The things I do

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•Shadow theater & puppetry, consultation, teaching

-Shadow puppetry and Crankie Theater – design, creation, performance, and consultation

-Collaborations in dance, theater, film, and music

-Workshops for the passionate and the curious: shadow puppetry, giant puppets, paper maché, printmaking, toy making

-Guest lectures about my art and its roots in puppet theater, printmaking, and music

-Puppet show and Crankie Festival organizing

•Education and uplifting with

Spiral Q  / Asian Arts Initiative / Fleisher Art Memorial / Camden FireWorks / Burlington County NJ Parks

•​Occasional pop-up printmaker, toy maker, illustrator, and graphic designer

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Education and Community

 

•Greater Philadelphia Area Puppetry Guild

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​•Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Workshops

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-Shadow Puppetry II with Linda Wingerter

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-Crankie Theaters with Myra Su

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•Puppeteers of Color Social

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•Philadelphia Animation Ensemble

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•University of Connecticut (UConn), Puppetry Arts Certificate

 

-Advanced Shadow Theater with Annie K. Rollins

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​•Bread & Puppet Theater 2018 Summer apprentice, Grasshopper Rebellion Circus, and Out-of-Joint Hamlet

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Funding​

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Center for Cultural Vibrancy Crankie Fest Grant, co-coordinator

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Puppet Slam Network Funding, co-coordinator

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Art is PHL grant

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Bartol Foundation Teaching Artist Micro-grant

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Illuminate the Arts Grant, distributed by the Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, and Philadelphia City Council

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