2019
Inspired by stories, advice, and conversations collected by Christian Schmit and his roving pretzel cart, a series of short shadow puppet plays illuminated the People's Liberty storefront window. The audience, whoever happened to be walking by the window, was invited to participate in the lo-fi magic of the shadow puppet shows that evolved week to week. This project was in collaboration with Wave Pool.
2019
This shadow performance used giant cardboard puppets, found and repurposed objects, and a large scrolling picture machine (called a crankie) to tell a story about our climate crisis. Incorporating fantastical images, poetry, music, and lo-fi magic, the show hoped to serve as a call to action by inspiring a shared sense of wonder, awareness, and urgency. The concept, story, and objects were created collaboratively by artists Lizzy DuQuette, Jesse Mooney-Bullock, teenage ArtWorks apprentices in the summer of 2019. It premiered at the Price Hill Creative Community Festival in July 2019 and was performed at BLINK. This project was made possible by ArtWorks and ArtsWave.
Photo by Carlynne Bergette
watch the trailer here
film by Biz Young
The crankie installed in a storefront window on Warsaw Avenue during the Price Hill Creative Community Festival. Photo by Eddy Kwon
A scene from the show where all the creatures of the earth are called to gather to tell their stories.
Still from a video by Biz Young
The audience watched the shadow puppet show from the sidewalk. The story ends with giant cardboard sunflowers dancing with the audience.
Photo by Eddy Kwon
ArtWorks apprentices with some of the puppets and projections. All of the objects were made from recycled and found materials.
Photo by Carlynne Bergette
Queen City Opera
2015
Dunham Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH
Artistic Director and Conductor: Isaac Selya
Production and Puppet Design: Lizzy DuQuette
Costume Design: Joy Galbraith
Lighting Design: Sally Stewart
Photography: Tina Gutierrez
Queen City Opera
2018
Dunham Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH
Artistic Director and Conductor: Isaac Selya
Production and Puppet Design: Lizzy DuQuette
Stage Director: Rebecca Herman
Costume Design: Joy Galbraith
Lighting Design and Technical Director: Larry Csernik
Photography: Tina Gutierrez and Eddy Kwon
Queen City Opera
2016
Dunham Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH
Artistic Director and Conductor: Isaac Selya
Production Design: Lizzy DuQuette
Lighting Design: Sally Stewart
Photography: Tina Gutierrez
Queen City Opera
2015
Dunham Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH
Artistic Director and Conductor: Isaac Selya
Production Design: Lizzy DuQuette
Costume Design: Joy Galbraith
Lighting Design: Sally Stewart
Photography: Tina Gutierrez
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center
2015
Installation for archipelago, a composition for string quartet experiencing extreme sensory deprivation
2014
Semantics Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Multi-media installation with Eddy Kwon