Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities: A Toy Theater Atlas
Toy Atlas Theater (Chicago, USA)
Calvino’s stunning language springs to life in a cascade of trapdoors,
surprises and reveals. As Kublai Khan feels his empire eroding beneath
him, Marco Polo forms the slipping sands into the cities of the
emperor's dreams. This adaptation in miniature casts a dreamlike spell
over the audience using live projection, puppetry, paper mechanics and
living sculpture as two performers manipulate tiny cameras on a small
table. This show has been stunning audiences in theaters and barns
across the United States, including a sold-out run at the Chicago
International Puppet Theater Festival.
Co created and performed
by | Matt Gawryk
Co created and performed by | Dan Kerr-Hobert
Additional
Artwork by | Lizi Briet, Bernie McGovern, Hugh Spector, David Hawcock
Special
Thanks | Jenny Byrd, Chelsea M. Warren, Michael Gaudio, Bill Healy,
Cristina Cocchi, Starshaped Press, Lara Johnson, Myra Su, The Jungle
Theater, The Neofuturists, The University of Minnesota, The James Ford
Bell Library
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Language Performed in English
Dates 5-30 Aug (not 17) at 19:30
Format Live in-person
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Theatre
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£13.00 - £17.00 -
5-30 August 2026 -
60 minutes -
C ARTS | C venues | C alto -
theatre -
8+ (guidance)
