Why FIGMENT?

Last Christmas  (2014) there was an article on Bowery Boogie about SantaCon, including a bit about its connections with The FIGMENT Project. The article, and its over 200 comments, was one of the top posts of the blog in 2014. It brought up issues of gentrification, public space, privilege and community, all of which are core issues

Seeing Inside: Wearable technology, forgotton women & puppetry

Affectionately referred to as “The Puppet Dress,” this piece was selected by St Ann’s Warehouse‎ for development during the 2010-2011 Puppetlab. Additional performances were done at The FIGMENT Project weekend festival on Governors Island as well as Gemini & Scorpio‘s “Lost Circus” event. From the Messenger Theatre Company website: “Seeing Inside” takes place under the skirt of Lou Andreas-Salome