Barefoot Puppet Theatre
@barefootpuppets.bsky.social
Thinking Outside the Socks Since 1997!
We tour performances, workshops, residences, outreach, and educational programs that engage youth and families. Our studio (full of works-in-progress) is on the edge of a swamp near Richmond, VA.
We tour performances, workshops, residences, outreach, and educational programs that engage youth and families. Our studio (full of works-in-progress) is on the edge of a swamp near Richmond, VA.
When you go to Trader Joe’s and forget that you have puppets in the trunk:
April 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
When you go to Trader Joe’s and forget that you have puppets in the trunk:
Life imitates art? We love this clip – it reminds us of a scene from our show “New Squid on the Block.” We have a squid riding an orca! We thought it was just fanciful, but…
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/s...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/s...
Rare footage shows octopus hitchhiking on shark’s back | CNN
Rare footage captured by scientists in New Zealand in 2023 shows an octopus riding on the back of a shark. In a recently released study, scientists say they still aren’t sure how the deep sea-dwelling...
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Life imitates art? We love this clip – it reminds us of a scene from our show “New Squid on the Block.” We have a squid riding an orca! We thought it was just fanciful, but…
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/s...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/s...
New show update:
Script/Outline is 75% done
Stage design is at 90%
Color Palette is 90% done
Puppet design work is at 25%
Puppet prototyping is 10%
Music 75%
Looking to move beyond the planning/design work and into the BUILDING.
#Puppetshow #Puppetsky #Art #PuppetMaking #Puppet #Puppets
Script/Outline is 75% done
Stage design is at 90%
Color Palette is 90% done
Puppet design work is at 25%
Puppet prototyping is 10%
Music 75%
Looking to move beyond the planning/design work and into the BUILDING.
#Puppetshow #Puppetsky #Art #PuppetMaking #Puppet #Puppets
February 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New show update:
Script/Outline is 75% done
Stage design is at 90%
Color Palette is 90% done
Puppet design work is at 25%
Puppet prototyping is 10%
Music 75%
Looking to move beyond the planning/design work and into the BUILDING.
#Puppetshow #Puppetsky #Art #PuppetMaking #Puppet #Puppets
Script/Outline is 75% done
Stage design is at 90%
Color Palette is 90% done
Puppet design work is at 25%
Puppet prototyping is 10%
Music 75%
Looking to move beyond the planning/design work and into the BUILDING.
#Puppetshow #Puppetsky #Art #PuppetMaking #Puppet #Puppets
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via @chuckwendig.bsky.social - terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/... (I like the "eat the rich" slogan as much as the post)
Please Promote Your Work In The Face Of Uninvited Nightmare
I’ve seen people say they don’t want to share their books, their art, their work right now because it seems trivial in the shadows of these dark times, and I thought, I should talk abou…
terribleminds.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
via @chuckwendig.bsky.social - terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/... (I like the "eat the rich" slogan as much as the post)
Continuing to work on a new show. The creative process can look really weird.
#Prototyping #Puppets #MakersGonnaMake #Puppet #Puppetry #PuppetShow #Art
#Prototyping #Puppets #MakersGonnaMake #Puppet #Puppetry #PuppetShow #Art
February 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Continuing to work on a new show. The creative process can look really weird.
#Prototyping #Puppets #MakersGonnaMake #Puppet #Puppetry #PuppetShow #Art
#Prototyping #Puppets #MakersGonnaMake #Puppet #Puppetry #PuppetShow #Art
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As part of NBC's #SNL50 weekend, they're rebroadcasting the show's very first episode, which includes the first "Land of Gortch" sketch! Tonight at 11:29 Eastern!
February 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
As part of NBC's #SNL50 weekend, they're rebroadcasting the show's very first episode, which includes the first "Land of Gortch" sketch! Tonight at 11:29 Eastern!
Revisiting Bardcore for some Medieval vibes. Our new show is set in the Middle Ages. music.youtube.com/watch?v=55CF...
Blinding Lights (Medieval Style)
YouTube video by Cornelius Link - Topic
music.youtube.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Revisiting Bardcore for some Medieval vibes. Our new show is set in the Middle Ages. music.youtube.com/watch?v=55CF...
Today we are working on the color palette for our NEW show. Staying creative is especially important in times of chaos. Staying centered on connecting with youth and families with a side order of bringing #joy. Things are moving along! #puppetshow #art #puppetry #makers
February 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Today we are working on the color palette for our NEW show. Staying creative is especially important in times of chaos. Staying centered on connecting with youth and families with a side order of bringing #joy. Things are moving along! #puppetshow #art #puppetry #makers
Beautiful. We ❤️ George!
For Valentine’s Day, a different type of love story that still brings a tear to this social media writer’s eye: one between endling Lonesome George and his caretaker, Fausto Llerena.
The Man Who Made Lonesome George Less Lonely
Endlings force us to reexamine animals as individuals. But Fausto Llerena understood that already.
orionmagazine.org
February 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Beautiful. We ❤️ George!
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i asked an art elder for reassurance recently, i said “what is the role of the black artist in times of fascism?”
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
February 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
i asked an art elder for reassurance recently, i said “what is the role of the black artist in times of fascism?”
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
It’s nice to feel needed.
It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.
February 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It’s nice to feel needed.
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Go find the puppets lurking in your house…
January 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Go find the puppets lurking in your house…
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Bingham started doing these drawings two days after the fires began. She realized she couldn’t afford to donate to all of her friend’s recovery funds. So she put out a call on Instagram asking people to send her pictures of their homes, which she'd draw for free. via @kcrw.com
An artist gifts 1,000 drawings of homes destroyed by fires
One artist’s offer to create free portraits of homes destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires generated hundreds of requests.
www.kcrw.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Bingham started doing these drawings two days after the fires began. She realized she couldn’t afford to donate to all of her friend’s recovery funds. So she put out a call on Instagram asking people to send her pictures of their homes, which she'd draw for free. via @kcrw.com
Had an amazing performance today for a preschool group in #RVA. In “Can’t Catch Me!” I use (mostly) object puppets. I love being able to introduce this style to open a conversation about the definition of Puppetry. It‘a more than a fuzzy face with big eyes. #Puppetry #PuppetShow #Puppets #Puppet
January 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Had an amazing performance today for a preschool group in #RVA. In “Can’t Catch Me!” I use (mostly) object puppets. I love being able to introduce this style to open a conversation about the definition of Puppetry. It‘a more than a fuzzy face with big eyes. #Puppetry #PuppetShow #Puppets #Puppet
Working on the production schedule for February. Trying to lean hard into every creative moment. (Excited about the new show!)
#MakersGonnaMake #Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets
#MakersGonnaMake #Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Working on the production schedule for February. Trying to lean hard into every creative moment. (Excited about the new show!)
#MakersGonnaMake #Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets
#MakersGonnaMake #Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets
Rehearsing today for an upcoming performance at Blood From A Turnip. February 23! Excited to be working with Mary Nagler and Genna Beth Davidson. #Puppetslam #Puppets #RVA @rvapuppets.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Rehearsing today for an upcoming performance at Blood From A Turnip. February 23! Excited to be working with Mary Nagler and Genna Beth Davidson. #Puppetslam #Puppets #RVA @rvapuppets.bsky.social
Planning. Sure, there are apps, but a plan on paper is more tangible. We started using this board in 2024, and it has made a huge difference with “all the balls in the air.” Going into “build mode” for a new show means this board will be crucial.
#Puppetry #Puppets #PuppetShow #MakersGonnaMake
#Puppetry #Puppets #PuppetShow #MakersGonnaMake
January 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Planning. Sure, there are apps, but a plan on paper is more tangible. We started using this board in 2024, and it has made a huge difference with “all the balls in the air.” Going into “build mode” for a new show means this board will be crucial.
#Puppetry #Puppets #PuppetShow #MakersGonnaMake
#Puppetry #Puppets #PuppetShow #MakersGonnaMake
Puppet prototyping. So necessary! Working on a brand new show. Script is at 70%; stage design is at 80%; puppet design work is at 10%; puppet prototyping is a measly 5%.
#Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets #PuppetBuilding
#Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets #PuppetBuilding
January 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Puppet prototyping. So necessary! Working on a brand new show. Script is at 70%; stage design is at 80%; puppet design work is at 10%; puppet prototyping is a measly 5%.
#Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets #PuppetBuilding
#Puppets #PuppetShow #Puppetry #Barefootpuppets #PuppetBuilding