[act-ma] 8/30-9/1, 2014: Bread & Puppet's "little big tour" in Boston area (Sat.-Mon.)

[Mary Curtin]

BREAD & PUPPET THEATER
in the Boston area
3 separate shows
during Labor Day weekend

Insurrection Oratorio
The Quarry, Acton, MA
Saturday, August 30th, 7 pm

plus

The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus
Magazine Beach Park, Cambridge, MA
Sunday, August 31st, 3 pm
and
Bread & Roses Heritage Festival, Lawrence, MA
Monday, September 1st, 4 pm


The award-winning Bread & Puppet Theater takes its annual Labor Day weekend
"little big tour" down to the Boston area, this year not only bringing a new
Insurrection Oratorio, to be performed in The Quarry located at Contemporary
Arts International (CAI) in Acton on Saturday August 30th, but also their
new The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus presented in Cambridge's Magazine Beach
Park on Sunday August 31st. Bread & Puppet will then cap the holiday weekend
by also performing their Circus at the 30th Annual Bread & Roses Heritage
Festival in Lawrence on Labor Day Monday.

Detailed listings information:

Bread & Puppet Theater: Insurrection Oratorio
Saturday, Aug. 30, 7 pm, rain or shine
The Quarry, Contemporary Arts International, 68 Quarry Road, Acton, MA 01720
[Closest stop on the Fitchburg Line commuter rail: South Acton Station, 3
miles biking distance.]
$20 general admission ("walk-in discount" $10), $35 per carload (over 3
people $10 each); tickets available at the door (cash or check only) or
general admission in advance at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/777264.
For more information: http://www.contemporaryartsinternational.org,
617-699-6401.
Description: An improvised piece developed by Peter Schumann, artistic
director of Bread & Puppet, with instrumental music created on mechanical
sound sculptures including "Container Man," a massive multi-media kinetic
sculpture. All sound sculptures were designed by Viktor Lois, Hungarian-born
artistic director of Contemporary Arts International (CAI). The Oratorio
will include Bread & Puppet's signature visual elements, along with
movement, vocals, and pertinent political social commentary. Sourdough rye
bread will be served and cheap art will be for sale after the performance.
Presented by CAI.

Bread & Puppet Theater: The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus
Sunday, Aug. 31, 3 pm, rain or shine
Magazine Beach Park (along the Charles River), 719 Memorial Drive,
Cambridge, MA 02139
[Located at the foot of Magazine St., across from Trader Joe's and the Micro
Center; in close proximity to the Red Line stop: Central Square Station,
less than 1 mile walking/biking distance.]
Pass-the-hat donation, rain location: Cambridge Community Center
(http://www.cambridgecc.org).
For more information: http://www.magazinebeach.org/events,
http://www.cambridgema.gov/arts/Programs/summerinthecity.aspx, 617-286-6694.
Description: The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus is for the not yet existing
upriser masses and their kids who need to practice their upriser skills by
teaming up with butterflies, cockroaches and elephants. Lions, horses and
dogs are also employed to invent the correct rhythmical patterns that fight
planetary destruction. The boot flags of the 15th century peasant revolution
lead the way, with a lively brass band for accompaniment. Bread & Puppet's
"Circus" acts can often be politically puzzling to adults, but accompanying
kids can usually explain them. Sourdough rye bread will be served and cheap
art will be made available (with a recommended donation) after the
performance. Presented with assistance from the Cambridge Arts Council and
the Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association.

Bread & Puppet Theater: The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus
Monday, Sept. 1, 4 pm performance (entire festival runs noon-5pm), rain or
shine
30th Annual Bread & Roses Heritage Festival, Lawrence Common, Lawrence, MA
01840
[Located in close proximity to the Haverhill commuter rail stop: Lawrence
Station, less than 1 mile walking/biking distance.]
The Festival is free & open to all, festival donations welcome.
For more information: http://www.breadandrosesheritage.org, 978-794-1655.
Description: The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus is for the not yet existing
upriser masses and their kids who need to practice their upriser skills by
teaming up with butterflies, cockroaches and elephants. Lions, horses and
dogs are also employed to invent the correct rhythmical patterns that fight
planetary destruction. The boot flags of the 15th century peasant revolution
lead the way, with a lively brass band for accompaniment. Bread & Puppet's
"Circus" acts can often be politically puzzling to adults, but accompanying
kids can usually explain them. Sourdough rye bread will be served and cheap
art will be for sale after the performance. Presented as part of the 30th
Annual Bread & Roses Heritage Festival, an open-air social justice
celebration.

http://www.breadandpuppet.org   




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