Traverse: An Animatronic Puppet Show and Workshop

Dates:
Workshop: October 14 2-3pm
Show: October 15 2-3pm

Location:
The Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington

Cost:
Free of Charge

Access Information:
The show will have open Captions, ASL interpretation, and audio description.

The wheelchair accessible entrance, located street level at Garland Court and Randolph Street, leads to the westernmost Randolph Square entry doors which have power assisted opening. All restrooms and elevators in the Chicago Cultural Center are wheelchair accessible.

Wheelchairs for use in the Chicago Cultural Center are available upon request on a first come, first served basis. Upon arrival, please ask the security officer on duty in the lobby for assistance. The wheelchairs may be used in the building and returned to the security desk when finished. There is no staff available to push the chairs.

Wheelchair accessible seats and seats accessible without stairs are available in the back rows of the Claudia Cassidy Theater.

An elevator connected to the underground Pedway is located in the Randolph Street Lobby. An elevator located outside the building on the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street also connects to the underground Pedway providing access to the Chicago Cultural Center, the Metra Train Station and the Grant Park Underground Garage.

Description:

Cardboard Building
Diverse Abilities
Motorized making
Free and Open to all
Written by Mike Ervin
Puppets by Susan Zielinski
Starring Tammy Rozofsky and Brandon David

Write Jeff@codecreate.org for more information

Sponsors:

This event is brought to you by: CodeCreates; the Chicago Cultural Center; The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE); the Arts and Culture Project at Access Living, an independent living center for people with disabilities; Bodies of Work: Network of Disability Art and Culture, Department of Disability and Human Development at University of Illinois-Chicago; and the Disability Culture Activism Lab (DCAL) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The event is also made possible by the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and the Disability Cultural Center at University of Illinois-Chicago. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

The contents of this program were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTCP0005). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this program do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Image description: This flyer has a hand picking up a small motorized toy vehicle next to the workshop and show information. The lower half of the flyer has two puppet figures made with cardboard. One standing with a club, the other sits in a wheelchair.

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