February 21, 2010
The Cabinet sets the story of the murderous Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist slave Cesare in an off-kilter world of puppetry and intricate machinery. Inspired by the 1919 German Expressionist silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Cabinet creates a wild, abstracted “cabinet of curiosities” in which five puppeteers manipulate and maneuver the characters and objects much as Caligari controls Cesare’s plight. (via Redmoon Theater » Home) We went to see this on Friday night.  Both one of the most bizzare and one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while.  If you’re in Chicago, I would recommend it.

The Cabinet sets the story of the murderous Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist slave Cesare in an off-kilter world of puppetry and intricate machinery. Inspired by the 1919 German Expressionist silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Cabinet creates a wild, abstracted “cabinet of curiosities” in which five puppeteers manipulate and maneuver the characters and objects much as Caligari controls Cesare’s plight. (via Redmoon Theater » Home)

We went to see this on Friday night.  Both one of the most bizzare and one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while.  If you’re in Chicago, I would recommend it.