​Find me at Ballard Seafood Fest: Sunday, July 17, 11:00 AM!

I am honored to be performing a brand new piece for the kid's deck at Ballard Seafood Fest! This will be my first time performing a non-shadow puppet show, but you may be surprised to see how much these puppets still have in common.

Stick around for a puppet opera workshop after the show! We will spend 40 minutes or so creating collage style paper puppets to accompany your favorite song. Both performance and workshop are free and open to all ages and abilities. The workshop is an unstructured drop in and out kind of deal. Find us in front of the Ballard Library and play with collage puppetry!

And what is this show? I will be singing Mozart's motet for solo soprano, Exsultate Jubilate, using one of his organ sonatas as a short overture. The story follows the adventures of one of my all time favorite characters, Basstronaut, as she travels through space on a journey from her home planet, only to crash into Earth's ocean. The piece will be sung in Latin, but there's no need to understand the text. In fact, understanding the text might make you even more confused!

Here's a video from Bach's wedding cantata BWV 202, Weichet nur betrübte Schatten. Singing and puppetry by Juliana Brandon

Juliana Brandon is also available to bring this small puppet theater to your school, daycare, or party.
She brings all necessary technology, all you need to do is turn out the lights (though the show can also be performed in full sunlight with amazing clarity.) This Bach cantata is ready to hit the road and brings 20 minutes of enchantment to young and old alike. Juliana will also talk to your audience afterwards about the puppets, the music, and her process, and even explain a bit about how the magic works. Great fun for curious kids, and a wonderful way to introduce them to the world of classical vocal music and to the art of shadow puppetry.
Custom puppet pieces can also be created to fit your theme or curriculum.
​See information on rates here.