Cumulo: a nonverbal puppet piece by Emily Batsford

Whimsical and violent, Cumulo is a puppet allegory that examines how we reclaim autonomy when life sends us into freefall. Protagonist Plum plummets through a skyscape of sentient cotton candy clouds and creatures in an immersive journey of embodied self-transformation, supported by a cotton candy set embedded with fans and a large-scale mobile of floating cloud islands.

Co-produced by Concrete Temple Theatre.

This workshop run of Cumulo was developed during Culture Lab LIC’s 2025 Emergence Artist Residency.

Thurs, Nov 13: 7pm doors, 7:30pm curtain

Fri, Nov 14: 7pm doors, 7:30pm curtain

Sat, Nov 15: 1:30pm doors, 2pm curtain; 7pm doors, 7:30pm curtain

Sun, Nov 16: 1:30pm doors, 2pm curtain

Performances run 50 minutes, with no intermission.

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