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MOMENT IN TIME
OPENING SHOWS
i
n co-production with the Dairy Arts Center
in the Carsen Theater

November 9-11, 2023

Created and performed by Betsy Tobin & Michael Gunst
Music by Jesse Manno     Animation by Jesse Tobin Weiss
Film by Shay Eberle-Gunst
       

 

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Bricklayer mask by Michael Gunst

Stories will unfold as if emerging out of a black and white photo. Dressed in work clothes, with make-up on their hands and faces to blend in with the predominantly black and white figures, the two performers will represent the workers of humanity. They will set the stage, manipulate puppets, objects, and shadows, and play roles with or without masks in this non-verbal show for adults and children age 12+. The scenes explore themes of humanity: migration, love, cruelty, humor, faith, poverty, hunger, work, generosity, isolation, joy, and companionship. 


















 
Hand puppets by Betsy Tobin

Funded by: Boulder County Arts Alliance,
Puffin Foundation,

Boulder Library Foundation,

Now Or Never Theatre & Gunstwork Puppet Mask Theatre 

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TALES from the TIPPING POINT
           

            Thursday, April 20 at 7 PM
 

   LONGMONT  MUSEUM 
400 Quail Road, Longmont, CO


            
                   

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Written and performed by Betsy Tobin

Travel with your quirky guide through the cosmos using what is at

hand to navigate worlds in this inventive DIY performance

about climate change with immersive shadows and video imagery.

   The show features costumes, characters, and sets built from recycled

  and up-cycled materials and music created using objects and materials         not commonly considered “musical”, revealing properties of beauty

                          often overlooked in day-to-day artifacts.

                               Music composed by: Janet Feder

                                 Sculpture: George Sherwood

Videos by: Jesse Tobin Weiss & Betsy Tobin

Assistant directors: Margarita Blush & Michael Gunst

Technical Director: David Ortolano

We gratefully acknowledge funding from:

Boulder County Arts Alliance

Create Boulder

Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau

Boedecker Foundation Path to Excellence

This show is available for touring.

 

 

 

&
                    

from SHADOWS & JOURNEYS

Ongoing video collaboration with kinetic sculptor George Sherwood 
for his exhibitions in botanical gardens across the U.S.

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Image from Garden of Earthly Light video by Betsy Tobin

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