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About Icarus Puppet
Company
San Diego based
Icarus Puppet Company
is a California non-profit organization, performing puppetry programs
throughout the Western region.
Dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults by engaging families
and communities with professional puppet theatre,
Icarus Puppet Company
creates original plays with puppets, educational programs, and presenting
programs. The company explores and exploits a wide range of puppetry styles
through fun and entertaining programs.
Founded in 1990, the company is operated by Mark Robertson and Rosemary
Tyrrell, who have the combined experience of over 40 years performing for
children, are members of the Puppeteers of America, the San Diego Performing
Arts League, the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau, and UNIMA-USA. In
2000 alone Icarus Puppet
Company produced 270 programs,
including performances of original puppet plays, classes, and special
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Icarus Puppet Company
embraces puppetry as a form of serious theater and invites the audience to
join in the experience. Icarus accomplishes this by blending many art forms
to create dynamic programs; including, music, dance, masks, storytelling and
acting.
Organizational Highlights
One of only eight organizations in San Diego selected to receive funding
from the National Endowment of the Arts in 2000.
Named “Model Program” by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and
Culture for six consecutive years.
Presenter of world-renowned puppetry artists in partnership with Mingei
International Museum.
Selected for the California Arts Council Touring Artists Roster in 1999.
Awarded Living Legacy Award in the area of children's theatre by the
Women's International Center in 1999.
Received financial support from the Weingart Price Fund, the Parker
Foundation, the Dr. Seuss Foundation, the City of San Diego Commission
of Arts and Culture, the San Diego Foundation Cultural Arts and
Humanities Funds; Helen and Howard Goldfeder Fund and Heveron/Gaffney
Family Fund, the California Arts Council, the Masserini Charitable
Trust, Sempra Energy, the County of San Diego, WESTAF, the Price Family
Fund, the Puppeteers of America and Target Corporation, among others.
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ICARUS
PUPPET COMPANY
4445 THIRTY-FIFTH STREET
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92116
PHONE/FAX 619.563.5252
icaruspuppet@cox.net
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