Saturday, November 14, 2020

RE: Red Herring Puppets presents: The Legend of La Befana

 

From: Lisa Sturz <lisa@redherringpuppets.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 12:16 PM
Subject: Red Herring Puppets: The Legend of La Befana

 

 

RED HERRING PUPPETS in partnership with

Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA)

and CATALYST Arts & Maker Space

Present A Limited Seating Performance of

The Legend of La Befana 

 

 

Friday, December 18 and Saturday December 19 at 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 20 at 2:00 and 4:00 pm

CATALYST at Tucson Mall, 4500 N Oracle Rd. (between Dillard's and Sears)

TICKETS: $15   www.redherringpuppets.com

 

"Treat yourself, your children, and grandchildren to a totally beautiful creative experience!" (Ann C. Anderson, Letter to the Editor, Asheville Citizen Times)

 

Celebrate the holiday season with a limited seating, special performance of The Legend of La Befana by Red Herring Puppets on December 18, 19 and 20 at CATALYST Arts and Maker Space at Tucson Mall. Red Herring Puppets' production of this popular Italian Christmas story captures the mystery and majesty of the Holiday season as it embodies the spirit of goodness and hope.  Carefully crafted in a Byzantine style, The Legend of La Befana features over fifty hand, rod and shadow puppets.

 

La Befana, the beloved female Italian gift-giver witnesses a spectacle of stars and a procession of animals followed by a visit from three Magi. Inspired, Befana leaves her home in search of a magical child. It is the Year One. She encounters a Celtic bard, an Egyptian priestess, a Buddhist monk, a Chinese merchant, and Mayan Indians building a temple. Weary from her travels and unable to find the child she seeks, Befana is awakened by an angel. She overcomes her despair recognizing the beauty in all children and shares her gifts with the world.

 

Red Herring Puppets is an award-winning puppet company recently relocated to Tucson. They bring four decades of experience in creating puppet shows and performing for feature films, theatrical collaborations, educational environments and special events. Lisa Sturz, Artistic Director has worked with Jim Henson Productions, Lucasfilm, Disney Imagineering, the Ice Capades, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Field Museum and many more.

 

 

The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA), is a non-profit arts organization seeking to strengthen the bonds between people, place and purpose through collaborative, arts-driven experiences. SAACA continues to grow in footprint and in impact while working to pursue the mission of strengthening the opportunities for artists to share their art with the local community in new ways. The performances take place at SAACA's CATALYST Collaborative Arts and Maker Space at Tucson Mall, a first-of-its-kind innovative space where culture, collaboration and community intersect. Combining over 14,000 square feet of flexible learning, performance, gathering and maker spaces which highlight over 30 disciplines, CATALYST is a space for all ages and forms of creativity to flourish.  

 

The 2020 performances will take on a reduced capacity format, to provide a safe indoor theater experience that supports local artists while providing a special opportunity for kids and adults to enjoy the artistry of puppetry in-person. Social distancing, extra sanitization as well as face masks will be enforced for attendees and capacity will be limited to 40 attendees per show.

 

 

Press contact: Lisa Sturz  lisa@redherringpuppets.com   828-273-1488

High resolution photos available on request.

For More Information visit  http://www.redherringpuppets.com/la-befana.html

 

 

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