A new puppet, object, and music spectacle about the politics of global healthcare in Haiti premiered last week at MIT’s Kresge Little Theater, and opens tonight for a second run through April 17.
This and other photos by The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research
Antiretrovirals and Water Refugees: A Living Newspaper on Haiti looks at the past, present, and future of Haiti in terms of the politics of global healthcare, as refracted through the work of Paul Farmer’s Partners in Health organization and its fight against AIDS.
Directed by MIT guest artist and puppeteer John Bell and produced by MIT’s Dramashop, the parable employs the style of the 1930s Living Newspapers, an innovative American theater technique that allowed performers and audiences to consider the serious challenges of the Depression in a thoughtful and highly entertaining manner.
Antiretrovirals owes its stunning visuals to puppeteer Sara Peattie of the acclaimed Puppeteers Cooperative, and a talented support team who designed a multimedia experience, including bunraku puppets, shadow theater, toy theater, video and live music.
MIT’s Kresge Little Theater, 48 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, at 8 p.m. April 9 to 11 and April 15 to 17. Tickets $8, students $ 6. Post-show discussions April 9, 10, 15, and 16. For advance tickets visit here.
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