We're excited to spend time in nature, breathe the clean air, be surrounded by trees, and share in a sense of communion with everyone who takes part in the festival. Those moments of connection, both with people and with the landscape, are what make gatherings like this so special." ‘Lunch with Sonia’ will be performed at Next Stage Arts on September 18th & 19th at 7:30pm. The show is suitable for ages 12 and up. Get tickets on puppetsinthegreenmountains.net
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Loco7 Dance Pupper Theatre closed out their residency at the Roxbury Arts Group with an incredible performance this last Saturday. Here is a small sample of the several acts they performed for a packed audience. Thank you very much to all who came out, and of course to Loco7 for livening our hall once again with their kind, creative spirits!
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Announcing recent grantees and program expansion with additional philanthropic support! The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is thrilled to announce the recipients of our 5th Cycle of New York City Small Theatres Fund. This grant program, established in 2021 with the generous support of the Howard Gilman Foundation, is expanding with an additional multi-year gift from an anonymous donor. We are proud to announce the 29 recipients for FY27-FY28. Selected from an initial application pool of nearly 200 applications, the funded theatres will receive two years of flexible, general operating support to support the operations of their theatre companies. This year’s 29 recipients represents a 70% increase in grantees, up from 17 last cycle. We are excited to continue to be able to provide multi-year support to this vibrant and crucial segment of New York City’s cultural ecosystem. Since the program’s inauguration, 107 companies have been awarded support through the Small Theatres Fund. Let’s hear it for this incredible cohort of the Small Theatre Fund! @3amtheatre, @anonymous_ensemble, @bechdelproject, @brokenboxmime, @itstheclassix, @duafnyc, @general_mischief_dance, @harlemnine, @hookandeyetheater, @inspirationpoint.arts , @ihrartmovement, @judsoncommons, @khunum_productions, @kcc.inc, @loco7_theatre, @lubdubtheatreco, @notchtheatreco, @ruddurdance, @thaitheatrefoundation @theaterinquarantine, @theatreeast, @assemblytheater, @exponentialfestival, The Living Word Project, @themotorcompanynyc, @theparsnipshipny, Transforma Theatre, Untitled Theater No. 61, @yz_rep Thank you to our panelists for giving your valuable time and care to this granting process. We appreciate you! Learn more about Small Theatres Fund and more grant opportunities at A.R.T./New York: Link in bio! Check captions for Image Descriptions. A.R.T./New York logo and the Howard Gilman Foundation logo. CONGRATULATIONS!!! TO THE RECIPIENTS OF THE FY27–FY28 NYC SMALL THEATRES FUND
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LOCO7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company took the Round Barn by storm this morning! With live music from Prodigal Teardrops, they gave a sampler of the work they've created during their July residency at the Roxbury Arts Group. Be sure to catch their full performance of 'Cause and Effect', at the Roxbury Arts Center at 2pm today. The performance will begin promptly at 2:15pm followed by an open house from 3:15pm to 4pm. 'Cause and Effect' is a dance–puppet performance that brings together rod puppetry, marionettes, dance, acrobatics, live original music, and video to explore the deep connections between humans, animals, and the environment. Big thanks to @pakatakanfarmersmarket for hosting!
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I’ll be performing my first puppetry production today at @roxburyartsgroup with @loco7_theatre @lamamaetc July 25 we will have our big final performance here at Roxbury and another performance this fall at La MaMa! I’m so happy to bring this piece to life, speak out the names of my family members, to honor our immigrant stories and bring wonder to all who see our production. This year I started my puppetry journey with @wondersparkpuppets and I’m so grateful for all I’ve learned so happy that I have made this a part of my life. Thank you Chad, Federico and Denisse @loco7_theatre for guiding me and supporting me as I explore this new craft. Mamita Tierra Song by my sister @___kacia___
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You won’t want to miss it - the deadline to apply to perform at 2026 Porchfest : Art+Music is a week away! Musicians, performers and artists of all kinds are encouraged to apply. Find out the form at roxburyartsgroup.org/open-calls.
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From our friends at Jersey City Theater Center and Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company. ㅤ Don Quixote Takes New York brings puppets, dance, and music together in a reimagined quest through the five boroughs. The company follows Don Quixote and Sancho Panza as they fight to save Lady Liberty and prove that no dream is too impossible to achieve. ㅤ This production was originally developed and premiered at La MaMa as part of our La MaMa Kids series. ㅤ 🗓️ Sunday, June 14 at 4:00 PM 📍 Nimbus Arts Center – 329 Warren Street, Jersey City, NJ 🎟️ For tickets visit the link in the pinned comment below 👇 ㅤ Part of the Voices International Theatre and Arts Festival (June 4–26). ㅤ #Loco7 #DonQuixote #JerseyCityTheaterCenter #NimbusArtsCenter #VoicesFestival
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Here is a glimpse into a breathtaking artistry being born right now. This is the vision of Federico Restrepo and Denise Greber, Artistic Directors of @loco7_theatre A 2+ meter wingspan. A brilliant white heron. And a Colombian-born master of puppetry who sees the dancer inside the puppet. This isn’t a prop, it’s a character—the first of three “garza” sisters who will take flight in the Loco7’s world premiere of Cause and Effect this November at the La MaMa Puppet Festival. The heron arrived at our office today, its head peeking around corners and gently gliding through our halls. It came to request an audience with our Artistic Director, Mia Yoo. Because at La MaMa, even the puppets know where to find the heart of the theater. Cause and Effect isn’t just a show. It’s an innovative dance-puppet experience that blends rod puppets, marionettes, dance, acrobatics, and video to explore our deep, fragile connection to the natural world. It asks us to witness the beauty and fragility of our shared ecosystem. Stay tuned for the announcement this fall. For now, just watch the magic unfold. P.S. Yes, the heron confirmed a November visit. 💫 #lamamapuppetfestival #puppet #puppeteer #loco7
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