‘Arts’ Archives
HOBT Phillips Project Overview
By Naomi Campion In the Heart of the Beast”'s 5th Year Phillips Project is an immersive puppet and mask theater experience of neighborhood youthfrom Little Earth of United Tribes, Waite House and PPL”'s Collaborative Village Initiative. The Phillips Project strives for: Year-round, high quality arts programming that fosters creative expression and extends arts learning while decreasing cultural barriers and increasing relationships of the diverse youth populations and neighborhood long-term partnerships. Opportunities for dialogue are created; causing appreciation for their diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Each year has culminated in a celebration of these accomplishments in a performance event. This year”'s Big Puppet Party celebrated participant”'s work and illustrated collaboration amidst diversity. The youth experimented with giant shadow puppets to explore “Stories From Where We Live”. *The Phillips Project is supported by the [...]
TOP TEN MOVIES OF 2015
#1 “Revenant” (R) Adventure/Drama/Thriller Director: Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu. Principal Cast: Leonardo Di Caprio (Hugh Glass), Tom Hardy (John Fitzgerald), Domhall Gleeson (Captain Andrew Henry), Forrest Goodluck (Hawk). Running time:156 minutes. #2 “Spotlight” (R) Drama/Biography Director: Tom McCarthy. Principal Cast: Mark Ruffalo (Mike Rezendes), Michael Keaton (Walter ”˜Robby”' Robinson), Rachel McAdams (Sacha Pfeiffer), Liev Schreiber (Marty Bacon), Stanley Tucci (Mitchell Garabedian) John Slattery (Ben Bradlee Jr.). Running time:128 minutes. #3.”Beasts of No Nation” Drama/War (Not Rated) Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga. Principal Cast: Idris Elba (Commandant), Abraham Attah (Dike). Running time: 128 minutes. #4 “The Martian” (PG-13) Sci-Fi Director: Ridley Scott Principal Cast: Matt Damon (Mark Watney), Jessica Chastain (Melissa Lewis), Jeff Daniels (Teddy Sanders), Kristen Wiig (Annie Montrose), Michael Pena [...]
40 Years Of Mayday in 3 Short Films (A Fundraiser For Mayday)
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre is proud to host a premiere showing of three short films by filmmakers Mike Rivard, Will Hommeyer and Daniel Polsfuss exploring the first 40+ years of our MayDay Parade, Ceremony and Festival. Each film represents the unique artistic perspective of one of these filmmakers. The event will raise funds to support MayDay 2016. Digging deep into the archives, these films use music, interviews, location video, archived photography and graphics to bring to life the astounding history and impact of 40 years of MayDay. With support from the McKnight Foundation, the films tell the MayDay story from three points of view: The artistry and artists as they develop the spectacle through the unique visual language that is HOBT, the content as a social/political response to the times, and the community created when hundreds of artists, children, families and production volunteers work together to create the event that [...]
