Bread & Puppet is Coming: Free Performance of Our Domestic Resurrection Circus
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021
7 p.m.
As the highlight of its short-time residence at Appalachian, Bread & Puppet, one of the oldest non-profit political theater companies in the U.S., stages a brand-new production in the tradition of the iconic B&P Circuses that began at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont in 1970. Traditional circus tropes are recast, with the help of Bread and Puppet's distinctive folk iconography, to draw attention to the urgent issues of the day.
Stilt dancers, paper maché beasts of all sizes and Bread & Puppet's Fight-Against-The-End-Of-The-World Brass Band contribute their riotous inspiration to this colorful spectacle of protest and celebration. The performance will take place on the lawn next to Valborg Theater and start on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. After the show, Bread & Puppet will serve its famous sourdough rye bread with aioli.
This event is free and open to the public. Organized by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies with numerous on-campus partners. For more information, see https://holocaust.appstate.edu/legendary-non-profit-political-theater-company-bread-puppet-stage-colorful-workshop-and-performance.
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About the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies was founded in 2002 to develop new educational opportunities for students, teachers and the community. Located administratively within the College of Arts and Sciences, the center seeks to strengthen tolerance, understanding and remembrance by increasing the knowledge of Jewish culture and history, teaching the history and meaning of the Holocaust, and utilizing these experiences to explore peaceful avenues for human improvement and the prevention of further genocides. The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies is an associate institutional member of the Association of Jewish Studies, a member of the Association of Holocaust Organizations and a member of the North Carolina Consortium of Jewish Studies.
Bread & Puppet: Free Performance of Our Domestic Resurrection Circus event poster. Graphic submitted.
Bread & Puppet: Free Performance of Our Domestic Resurrection Circus event poster. Graphic submitted.