Roar! Yesterday was the 99 year memorial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. The memorial was held at Judson Church the same place they have Bailout Theater. Since it was only the 99 year memorial the evening sort of served as a preview for next year's centennial.
Here I outside of Judson Memorial Church across from Washington Square Park. It turns out the Triangle Shirtwaist Company was just a few blocks away.
1911-2011? I guess this is going to be next years banner.
They had all sorts of different performance pieces at the memorial service. This one was an interactive art piece where audience members carried around these shirt patterns on poles to mimic ghosts. It was a really great effect.
There were also several song and dance numbers and even a couple plays. I really liked hearing bluegrass music about unions. It just seamed so appropriate! Roar!
The absolute standout performance of the evening was this avant garde, puppet theater piece. It combined elements of traditional hand puppets with shadow puppets to great effect. I also really liked all the little touches like how the main hand puppet was being sewn from the machine she was working on. I really can't wait to see the full version next year! Roar!
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