Chris Ignacio is a puppeteer, producer and educator, and holds an MFA in Theater/Interdisciplinary Digital Media from ASU. He recently debuted at the Metropolitan Opera as a puppeteer in Florencia En El Amazonas, directed by Mary Zimmerman. He has worked as a puppeteer in New York since 2012, mainly at La MaMa Experimental Theater in the East Village, and is now approaching puppetry through the lens of new and emerging media.
In addition to producing his own solo work, Chris produced the NYT Critic’s Pick TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever at JACK, and previously served as Associate Producer for the Off-Broadway run of KPOP.
In Phoenix, he has worked on Media Designs for Ballet Arizona, Arizona Broadway Theater, Arizona Opera and Childsplay. He is a recipient of an Arizona Commission on the Arts grant for an upcoming commission at Mesa Arts Center.
Chris also serves as Creative Producer for the Sanford Harmony Institute at ASU.