Workhouse Arts Studios - Cillian Rogers (Ireland)

“Arthur, The Drunk Puppet”

LGO. DO CHIADO | R. GARRETT
17, 18 and 20 May at 6pm (Friday, Saturday and Monday)
MARIA MATOS TEATRO MUNICIPAL
17 and 18 de May at 9pm (Friday and Saturday)
JARDIM DA ESTRELA
19 May at 5pm (Sunday)

Concept, Construction and performer: Cillian Rogers For audiences over: For all ages Running time: Approx. 20 min. Language: Without words

Arthur is Ireland’s most politically incorrect puppet! He drinks, smokes and chases women.
Although he is well known in Ireland and has travelled across the water to America, he did not achieve international fame until the YouTube clip ‘Giant puppet’ went viral in 2011.
The performance is based on a spontaneous response to situations that occur on the public street.
Cillian, the puppeteer is, at 59, a master at interacting and causing chaos with his audience. Arthur was one of the first puppets made by Workhouse Arts Studio 27 years ago.

 

BIO

Workhouse Arts Studios has been in existence for thirty years. Currently, it is a collective of three visual Artists, Cillian Rogers, Imelda Peppard and Naomi Rogers who live and work at the Workhouse, Co Sligo, Ireland.
Their art practice includes a broad range of visual art mediums including; Public and private Sculpture Commissions, Installation, Performance based Art work including Puppetry and Carnival Arts, Painting and Photography. All three Artists have extensive experience in Community based Arts programs. These programs engage persons from all age groups and ability and would include collaboration with other visual artists and art forms such as Dance and Music. Workhouse Arts Studios has presented work internationally in places such as U.S.A., Europe and as far as the Indian Ocean! The Artists have received commissions for art work and contracts for delivery of community based arts programs from many Irish public organizations i.e. The County Arts Services, both North and South of the border. The Arts Council, H.S.E., Leader, Department of Foreign Affairs, V.E.C, St. Patrick's Festival Dublin, Failte Ireland, European Cultural integration program...