the trash dragon & the mountain menagerie

This was a specially commissioned performance for the art & music festival Mountain Jam for 3 consecutive years and each year I added new characters. The Trash Dragon is a large 8 person puppet made from recycled materials, such as paper mache, plastic and old clothes, with the intention to draw attention to our overly consumptive and wasteful society. The Dragon would roam throughout the festival. The following year, 2016, I added the Mountain Menagerie, which was a series of 6 new animal costumes inspired by my travels to Hawaii and animals from the Catskills. The intention was to create a world of colorful animal gods/spirits to accompany the Trash Dragon. Each character roamed freely throughout the festival, with over 15 different volunteer performers each year.