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Center for puppetry arts atlanta5/6/2023 The Jim Henson Collection Gallery teaches visitors about Henson’s influence displays his incredible body of work the Global Collection Gallery shares the history and traditions of puppetry from around the world. The Center built and opened a Silver-LEED Certified expansion in 2015 to house the collection as one of two permanent installations in the Worlds of Puppetry Museum. In 2007, the Center was selected as the destination for the definitive collection of more than 500 puppets, props, and costumes honoring Jim Henson’s legacy-the largest collection of such items in existence. As such, the Center often serves as the first live theater experience for many children. This accessibility, in combination with the familiarity of puppetry, helps to make the Center one of Atlanta's most approachable arts institutions for children. Presenting diverse artistic talent and points of view helps to make the Center accessible to audiences of all backgrounds. The Center also presents noteworthy guest artists from around the nation and the world each year, which not only enriches Atlanta’s artistic landscape with diverse talent and points of view, but it also provides opportunities for local artists to learn from and be inspired by other performers. These productions are performed by the Center Company, with all singing and speaking parts performed live. Both series include original performances written or adapted by the Center and created in-house by Center staff and/or by talented craftspeople and composers from the metro Atlanta area. The Center’s Performance program annually produces and presents more than 500 fully-staged puppetry performances through the Center’s Family Series and New Directions Series for Adults and Teens.
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