Record #:

27059

Author(s):

Tullis, Eric

Abstract:

Pierce Freelon is the bandleader of The Beast and a hip-hop artist in Durham. Freelon teamed up with Tarish Pipkins, a puppeteer known as Jeghetto, to recreate the classic Pinocchio tale using Afro-futurist hip hop opera and marionettes. Their production premiered at Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 52, Dec 2015, p24-25, il

Subject(s):

Musical groups--Durham; Puppeteers