La Capra Ballerina is founded by James Davies and Laura Bartolomei in the 1997. Jimmy and Laura have met in NY city, Jimmy was an illustrator and sculptur, and Laura a dancer. La Capra Ballerina originally was born as a wood sculpture workshop where researches on traditional puppet-making was carried out. Since then we have been providing custom made puppets and scenography for a number of puppete
ers, theaters and collectors in Italy and abroad. In 2000 we began experimenting with our own creation for theatre and since then have been travelling in Europe, Asia, Latino America, and USA, taking our shows in all kind of venues, from theatre festivals to rice fields, from libraries to schools, museums, squares, forests. We have carried out workshop on wood carving, paper-maché, foam and latex applied to puppetry both for professional and children, as well as big construction as Carnival carts and have organized a Festival of puppetry and sustainable theatre in various villages in Alto Lazio area, inviting companies from the area and from all over the world, promoting international and intercultural meetings. We enjoy collaborating on regular bases with musicians, actors, visual artis, social workers.
