Cellula

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An innovative production from Minneapolis performers Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, Cellula is like a bedtime story as told by biologists. Cellula illuminates the true marvels of cell science inside us all with dazzling glow in the dark puppetry and live accapella music. This glowing magnification of mitosis features highly acclaimed improvisational vocalists Mankwe Ndosi and Libby Turner with the blacklight puppetry of award-winning performers Shari Aronson and Chris Griffith, directed by master puppeteer Kurt Hunter. Cellula was developed with grants from Puppeteers of America, MN State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre/Jerome Foundation.

Tickets $10 adults, $5 children

Available at http://www.austinareaarts.org/cellula/

Video preview of Cellula: https://vimeo.com/183149089

Z Puppets Rosenschnoz visited Austin in the fall of 2016 and will also conduct a Kids Studio Puppet Lab and a school residency at I.J. Holton Intermediate School in Austin in February.

About Z Puppets Rosenschnoz

Z Puppets Rosenschnoz delight children and their adults with feats of imagination and the power of playfulness. Z Puppets is led by Shari Aronson and Chris Griffith, award winning Minneapolis artists specializing in innovative, interactive experiences for families and youth. For over 20 years, Aronson and Griffith have been leaders in the field of fun, educational,

participatory arts programming, commissioned by the Science Museum of Minnesota,

Minnesota Children’s Museum and Minnesota History Center to create performances and exhibits. Z Puppets has won national and regional acclaim for their Arts for All Abilities, STEM of Puppetry and Arts and Mindfulness programs. Their work has earned the support of the Jim

Henson Foundation, Ivey Awards, Perpich Center for Arts Education and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Find Z Puppets on Facebook and Twitter and www.zpuppets.org.

About Austin Area Commission for the Arts The Austin Area Commission for the Arts—an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization— strives to identify, engage, and support the development and advancement of diverse arts, entertainment, and cultural activities that benefit people in Austin and the surrounding area. The Austin Area Commission for the Arts partners with a number of community organizations and artists and offers programming in the 600-seat Historic Paramount Theatre, the ArtWorks Center including clay cavern, retail space and art education for all ages and the Austin ArtWorks Festival, a two-day celebration of literary, performing and visual arts presented free to public the last weekend in August each year.

Find the Austin Area Commission for the Arts on Facebook @austinareaarts and www.austinareaarts.org.