"Fifty Years Bread and Puppet: Cheap Art and Political Theater": a symposium with performances hosted by Boston College -- on Sept. 14, 2013

The Boston College Theatre Department is proud to announce a one-day symposium with performance in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary year of the Bread and Puppet Theater, the foremost populist, political theater in the United States.  The event -- titled "Fifty Years Bread and Puppet: Cheap Art and Political Theater" -- will take place on BC's Chestnut Hill campus on Saturday, September 14, 2013.  In the morning and afternoon, there will be scholarly presentations examining the aesthetics and politics of Bread and Puppet and panel discussions looking at the company's legacy and influence.  Archival film footage of Bread and Puppet performances over the decades will be screened.  Bread and Puppet founder Peter Schumann will provide the keynote address in the form of one of his famous "Fiddle Lectures."  The celebration will culminate with an evening performance by Bread and Puppet of The Fifty Years Cabaret followed by a public interview with Peter Schumann. For more information and/or to register, go to www.bc.edu/BP50 or contact the Boston College Theatre Department at 617.552.4012.