Z'puppets Rosenscnhoz, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis duo Shari Aronson and Chris Griffith present award-winning family friendly performances and arts education to delight children and their adults. Since 1998, they have performed their unique blend of puppetry and physical comedy for festivals, museums, theaters, libraries and special events throughout the Midwest and across the country. As arts education specialists, their work with students of all ages and abilities has earned national recognition.
Highlights include performances at:
• Puppeteers of America National Festival
• Steamer 10 Theater
• Café Lena
• Walker Arts Center
• Macy’s Go Read Day
• Minnesota History Center
• Duluth Children’s Museum
• Minnesota Children’s Museum
• Puppeteers of America SE Regional Festival
• Smoky River Hill Arts Festival
• Sioux Falls First Night
• In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre
Additional Honors include:
• Grants from the Jim Henson Foundation, Puppeteers of America, Minnesota State Arts Board, Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation, A Very Small Arts Fund, and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council;
• Private Mentorship with internationally acclaimed performer Paul Zaloom;
• Commissions from the Jerome Foundation through In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre;
• National Festival scholarship from the Puppeteers of America;
• 11 original commissions from the Minnesota History Center;
• Original commissions from the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Minnesota Cancer Coalition.
