Chris Ignacio - Puppeteer and Arts Professional

<p>Chris is a Filipino-American performer, producer and educator. He has toured nationally and abroad since graduating from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He is a Culture Push Fellow for Utopian Practice, and Queens Council on the Arts: Community Engagement Commissioning grantee for his self-produced project Co-written, which involves collaborative songwriting with young people of color. With this community-based project, he has paired renowned musicians—such as champion beatboxers Mark Martin and Kaila Mullady—with future songwriters in non-traditional settings. </p> <p>Chris recently produced the NYT Critic’s Pick, TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever at JACK. Previously he served as Associate Producer for the Obie Award winning Ma-Yi Theater (KPOP, Teenage Dick). He currently works and performs at La MaMa ETC in the East Village alongside resident theatre artists and puppeteers. He has sung at Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, National Sawdust, and is currently developing a song series anchored around his experience of folk music as a child of Filipino immigrants.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://instagram.com/chrisiggie'>@chrisiggie</a> <a href='http://chrisignacio.com'>chrisignacio.com</a> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/chrisiggie'>facebook.com/chrisiggie</a></p> <p> </p> <p> SFX by Zapsplat</p>