Eric Bass' Autumn Portraits Set for Sandglass Tomorrow

Sandglass is excited to be teaming up with the Putney Craft Tour and Next Stage Arts to bring a weekend of world-class arts and entertainment right here in Putney.

Our very own Eric Bass will present his award winning solo performance, Autumn Portraits, on Saturday, November 30 at 7:30pm. Autumn is a metaphor for that time of life when our thoughts turn inward, when we feel the loss of summer warmth. Each of these puppet "portraits" presents a moment in one character's existence. Some are funny, some touching, some bizarre, and all speak to the human experience, as only puppets can.

Autumn Portraits is a compelling evening-long solo puppet-and-mask performance, a series of five interlocking vignettes, each exploring one puppet character and its interplay with its manipulator, who might appear as a masked figure, or simply a voice from the sky. Eric Bass' rod puppets act out their stories in precise and evocative gestures as they meet their pasts, their selves, even their puppet deaths. Bass performs solo, and for most of his performance he manipulates the characters in full view of the audience. He combines his own craft with the traditional Japanese Bunraku methods of puppetry. While the performance may be enjoyed by older children, "Autumn Portraits" is intended for adult audiences.

Other events this weekend in Putney:

The Putney Craft Tour features Open Studio Tours of area artists and is celebrating it's 35th anniversary this year!