Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Puppet Festival: UnterWasser: Untold
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Theater and Performance Studies at The University of Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present:
UnterWasser: Untold
Friday, January 24 at 5 pm
Saturday, January 25 at 1 pm
Sunday, January 26 at 1 pm
Running Time: 50 minutes – appropriate for ages 16 and up.
‘an unmissable new piece in miniature…unique, handbuilt and profoundly experimental’
– The Guardian
‘Their words argue powerfully against the shame-based “moral model” of addiction’
– The Financial Times
‘craft, heart and quiet fury’
– The Stage
What cannot be said, cannot be explored nor elaborated upon, so neither can it be resolved. Untold shares a meticulous melding of shadow puppetry, original soundtrack, and illusion to reveal artifice and clues. Images demand the limelight and messages push to the surface in this striking piece of poetic reflection with remarkable technical detail counterpointing the solitude of interior life against a metropolis bustling with crowds and chaos.
UnterWasser is an Italian company specializing in visually immersive theater that blends shadow puppetry with original soundscapes. Known for exploring themes of hidden emotions and unspoken truths, their work invites audiences into a mysterious, dreamlike world. At this year’s festival, Untold uses shadow and light to reveal stories that exist in the space between illusion and reality.
To learn more visit here.
