PhysFestNYC Presents: Cranky Sub Aquatic Adventures // Mon Carton

Cranky Sub -Aquatic Adventures

Sub-Aquatic Suitcase Adventures of The Deep, a physical comedy and puppet show, is a delightful and imaginative journey into the undersea world. Inspired by the classic underwater documentary series of the 1960s, such as The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, this show follows two intrepid aquanauts as they build their own imaginary undersea world. The aquanauts, played by clowns, use puppetry and physical comedy to share their adventures with the assistance of the audience. With each new discovery, the aquanauts' world comes to life, filled with vibrant creatures and whimsical landscapes. In this show, anything is possible. The audience is invited to join the aquanauts on their exploration, using their imagination to create the undersea world alongside them. Whether you're a seasoned aquanaut or a first-time explorer, Sub-Aquatic Suitcase Adventures of The Deep is sure to capture your heart and imagination. Get ready for a splashingly good time!

Eva Lansberry is a designer, clown, and puppet theater artist from Brooklyn, NY. Her toy theaters have been showcased at various variety venues, and open mics in New York, Baltimore ML, & Vermont. She has trained at The Eugene O’Neill National Puppetry Conference with LaSage Fous, and Jim Kroupa, She has puppeteered for Inkfish Arts, Jane Cathern Shaw & Theodora Skipitaris. Eva has studied the elements of clown with Spy Monkey’s Aitor Basauri, Hilary Chaplain.

Composer: William Wright is a multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and composer of musical works for film, television, the stage, and contemporary ensembles, as well as podcasts and advertising. He studied orchestration for Film and Television with Berklee College of Music.

Actor: Patrick O’Donnell aka “The Human Porpoise” is a graduate of the Esther Williams Finishing School for Clowns and underwent four years of training as a mermaid with Flipper Gaulier in Weeki Wachee, Florida.

Actor: KEVIN ALLEN (he/him) is an actor & writer. He'll co-star as Principal Isaacs in the upcoming feature film, Fakes. Kevin was the understudy for Dad/Obama in the national tour of Jabari Dreams of Freedom. As a writer, Kevin is a member of the Writers Guild of America, a Black List quarterfinalist & a Big Apple Film Festival semifinalist. When not writing or performing, Kevin teaches Iyengar Yoga to adults & children. Kevin would like to thank his fellow clowns, his wife, Brooke, as well as his family & friends for their love and support. kevinjallen.com

PLAYLAB NYC: Founded in 2008 by Kevin P. Hale and Jennifer Linn Wilcox, PLAYLAB NYC takes fun seriously. Favorite performances include Drama of Works PUNCH Puppet Slam's performing "Dammit Janet" & "Over at the Frankenstein Place" in The Rocky Horror Puppet Show and Spirit in the Dark at Coney Island USA. Their show, Poe‐Dunk – A Matchbox Entertainment, featured at Great Small Works Toy Theater Festival, Figment, FRIGID New York, FringeNYC, and Puppets & Poets 2014 & 2015. At Playlab NYC, we create delightfully absurd and absurdly enjoyable amusements that engage artists and audiences in the spirit of play. www.playlabnyc.org @playlab_nyc.

Cranky Pantz Productions endeavors to bring a Cranky pantz vision of clown and puppets to all.

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Mon Carton / My Cardboard Box

Mon Carton is a solo physical theater, dance and object manipulation performance that draws on the simplest of sets to engage viewers with two elements: a performer and a cardboard box. The magic and mystery of a simple, featureless box provides the entry for the audience into a world of discovery and imagination. Bit by bit, little by little, surprises emerge from the box. The performer engages the audience in a journey of construction, movement play and transformation as she employs a set of ordinary items (cardboard, paper, and balls), to evoke landscapes, animals, vehicles, and more. Simple materials are restructured and reframed, demonstrating the imagination's power for metamorphosis. A show for all audiences, Mon Carton has a particular focus on children from 6 months on who are just discovering the performance format. In Mon Carton the discovery and transformative use of ordinary materials, which is the constant creative work of children and a continuing delight for adults, is evocatively brought to the stage.

Selena Rook (Performance and Creation) Selena Rook is a performing artist focusing on projects in unexpected spaces. She was the Artistic Director of “Inclownito”, a 2-year interdisciplinary public performance project. Selena has worked as a professional hospital clown with Le Rire Médecin and Laughter League for over 10 years. She is a teaching artist with the Brooklyn Museum and co-founded Association Peekaboo. A 2009 graduate of the Jacques Lecoq theater school and LEM scenography course, she was a 2005 Watson Fellow and has a B.A. in Visual and Performing Arts from Bowdoin College, with a focus on Arts and Social Change.

Felipe Magana (Theatrical Direction) is a Chilean performer, creator, and director. He started his artistic training in 1999 at “El Circo del Mundo” in Santiago and quickly joined the companies Reciclacirco and Los Melquiades, touring numerous shows throughout South America. In 2008 he began performing his clown and circus duo “Lo strano mondo de Matilda e Tulipàn” in European Festivals followed by “Le roi et l'oiseau” and “Petites formes en piste”. Together with Ariel Muñoz Toledo, Felipe created “La Belle Folie” an award winning clown and music cabaret. Felipe works as a professional hospital clown with the organization Le Rire Médecin.

Coline Irwin (Pedagogical Direction) Inspired by Bruno Munari, Katsumi Komagata, Reggio Emilia, and Les Trois Ourses, Coline Irwin’s work navigates between art and early childhood education. She worked for many years in a Montessori school, learning to adapt to the rhythm of each child. She was the pedagogical director of the Nurserine preschool and the Bloom School kindergarden, and she co-founded Association Peekaboo. Coline is the author of two books C’est autant d’amour que je t’envoie, éditions MeMo, 2010, and the book-object Volume 1, made by Figura/Sfondo and she leads trainings and gives lectures around the themes of childhood education and creativity.

Mon Carton is produced in collaboration with Association Peekaboo

Association Peekaboo, founded in 2011, produces experiential workshops around pieces of art as well as installations, performances, and trainings for professionals working with young children and artwork or artistic books. Peekaboo works on the border between art and the everyday: making connections between works of art and our own experiences while searching for wonder in the ordinary. Peekaboo has partnered with numerous organizations including Les Trois Ourses, CDA Enghien-les-bains, Centre Georges Pompidou, CNAP, Conseil départemental de la Guadeloupe, Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori.

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