Belle et Bête

Belle et Bête Artists Lyon Hill and Kimi Maeda have partnered to form this production and promotion company specializing in puppetry art.

Artists Lyon Hill and Kimi Maeda have partnered to form Belle et Bête. In addition to organizing the Spork in Hand Puppet Slam Series, which brings puppeteers from across the Southeast to perform bite-sized pieces in Columbia, we also create original puppet productions.

07/21/2015

We're excited to be bringing a bunch of short, sweet slam pieces to the Midsummer Fantasy Festival in Norfolk, VA this weekend!

We had lots of fun performing "Oliver and the Moon" at Gallery West yesterday!  If you haven't seen "Father and Son: The...
02/23/2015

We had lots of fun performing "Oliver and the Moon" at Gallery West yesterday! If you haven't seen "Father and Son: The Legacy of Randy and Lyon Hill" yet, you've got until February 28th to check it out!

02/05/2015

Didn't make it to the last puppet slam and are yearning for a little puppetry to get you through till the spring? Come to Arts and Draughts tomorrow night at the Columbia Museum of Art and see Lyon Hill's "The Plague Doctor versus the Red Death."

A really fantastic article about Lyon's show at Gallery West!  It's on view until February 28th, so don't miss it!http:/...
02/05/2015

A really fantastic article about Lyon's show at Gallery West! It's on view until February 28th, so don't miss it!
http://jaspercolumbia.net/review-father-and-son-the-legacy-of-randy-and-lyon-hill/

Lyon Forrest Hill, who’s been with the Columbia Marionette Theatre for the better part of two decades, is well-known in Columbia as a maker and animator of puppets; but Hill is also a trained painter and printmaker, and son of the late artist Randy Lee Hill. Now until the end of February, viewers ca…

02/05/2015

The Planet Hopping crew is gearing up for our next interplanetary cruise on Saturday at 2:00! Our port of call will be the Community Performance Center in Rock Hill! Purchase your tickets from http://www.yorkcountyarts.org !

01/24/2015

Congrats to the fantastic cast and crew of In the Red and Brown Water at Trustus Theatre for an amazing opening night! If you weren't there last night be sure and go see it before it closes on Feb 7th!

01/19/2015

Don't miss the opening reception for "Father and Son: The Legacy of Randy and Lyon Hill" at Gallery West this Tuesday from 6-9! Beautiful paintings by Lyon and his dad, shown together for the first time.

10/04/2014

Thanks to all our new planet hoppers for joining us today! And thanks to the Richland Library for being such a fantastic port of call!

09/29/2014

Still haven't seen Planet Hopping? We'll be performing it with Lunch Money this Saturday at the Richland County Public Library at 10:30! Grab your space gear and join us for an interplanetary cruise!

Nice article about the beginnings of Belle et Bête.  We might not have won the Ignite! competition, but heck, here we ar...
09/25/2014

Nice article about the beginnings of Belle et Bête. We might not have won the Ignite! competition, but heck, here we are four slams, two shows, and lots of puppets later ...
We're feeling pretty proud of ourselves and are looking forward to our next slam! Mark it on your calendars, November 15 and 16 at the Tapp's Arts Center!

As the region’s knowledge economy annual celebration prepares for a new round of competition, we look back to a few local past winners and finalists to see what they are doing now.

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