Museum of The Moving Image Presents Jim Henson: Friends and Family 9/18
By: Gabrielle Sierra Sep. 08, 2011
Museum of the Moving Image will present "Jim Henson: Friends and Family," a special program with discussion and rare archival material.
"Jim Henson: Friends and Family"A roundtable conversation with Cheryl Henson, Bonnie Erickson, Craig Shemin, Fran Brill, Arthur Novell, and Karen Falk
Featuring rare archival clips and a 35mm screening of Jim Henson's avant-garde film Time Piece
Sunday, September 18, 4:00 p.m.Close colleagues and daughter of Jim Henson will participate in a wide-ranging and intimate conversation about working on projects including The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, The Dark Crystal, The Muppet Movie, and more-all accompanied by their favorite clips. The panel will include Cheryl Henson, daughter of Jim Henson and President of the Jim Henson Foundation; Bonnie Erickson, Executive Director of The Jim Henson Legacy and designer of Miss Piggy and other iconic Muppet characters; Craig Shemin, President of The Jim Henson Legacy and longtime writer for The Muppets; Fran Brill, the first female Muppet performer hired by Jim Henson for Sesame Street; Arthur Novell, former Executive Director of The Jim Henson Legacy and longtime publicist for The Jim Henson Company; and Karen Falk, archivist and curator of the exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World. The discussion will be followed by a special showing of Time Piece, Jim Henson's 1965 experimental short (9 mins.), presented in an archival 35mm print.
Tickets: $15 public / $10 Museum members / Free for members at the Silver Screen level and above. Call 718 777 6800 or order online at movingimage.us <http://movingimage.us>
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