The Radical Cheese meeting brought together many artists who use their work for social change.
They watched a slide show of historic examples and then shared their recent work.
Gary Friedman made a video of the Bread and Puppet/Chinese Theater Works production "Songs from the Yellow Earth" at a performance in Chengdu, Szechuan… It's the first time B&P has ever done a shadow puppet show… Shadow tech by Stephen Kaplin.
Chuck Meese was a musician, artist and a marvelously inventive actor.
He had his own traveling theater and performed in many schools and fairs, often with his sons Cavan and/or Jan. Every summer he would perform at the Bread and Puppet Theater. His guitar playing and crankie stories are legendary. He had been ill for a long time and passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012.
The opening act of kids on stilts as windmills.
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The carrot act: the theme of the circus: Man = Carrot
Filmed by David Swanson. The Bread and Puppet Theater is based in Glover, Vermont. Each summer they perform on Sunday afternoons. The museum of puppets is open from June until October.
Video by Eddie Becker