Bread and Puppet Theater perform a scene from their Apocalypse Defiance Circus in Saxapahaw, NC. This project documented their national tour in Fall ‘22, with 79 shows in 32 states over 3 1/2 months.
Maura during set up of the poster sales for after the show at the PawPaw Festival in Albany, Ohio
A Summer performance of the Apocalypse Defiance Circus in Glover, VT before the company leaves for the 3 1/2 month national tour.
Founder and creative director Peter Schumann discusses the circus order with the company before the tour starts.
Tiger and Tiger Tamer pose outside the Theater for the New City, in NYC’s East Village.
Francklin performs the Big Flag act at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
Denise with the Space Cow costume before the performance in Philadelphia, PA.
Ellora in a moment of intense balance during the creation of a new stilts act in Springville, NY.
A company member fills out an absentee ballot in the bus while driving to Santa Cruz, CA.
Peter Schumann directs the company during rehearsals in Glover VT.
Rafael brings a bike for repairs before the show at Free Cycles in Missoula, MT.
The company watches fire works from the top of the bus after their performance at the Fire Fish Festival in Lorain, OH.
Veteran puppeteer Alan before a performance in Glover VT
At Theater for the New City, company member Ludi watches the Tigers act from behind the circus curtain during the final performance of the tour, in NYC, NY.
Company members stretch before the performance in the Rockies town of Jamestown, CO.
Puppeteers find a route for the White Bird puppet before the performance at the Fire Fish Festival in Lorain, OH.
The Blue Horses puppets cross 1st Ave at 10th St, in NYC’s East Village.
Ellora checks her costume backstage before the Tigers act in Farmington, ME.
Bread and Puppet banners are hung in the town green of Haverhill, NH, before the performance.
On their day off, Ben and Peter float in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
Hilal paints rainbow props for the Turkish act in South Bend, IN.
The company performs the Weather act in Sautee Nacoochee, GA.
Ludi watches the sunrise at Arches National Park in Moab, UT.
Sarah wears her newly acquired attire in Ocean Beach, CA.
Puppets for the tour are gathered before being loaded for the tour, at Bread and Puppet’s home in Glover VT.
Maura practices her role in the Blue Horses act before the show at the Tiny Tempest Farm in Lake Geneva, WI.
The cow utter prop is unpacked before the show in Tempe, AZ.
The Skeleton performers wait to go on stage for the Nurses act, during rehearsals in Glover, VT.