SHOPPING CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE

Shopping Center of the Universe (currently in development) is a live performance that blends puppetry, film, prose, and music to explore how the architecture of consumer culture shapes our sense of self and our relationship to nature.  Onstage, intricately hand-built puppets and cardboard sets are animated live by performers in front of multiple cameras. The live feed is projected above them alongside narration and musical score, allowing the audience to experience both the raw mechanics and their cinematic expression simultaneously.