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Laika's Coffin

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 Redmoon Theater: Cape & Squiggle and Laika's Coffin

50 minutes of science fiction adventure for youth       

Fans of and newcomers to Chicago’s Redmoon Theater are in for a treat. Stages, Sights & Sounds and Redmoon Theater present the premiere of a new multimedia shadow piece from Redmoon’s artistic director Frank Maugeri. Cape & Squiggle endears us to a lapsed superhero as he ponders his mission and mortality. This piece will be presented with Maugeri’s Laika’s Coffin, an epic tale based on the biography of the doomed first animal in space. Soviet scientists and cosmonauts kidnap Laika, a child’s dog, and send the poor pooch on a space mission that will shorten its life yet give it a unique view of the universe. In the show, five suitcases open to reveal remarkable miniature Soviet-inspired sets while an operatic narrator, three puppeteers, and a full chorus animate the melancholy saga.

Recommended for ages 8 and up. The duration of this program is 1 hour.

Presented in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Galilee Multicultural Theatre

The Galilee Multicultural Theatre has developed a visual theater style in which the actors use objects, puppets, their own bodies, and almost no words. The company includes actors, musicians, artists, environmentalists, and human rights activists, members who represent the diverse population of the region. Members include both Jews and Arabs who come from various cities, villages, development towns, and kibbutzim in the Western Galilee area.

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