BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Lectures and Seminars,Thes is/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:Advisor: Paula Becker  Subject: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Def ense by: Allison Morones  Topic: Wild Cactus: an original puppet show ab out the American southwest   Date:  May 1st, 2026  Time:  11:15am   Location: UMass Dartmouth Art and Design Studios, North Dartmouth, MA  Ab stract:  Theatrical storytelling is an inherent part of human culture and the driving force behind my art practice; my new play is a hero’s epic journey through physical trials and emotional isolation; akin to Dante tru dging through an indifferent Inferno. Mixing my understanding of fiber art s and theatrical storytelling, as a theatre costume designer and fabricato r, I’ve worked to recreate natural textures with unnatural materials usi ng old techniques that predate the technological advances of the 1900’s: a 23-yard-long moving panorama to change background locations, an origina l score, and a mix of handmade marionette and rod puppets. With these too ls, the audience recaptures the full body experience of childhood wonder as they watch a puppet show about the trials of youth.  \nEvent page: ht tps://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/master-of-fine-arts-thesis-defense-by-alli son-morones.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Advisor: Paula Becker 

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Subject: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Defense by: Allison Morones 

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Topic: Wild Cactus: an original puppet show about the American southwest   

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Date:  May 1st\, 2026 

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Time:  11:15am  

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L ocation: UMass Dartmouth Art and Design Studios\, North Dartmouth\, MA \n

Abstract: 

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Theatrical storytelling is an inherent part of human culture and the driving force behind my art practice\; my new play i s a hero’s epic journey through physical trials and emotional isolation\ ; akin to Dante trudging through an indifferent Inferno. Mixing my underst anding of fiber arts and theatrical storytelling\, as a theatre costume de signer and fabricator\, I’ve worked to recreate natural textures with un natural materials using old techniques that predate the technological adva nces of the 1900’s: a 23-yard-long moving panorama to change background locations\, an original score\, and a mix of handmade marionette and rod p uppets. With these tools\, the audience recaptures the full body experie nce of childhood wonder as they watch a puppet show about the trials of yo uth.  

Event page: https://www.umassd. edu/events/cms/master-of-fine-arts-thesis-defense-by-allison-morones.php

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