The Distance of the Moon with opening guests Plains The Distance of the Moon is a wordless adaptation for puppets of Italo Calvino’s short story, directed by FST’s Director of Education, Ian Bannon. Shadows, puppetry, and actors combine with a sparse, hypnotic musical score to bring to life this surreal tale. Humorous and heartbreaking by turns, the performance […]

This June FST will join dozens of other artists presenting new and experimental performances as a part of the 2014 PortFringe Festival in Portland, Maine. FST artist Ian Bannon is leading a musician and an ensemble of puppeteers in an exploration of Italo Calvino’s short story The Distance of the Moon. The final mixed media adaptation […]