FROGS, LIZARDS
ORBS & SLINKYS

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Tucked away in a historic Masonic Lodge in Southeast Portland, Oregon, creators Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, composers and assistant designers become alchemists with clay, paper mache, wood, wire, foam, electronics, films, slides, lighting and music. Collectively they assemble the ingredients of movement, mime and visual illusion to create the world of Imago.

Imago's unusual images and creatures show shades of humanity in the world of the fantastic: a larval insect performs impossible acrobatic feats; a human shadow bursts into flames; a sphere transforms from an eggplant to boulder to circus performer. This creates in the viewer a sense of wonder reminding us all of our common link we share with animals, objects and phenomena in our universe. Like futuristic magicians, Imago playfully distorts the scientific laws of our world and creates illusions that tickle a funny bone in our sense of "what we think to be true."

The troupe has toured throughout the world including Asia and Europe, and has appeared on national television programs. Imago has won theatre and film awards in New York City and the Pacific Northwest and has received numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.