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1. #PROJECT ZED COSTUME PLUS#
2. #PROJECT ZED COSTUME PROFESSIONAL#
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4. #PROJECT ZED COSTUME FREE#

Using the trampoline as a springboard, the artists bounce high in the air, precisely criss-crossing each other on their way to grab the poles. This number combines Chinese Poles with the Trampoline. The audience feels that the circles formed by the lasso, and through which artists perform their movements, are undulating like suspended waves. Six artists operate lassos with incredible dexterity. The flexible fringes of their costumes leave trails of light in their wake.

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In the darkness, light or fire, he tosses and spins the batons high into the air and catches them after performing a stunning series of acrobatics.įour artists suspended from bungees fall precipitously from the heights above the audience. Demonstrating great agility and exceptional control, he spins three batons around his neck, his arms and legs. ZED was written and directed by acclaimed film and theatre director François Girard, who most recently directed the feature film Silk, and received international critical acclaim for The Red Violin.īatons – Before the World, Fire Incantation, Meeting of the Two Worlds Combining dance and gymnastics, an artist twirls his batons as if they are an extension of his body. The show is performed in the Cirque du Soleil Theatre Tokyo, a custom built theatre facility with seating for 2,170 guests. For more information visit Japan – Octo– ZED, the first permanent Cirque du Soleil production in Japan, celebrates its World Premiere on October 1 at Tokyo Disney Resort®. Seating at the Oregon Tech Auditorium, located inside the College Union at 3201 Campus Dr. Tickets for the film screening are $10, or $5 with an active Klamath Film membership. on the Comic Con main stage with Blanchard highlighting some of his short films, puppetry work, and a preview of the “Frank and Zed” screening the following night.įollowing “Frank and Zed” on Saturday, May 14, Klamath Film will host a Q&A and puppet demonstration by Blanchard for the audience providing deep insight into how Frank and Zed were brought to life on film.

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Included among the festivities at KCC’s Comic Con will be a free puppetry workshop led by Blanchard from 3-5 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session at 5 p.m. providing a variety of activities including games, a costume contest, virtual reality, full-motion simulators, vendors, food trucks, featured speakers, and more. The screening, taking place at the OIT Auditorium inside Oregon Tech’s College Union at 7 p.m., is associated with Klamath Community College’s first annual Comic Con – a free community celebration on the KCC campus on Friday, May 13 from 3-8 p.m. “Frank and Zed” is being presented by Klamath Film, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Klamath Falls whose mission is to inspire and support film through programming, education, and outreach. In the time since, it has been featured at several horror film festivals for select audiences building a huge cult following but has yet to receive wide distribution nor a presence on any streaming service. Regardless, “Frank and Zed” still received the award for Best Feature Film at KIFF2020, with an apology from Blanchard for not being able to screen the film. In 2020 the film was included among the selections for the Klamath Independent Film Festival slated to make its world premiere at the Ross Ragland Theater, but contractual issues prevented a public screening at the time. Following familiar classic film tropes of old monster movies, the film is both a loving tribute and hilarious parody of Universal monster movies of the 1930s and 40s – done entirely with puppets. The pair rely on each other for survival with their master long-since deceased, terrorizing villagers and running amok in an old European village from their castle in the hills. The studio has made a name for itself in the film industry specializing in horror-themed puppet shorts, and for seven years worked feverishly to develop its first feature-length monster movie, titled “Frank and Zed.”Ī blend between a buddy-comedy and a horror (think “Young Frankenstein” meets “The Dark Crystal”), the film follows Frank, a Frankenstein monster, and Zed, a zombie.

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“Frank and Zed” is the passion project of filmmaker and professional puppeteer Jesse Blanchard – proprietor of Puppetcore Films based in Portland.

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– A film unlike anything ever seen, seven years in the making plus an additional two to reach Klamath audiences, will finally have a public screening at the Oregon Tech Auditorium on Saturday, May 14. COST: $10 ($5 with Klamath Film membership)