Adams Theater Presents 'Note From a Sheep I Met at the Dawn'

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Adams Theater will present NYC based Japanese theater maker, performer, animator, and visual artist Maiko Kikuchi's "Note From a Sheep I Met at the Dawn," on Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. 

It's part puppetry work, part performance art, all focused on the boundaries between dreams and reality, and finding a way to bring our daydreams to life, stated a press release. 

Tickets, which range from $20-$35, are available at www.adamstheater.org/eventsThis is the second of the theater's three-part puppetry series this season; the third, "Feral," by Sandglass Theater, takes place Oct. 18.)

According to a press release:

Maiko Kikuchi has been studying this phenomenon for years through her theater, puppetry and installation practice. Her works are visible daydreams, the extension of a world inside her mind; "Note From a Sheep I Met at the Dawn" will take audiences through six vignettes where surrealistic worlds are created, inspired by diary-like narrations. Using props and ordinary materials, she transforms the neutral space into an immersive installation of visible daydreams, inviting viewers to ponder the delicate boundary between reality and dreams. 

Kikuchi has spent time in the past working on "Note from a Sheep I Met at the Dawn" and other works in various other residency settings, including at LaMama Experimental Theater Club in New York.

After receiving her B.A. in Theater Arts and Fashion Design from Musashino Art University in 2008, and M.F.A. in Sculpture from Pratt Institute in 2012, Kikuchi's desire to broaden the expression of her daydreams led her to the theatre field in 2013. Her puppet theatre works have been produced or presented at The Puppet Lab, St. Ann's Warehouse, Dixon Place, the Public Theater, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has presented her visual art work in both solo and group exhibitions nationwide, creating animations for musicians, theatre companies and cultural organizations. Kikuchi is one of four curators of Object Movement Puppetry Residency and a board member of Puppetry Guild of Greater New York. Her recent project in collaboration with Spencer Lott at the Japan Society, "9000 Paper Balloons," reflected on Kikuchi's family history in Japan in relation to World War II.

Reserve tickets and see our full season lineup at www.adamstheater.org/events

The Adams Theater participates in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program, in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program, and the Mass Health Connector.

EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders receive free admission to our shows and events by presenting their cards at our Box Office. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBTWIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

 

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America's Best Restaurants Visits Adams, Dalton Eateries

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

M&J's Taste of Home's choices for the Roadshow crew to try. 
ADAMS, Mass. — America's Best Restaurants had breakfast in Adams and lunch in Dalton on Tuesday. 
 
The national media and marketing company spotlights independent eateries around the country and was back in the Berkshires to try two more local favorites: M&J's Taste of Home Diner and the Shire Tavern. 
 
M&J's owners Mark and Jeanne Lapier reopened the classic Park Street dining car almost two years ago and said they couldn't have done it without their customers.
 
"I say all the time, we can have the best food, but without customers, it's not going to get us anywhere. So, obviously there's a bunch of different components that make us successful, but customers are a huge part of that. So it's just, I don't know, it's very humbling," Mark Lapier said.
 
The Lapiers turned to America's Best, which features restaurants on its YouTube channel, to boost their promotion. The video crew's been in the Berkshires before, highlighting other restaurants
 
"They reached out to us in like September, we had actually, ironically enough, two separate customers nominate us," Mark Lapier said. "So they reached out and kind of told us what the program was about. And so we decided to start working with them, and this is a portion of what they offer with their promotions."
 
The diner asked customers on Facebook what should be cooked up for the day and got lots of suggestions — from lobster rolls to peanut butter cookies. 
 
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