PhysFestNYC Workshop: The Poetry of Objects with Margarita Blush

The Poetry of Objects with Margarita Blush

The Poetry of Objects is a practical workshop designed to awaken imaginative object theatre performers and creators of original theatre. Participants will explore objects and materials in a realm where puppetry, performance and devising meet. They will work in small groups to c create short pieces that are inspired by object and material explorations. The objects and materials are selected to allow an optimal convergence of creativity, possibilities, and freedom within limitations. The workshop will begin with a warm up to allow freedom of mind and body and will culminate with a performance presentation.

Margarita Blush is a Bulgarian American theatre artist. She works in the field of devised physical and visual theatre as a creator, director, performer, and educator. Margarita is the Producing Artistic Director of Margarita Blush Productions, an ensemble-based company which performs nationally and internationally. Margarita’s work has been supported by The Jim Henson Foundation, TCG, USArtists International, and many others. She has also received an Asian Cultural Council and a Grant Wood Fellowship. Margarita is passionate about meaningful collaborations with artists and organizations from around the world. She has performed, taught, directed, and studied in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey, Germany, France, U.K., Japan, Indonesia, and USA.

Margarita Blush Productions is an ensemble-based company that creates original work blending live performance, puppetry, movement, unique design, and live music to produce imaginative, aesthetically captivating, thought-provoking, and deeply moving theatre experiences. The company performs nationally and internationally.

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