Photo by Alex Pritz. Courtesy Pussypaws Puppetry.

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Thurs, May 29 at 7PM
Fri, May 30 at 7PM


Pussypaws Puppetry, an inclusive puppetry collective composed of artists with and without disabilities working (and playing!) together, will present Pleasure Faire, a full-bodied celebration of eroticism and its spoils. The Pleasure Faire will expand Pussypaws’ years-long quest to celebrate stories about the sex, love, and fantasy lives of artists with disabilities. As the culmination of their 2025 Technical Residency at CPR – Center for Performance Research, the show is a Renaissance Faire fever dream combining puppetry, poetry, storytelling, and song in an experimental and immersive environment. Expect tales of masquerade hookups, frogs that transform into men, and a love triangle between a water wench, a musician, and a juggler. Most of all, expect an invitation into a world of puppet pleasure and spirited play. Everyone in attendance will become part of the Pleasure Faire and part of the Pussypaws community, so come ready to get weird and feel good.

This OPEN AiR program is an extension of a Spring 2025 Technical Residency with Pussypaws Puppetry. More information about the residency here.


ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Pussypaws Puppetry is an inclusive puppet troupe of visual artists, musicians, and performers with and without disabilities. They are enchanted by all things silly, spirited, and sensual. Inspired by puppetry’s legacy as a medium of the people – inherently playful, provocative, and predominantly existing outside art world norms and trends – Pussypaws offers a freewheeling, experimental, accessible creative space where artists of all persuasions, backgrounds, and abilities can make puppet shows and have fun. The collective was founded in 2020 by sisters Priscilla Frank and Alana Hauser, and is named after the Pussypaws flower, whose magical properties open us to the healing powers of physical touch.

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