Conditions allowing, B&P plans to play in Europe in late September and early October, 2021. Booking ideas and contacts are welcome. Please contact Joshua Krugman at [email protected].

B&P has cancelled the two remaining Glover, VT, shows we’d planned for this month, November 15 and 22, in light of the State of Vermont’s new Coronavirus safety restrictions, which prohibit all public and private, indoor and outdoor events.

 

We look forward to playing for you again soon.

Vermont Studio Center – November 8 through December 27, 2020

 

From the Vermont Studio Center Website:

This installation will feature much of Peter Schumann’s new work! A Virtual Opening/Tour will be held online and is tentatively set for November 19th, from 7-8 PM. Any other online activities or performances will be posted here as well. The galleries are all open by appointment. Please contact [email protected] to make arrangements!

Visit them online at:

https://vermontstudiocenter.org/exhibitions/bread-and-puppet

 

 

Come join us for a Samhain (from Gaelick pronounced  sow-wen) ritual to remember the dead and thank the sleeping fields, forests, and gardens, at Bread and Puppet on Sunday Nov 1 at 5 pm. We will dress like death, sing to and process to the Pine Forest,  where we will have a Dance of Death, sing songs about Death, and hold a silent supper. In Celtic tradition, a silent supper is held to honor the dead, and welcome them to the table.  The event will include a short and rare performance by the NEK’s own pagan folk metal band, Mokosh.

This is a participatory event, not a performance. Wear black or white. Bring offerings for the dead—food, drink, flowers, etc.   Wear your face mask, and keep your distance.  Bring an instrument, if you like.  Fiddles, hurdy gurdies and music boxes especially welcome.

5 pm: meet in the backyard at Bread and Puppet to learn a few songs

5:30 pm: process to the gardens and pine forest

6:30 pm: silent supper, dance of death, offerings, songs, bonfire.

 

Tickets are required to attend this event.  For tickets and info visit our Ticketing section. Thanks!

The Insurrection Resurrection Services Circus is going on tour September 11-21, 2020!

“The Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus is a service for citizens, aliens & immigrants alike to demonstrate the ills that inspire uprising against incompetent government & the tragedies that result from that incompetence & call for resurrection. The frequently changing acts of the circus are performed in a former gravel pit turned amphitheater with ample space for audiences to respect distancing. Bread & aioli will also be served in compliance with distancing rules.” — Peter Schumann

Bread and Puppet has been performing all summer on our farm in Glover, VT, for socially distanced, outdoor audiences, and has collaborated with health professionals in our community to develop the systems and practices necessary to offer our current shows as safely as possible.

On this short regional September tour, B&P is teaming up with venues on the upper eastern seaboard who have the interest and ability to implement and adapt the safety practices that we developed this summer in Vermont in order to bring our new work to audiences outside of Vermont.

Mask-wearing required and social distancing will be facilitated by ushers at each show. Audience sizes will be strictly limited with advanced ticketing required at all but the Washington, DC shows. Exact safety protocols vary by venue.

Here is a detailed schedule:

 

Wednesday, September 16^th, 6 p.m.

The Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus

Rosekill

155 Binnewater Rd, Kingston, NY

Tickets $15 available here. Advance ticketing only.

 

 

Thursday, September 17^th, 6 p.m.

The Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus

Nonchalant Cheese

42 Meadowburn Rd, Vernon, NJ

Tickets $10 available here. Walk-ups accepted if tickets do not sell out in advance.

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Saturday, September 19^th, 6 p.m.

The Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus

Sylvan Theatre, presented by Cultural DC

National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Free and open to the public.

Optional RSVP & contact tracing here. (Contact tracing intake also available in person for walk-ups.)

 

 

Sunday, September 20^th, 2 p.m.

The Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus

Sylvan Theatre, presented by Cultural DC

National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Free and open to the public.

Optional RSVP & contact tracing here. (Contact tracing intake also available in person for walk-ups.)

 

 

Monday, September 21^th, 6 p.m.

The Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus

88 Rock Run Road, Damascus, PA

Tickets $10 available here. Walk-ups accepted if tickets do not sell out in advance.

Dates for the Fall Program of the Bread & Puppet Insurrection & Resurrection Service are now on Sale.  Running Sundays, September 20th through October 25th at 4pm.

Limited tickets still available for October dates.

This is a roving show. There will be quite a bit of walking. It will start in the Circus ring with a performance followed by bread serving. Then the audience will be divided into two groups: one group will go see a short performance in the Pine Forest and the other will see a short performance by the Hiroshima Garden. When these shows end, the two halves of the audience will be reunited to attend a final chapter of the performance centered around the north wall of the B&P Museum. After this final chapter of the performance, audience members are invited to peruse installations, new and old, in the Bread and Puppet Museum and The Papier Mache Cathedral.

We are following safety guidelines this year to limit our audience sizes, with masks and physical distancing required throughout the event.  Unfortunately there are no walk-up opportunities this year and tickets must be purchased online.  We hope to see your smiling eyes above you masks!

 

 

We’re pleased to inform the public that the Bread & Puppet Museum is now open for drop in visits.

Please be advised we require visitors to wear a mask while inside the museum and respect other visitors by observing social distancing.

We hope you have a good and safe visit!

We are now performing shows every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday throughout the summer! In order to keep our community and our audiences safe, we’re putting in place a number of safety measures:

 

We are restricting the size of our audience in compliance with state guidelines for outdoor gatherings. This means you must purchase a ticket to see a show so we can track the numbers. You can purchase tickets at https://1284bf722a.nxcli.net/book-tickets-for-upcoming-shows . We are not accepting same-day drop-ins to the shows. Please click on the ticketing tab above to get your tickets.

 

Our museum is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Please check back for updates!

We’ll continue to monitor the situation and let you know when we plan to reopen.

Bread & Puppet is currently considering how and whether it will be possible to move ahead with our summer 2020 season in Glover, VT.

 

Our highest priority in making these decisions is ensuring the health and safety of our local community.

 

Please check back for updates!