Odd Savvy: The Ground - ShadowLight residency at Red Poppy Art House
Free Live shadow play by Fred C. Riley’s performance of Odd Savy: The Ground
Join us for our monthly ShadowLight program at Red Poppy Art House with Odd Savvy’s performance of “The Ground”!
Odd Savvy’s “The Ground” will feature shadow puppetry and movement performance elements. Come out and get a sneak peek at a brand new show being built for premiere this August. Fred C Riley II will present a short excerpt from his upcoming production, “The Ground.” Afterward, he will walk the audience through the process of creating the work. There will be materials available so everyone can try their hand at making and moving a shadow puppet of their own, or you can try out the puppets from the show.
Appropriate for children and families. Puppet-making supplies and instruction will be provided by ShadowLight.
This program is part of ShadowLight artists in residence at Red Poppy Art House. It is a Free Monthly program with hands-on workshop activities for families on the fourth Sunday of each month.
Featuring Artists:
Fred C. Riley III of Odd Savvy
Sunday, May 26th, 2024
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Admission: FREE and Donation
This event is appropriate for both children and adults.
Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
This event is free to the public.
Due to limited capacity, RSVP is strongly recommended.
ABOUT ODD SAVVY:
Exploring the edges of narrative and movement is the driving force behind this new theater company.
There is so much in us that is out of the reach of language. So many things our minds can hold that can’t be contained in words. These new works are meant to show the greater essence that unites us all. I am moving past the intellect to an emotional core. Using only the breath and gesture of the figure I feel gives me a more direct access to an audiences emotional core. I use as plain a figure as possible to give enough space for everyone to be able to project themselves onto. I have done abstract theater in the past and I want to develop that language deeper. I have found that being emotionally honest while being clear and clean with my movement can be a powerful force in awakening passions in the audience that they didn’t even know were there. I believe there lies potential in puppet theater to touch us with the same mysterious hand that music does. These new works are sonic visual poems.
We can find in movement a direct line to the seeds of the soul.
Fred C Riley III (Founder/Artistic Director)
Jon Ludwig, Ping Chong, Janie Geiser, Yeng Feng, Josef Krofta, Larry Reed … These are just a few of the iconic directors that Fred worked with and learned from over many years in puppet theater. He has performed marionettes from 9 foot to 7 inches tall. He has performed rod, moving mouth, Czech black, tabletop, mask, and every combination thereof. He has performed shadow with press screen, overhead, and 30 foot wide cinematic. He has directed and written for the Center for Puppetry Arts and many others. He choreographed for Ping Chong and Company. He has taught movement and puppet theory. He voiced many puppets and has done voice over work for many companies. He has recorded and done sound design. He is so grateful for all he has been able to do and accomplish.
This next chapter is about using all these skills toward something new and more personal. He wants to work from an emotional core. Wants to blend the styles and forms he has learned into a new landscape for the stage. Looking to find the essence of life force has been the root of all the work he has done for decades. Breathing through these figures to listen rather than to tell.
For more information, visit the project website https://oddsavvy.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd_savvy/
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Red Poppy Art House has partnered up with ShadowLight Productions for free monthly programs by ShadowLight artists for children and families. With instruction and guidance by ShadowLight teaching artists, attendees will be given the opportunity to make a shadow puppet, learn performance techniques, and use our screen and lights to perform their own short plays. This event is appropriate for children ages 3 to 12.
This FREE event creates an opportunity for youth in our neighborhood (Mission), who may otherwise not be able to attend such an event for lack of funds, to have access to art education with high-caliber teaching artists. By providing an opportunity to watch, interact, and play, we are encouraging participation and engagement with a vital storytelling art form. Storytelling is an important skill; it helps us to understand ourselves and one another, encouraging empathy.