Andryn Arithson: puppetry and theatre artist
Denver, CO
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Upcoming Projects
Rocky Mountain Puppet Slam
Produced by Katy Williams Design
Contributor and Puppeteer
Next slam coming in early 2019!
Click here to read about the most recent slam!
Pop Up Pond
Artistic Direction by Andryn Arithson
A pop-up pouppetry performance of an urban pond featuring koi, lily pads, dragonflies and turtles. Coming to a Denver location near you in 2019!
Recent Projects
Rocky Mountain Puppet Slam
Produced by Katy Williams Design
Contributor and Puppeteer
Mercury Cafe, Denver, June 23, 2018
Diebolt Brewing, Denver, October 13, 2018
Click here to read about the most recent slam!
Gigantic Dinosaur Puppet Experimentation
Gigantic dinosaur puppets were planned to accompany a live concert of Ian Cooke's music, including songs from the album, "Antiquasuaria". The team included the talents of Andryn Arithson, Cory Gilstrap, Ian Cooke and David Farquharson. Although the project never fully materialized, the spirit of the dinosaurs remains inside of me.
Death Goes on Strike
Directed by Aaron Vega
Puppeteer
Sept 7 & 8. 2017.
Syntax Physic Opera
Viktor Ullman's darkly humorous operatic allegory of his final days as a prisoner in WWII concentration camps. Featuring puppetry.
Vox Feminista presents - KING CON: STRIKE & RESIST
Performer/Writer/Co-Producer
Saturday, March 25. Mercury Cafe. Denver.
Saturday, April 8*. Boulder Center for Conscious Community. Boulder
*This show was a part of Boulder Arts Week!*
Friday, April 28. Shine Restaurant and Gathering Place. Boulder.
Saturday, May 20. Mercury Cafe. Denver
Doors 7p. Show 8p.
$10-$30 sliding scale. CASH ONLY at the door. No presale tickets.
Vox was honored to share the stage with the following guests:
Romero Theater Troupe
Laura Goldhamer
Artie Thompson
Splintered Light Theatre
Norma Johnson
megan falley
The Platypussies
Allied Witches
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!
"______" An Opera.
Libretto by Ethelyn Friend, Music live-improvised by Gary Grundei with Ensemble
Directed by Erica Terpening-Romeo
Sculptural Set Piece Design
""__________", An Opera is an experiment in both storytelling and musical performance staged in a Victorian house in Lafayette, CO. Through improvised music and an intricate libretto, with humor and tenderness, six characters unravel a secret hidden in the broken heart of a family." - from facebook, click here for more info
Storylight: A Festival of Fairytale
February 25, 2017. Nomad Playhouse. Boulder.
A celebration of fairytales featuring Laura Packer and many storytellers from across the metro area. Splintered Light Theatre teamed up again with author Sarah Elizabeth Schantz to perform a shadow puppetry presentation of NEVER AGAIN THE SAME: an adult retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Ic
Poetry and Soundscore by Serena Chopra
Directed by Andryn Arithson
Friday June 24 and Saturday June 25. 2016.
Pranamor Shakti Healing Arts (formerly Pranamor Yoga Arts)
853 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. 80204.
In this stunning and unique performance, writer Serena Chopra joined Splintered Light Theater, for an unparalleled shadow performance of Chopra's forthcoming book, Ic (Horse Less Press, 2016).
Through shadow performance, Arithson articulates Chopra's Ic, short for Icarus, in his ascent to the sun of American greatness that, in its brightness is defined by whiteness, in its dominance is a fortress of masculinity, and in its singularity, rejects queerness, otherness and multiplicity. At the apex of his flight, the sun burns away Ic's marginalized identities, and he watches as his shoes, locket, song and clothes fall, as marginalia, into the city lakes below where the sun is scattered and spread around the bodies of divers (also divers, in the Middle English usage, meaning diverse). Who will claim this marginalia? Who will appropriate this abandoned identity?
"Dumb Ways to Die" ad campaign mascots for RTD Denver
Foam Fabricator - I assisted Gilstrap with building the mascots.
Mascots designed and built by Cory Gilstrap of Imagined Creations
December 2015.
You & Me
Directed and Curated by Tara Rynders
You & Me is a delightful evening featuring dance, dinner, and one-on-one interacations with artists from a variety of disciplines. As one of the one-on-one artists, I offered shadow play with found objects.
Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 2015.
Fig
Story by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz (excerpts from her debut novel, Fig, winner of the Colorado Book Award)
Puppetry and Imagery by Andryn Arithson & Emily Saavedra
Wednesday July 15, Trident Cafe, Boulder. 8:30pm.
Thursday July 23. Mercury Cafe, Denver 7:30pm.
Presented by Splintered Light Theatre.
Never Again the Same: a shadow puppetry retelling of Little Red Riding Hood for adults
Story by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz
Puppetry and Imagery by Andryn Arithson & Emily Saavedra
Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28. 2015. 7pm.
Kakes Dance Studios. 2115 Pearl St. Boulder.
Presented by Splintered Light Theatre. Participant in Boulder Arts Week 2015.
Never Again the Same
Story by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz
Puppetry and Imagery by Andryn Arithson & Emily Saavedra
Guest Artist Performance. University of Colorado. Boulder.
October 31, 2014. Funded via Program Fee Grant Award.
Independently Produced. The Trident Cafe. Boulder. August 30, 2014
This contemporary, urban retelling of Little Red Riding Hood was origianally published as a short story titled, Detours, by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz (author of Fig, coming April 2015 from Simon and Schuster). Schantz plays the part of the narrator in this shadow puppetry performance of the familiar folktail. Saavedra and Arithson have created dynamic and surprising shadow imagery using a variety of found objects.
SLAB
Puppet Designer and Craftsperson
Square Product Theatre
July 31-August 16, 2014
Directed by Gleason Bauer
Adapted by Gleason Bauer and Emily K. Harrison from the novel by Selah Saterstrom.
Denver, CO
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