Details
A mind-blowing collection of shorts, crazy commercials, and other rarities from the Henson vault. Highlights include an industrial film for Wilson’s Meat that must be seen to be believed, excerpts from experimental TV programs The Cube and Youth ‘68, and Time Piece, an 8-minute masterpiece that showcases Henson’s talent for making music out of everyday sounds.

Karen Prell is a puppeteer and animator. She first worked with Jim Henson in 1979 on “Sesame Street.” She is best known as Red Fraggle on “Fraggle Rock.” Prell also performed on “The Muppet Show,” Dreamchild and Labyrinth. Prell now works in computer animation, including several Pixar projects, A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2. Recent animation credits have included The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Son of the Mask and Frank Oz's The Stepford Wives.

Part of Muppets™, Music and Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy.

Date
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Time
7:00 pm

Ticket Info
Free to EMP|SFM members; $5 general public, 206.770.2702 or 1.877.EMP.SFM1.

Tickets go on sale to EMP|SFM members April 13 and to the general public April 16.

Comp tickets must be claimed at least 15 minutes prior to show time or they will be released to the rush line.

Venue
JBL Theater
325 5th Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109