Brother Bread, Sister Puppet

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1993

Creator: Jeff Farber

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Profiles the Bread and Puppet Theater, famous for its street theater and political satire and its use of stilt walkers, papier-mache puppets, and masks. Includes excerpts from the Company's 1988 Our Domestic Resurrection Circus, held annually in northern Vermont. Members of the Company discuss the political and personal reasons for their involvement and how they create the puppets, posters, and music used in the performances. Features an interview with the group's founder, Peter Schumann, regarding the Company's artistic philosophy.