About
The multidisciplinary ensemble members of Manual Cinema combine their varied backgrounds in theater, visual arts, and music. Five Chicago artists formed Manual Cinema in 2010, using handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic motifs, and live sound manipulation to tell theatrical stories. The company has performed in Chicago at the MCA, Links Hall, and the Hideout, and nationally at the New York International Fringe Festival and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others. Manual Cinema has also held residencies and taught at the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
