Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Open House

The Roxbury Arts Group is thrilled to be hosting Loco7 dance puppet theatre at Roxbury Arts Center for a residency in support of the development of new work from July 18-28th, 2024.   On Saturday July 27th from 2pm to 4pm, Loco7 will host a free and  interactive open house experience at the Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury.  This interactive event is free and open to the public and will feature live performances, interactive shadow puppet workshops, meet and greets with the artists, and children’s workshops. 

Founded by Colombian-born artist Federico Restrepo in 1985, Loco7 aims to be a public association where artistic expression and cultural community meet. The company explores the junction of race, culture, history, and media in New York and throughout the global community.

The residency at Roxbury Arts group is an opportunity for Loco7 to develop new work exploring themes linked to the natural environment.  With this developing work, Loco7 aims to shed light on the interconnectedness between humans and animals while showcasing the beauty and fragility of our shared world. During the special open house event in Roxbury, Loco7 will share portions of their children’s series “The Adventures of Seucy and Boto”, a family-friendly theatre production adapts mythological tales from the Amazon Jungle.  

Other dates you can experience Loco7 while they are here in Roxbury:

Saturday, July 20th, 2024 Loco 7 performed on the hour between 12-4 in and around Veterans Park as part of the Headwaters Music and Arts Festivals.  In between performances, they also hosted a puppet crafting station, inviting festival-goers to participate in creating basic paper puppets depicting the transformative journey from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Check out some video of the experience! (video will download to your device)

Saturday July 27th, 2024 Loco7 will perform at  the round barn, Pakatakan market between 9am and 11am in advance of their open house event noted here.