Phantom Limb Company chronicles 5,000 years of environmental change in this series of surreal wordless vignettes, a phantasmagoric mix of puppetry, music, and macabre fairy tales. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of related articles and videos. After you've attended the show, let us know what you thought by posting in the comments below and on social media using #MemoryRings.
Program Notes
Article
Memory Rings–Giving Tree (BAM blog)
The BAM blog gives a comprehensive introduction to the Nietzsche cameos, dream images, and fairy tale reenactments of Memory Rings.Article
Greenland Is Melting Away (The New York Times)
From the front lines of climate change, The New York Times takes an in-depth look at the rapid disappearance of Greenland’s ice sheet.
From the front lines of climate change, The New York Times takes an in-depth look at the rapid disappearance of Greenland’s ice sheet.
Article
A Tree's Secret to Living Long (PBS)
Learn all about the “Methuselah Tree,” a California bristlecone pine that’s more than 46 centuries old, and the initial inspiration for Memory Rings.
Memory Rings (Phantom Limb Company)
More about the production on the company’s website.
More about the production on the company’s website.
Review
69°S (backstage.com)
A rave review of Phantom Limb’s most recent BAM production, 69ºS, inspired by Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica and featuring three-foot tall marionettes, giant glaciers, and a live band.
Watch
Facebook Live: Phantom Limb Company (Facebook)
The company explains how their puppets are made and discusses the importance of creating art with a social mission.
VideoMemory Rings - Work In Progress (Vimeo)
Company co-founders Jessica Grindstaff and Erik Sanko give a peek inside the work’s development through the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
Now your turn...
Company co-founders Jessica Grindstaff and Erik Sanko give a peek inside the work’s development through the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
Now your turn...