Inspired by UNESCO’s designation of Intangible Cultural Heritage, we are curious about what intangible treasures each of us may hold. Runaway Moon Theatre has been exploring this notion by inviting people to create miniature shadow plays (an intangible medium) about something they hold most precious.

During the time of Covid -19 restrictions, actor Sarah May Redmond and puppeteer Cathy Stubington developed a process of co-creation over the Zoom platform (another intangible medium), thus we call the project Zoom Shadow. In this presentation we will share live recordings of seven of the resulting shadow plays by people from different walks of life, each about the storyteller’s own intangible treasure. Followed by a question and answer period.

Accessibility: The live component of this session will be presented with auto-generated English captions.

Pre-recorded community performance followed by a live artist talkback and audience Q&A.

Best suited for adult and youth audiences.

A Bit About the Artist:

Cathy Stubington is a multi-disciplinary artist who weaves both puppet theatre and large scale community engaged art projects to inspire curiosity and wonder through reflections of the world we live in and the creation of alternate worlds.

The founding Artistic Director of Runaway Moon Theatre, Cathy has spent the last 23 years working in Enderby/Grindrod, in Secwepemc Traditional Territory of the Splatsin First Nation. Projects are inspired by an intent to understand what it is to live in this place at this time: exploring our relationship with the land through where food comes from and where the water goes, and developing a sense of time based on natural indicators specific to this place.

Cathy has created puppet theatre in many styles, scales and contexts, always with a careful yet grassroots aesthetic. She has also initiated large spectacle/ceremonies, community plays, arts-based research, and conducts many workshops and artist residencies in schools. She coordinated a partnership between Shuswap communities and Akonjo VIllage Kenya from 2006 - 2016, and directed Popoleko Balkan Choir from 1997 - 2015. She is the mother of three interesting young adults.

She has been awarded British Columbia Arts Champion (2006), and an Okanagan Arts Award from the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Performance from UBC Okanagan and a BA in History, McGill University.

This event is also available as part of our Puppet Power: Festival of Ideas All Access Pass and Event Recording Package.